Abstract
Abstract The island of Hvar, in central Dalmatia, Yugoslavia, has a long history of viticulture. The advantageous physical characteristics—of relief, climate and soil—enabled the early Greek colonists to introduce the vine to the island, and viticulture was continued during Roman occupation. Slavic settlement brought improved methods of husbandry, but it was the Venetian occupation that opened up Hvar's viticulture to wider markets. The greatest development came during Austrian occupation in the second half of the 19th century, when the phylloxera‐free island provided northern Europe with wine. In 1909, phylloxera reached Hvar. In spite of agricultural reform and post‐1945 socialist planning, viticulture has suffered from alternative investment in tourism.
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