# PZ Vrbnik - Poljoprivredna zadruga Vrbnik

> Vrbnik's century-old winemaking cooperative, founded 1904, with 125 member families working roughly 80 of the 130 hectares of Žlahtina vines and producing the unique Valomet sparkling wine matured underwater.

Food & drink · Winery Cooperative · Namori 2, 51516 Vrbnik

## About

Vrbnik's century-old winemaking cooperative, founded 1904, with 125 member families working roughly 80 of the 130 hectares of Žlahtina vines and producing the unique Valomet sparkling wine matured underwater.

## Story

PZ Vrbnik was founded on 6 March 1904 and built its main cellar in 1932. Today the cooperative aggregates the harvests of 125 member families and 15 sub-contractors - about 150 households - and processes more than one million kilograms of grapes per year, bottling around 600,000–700,000 bottles. Its signature Valomet sparkling wine is the world's only Žlahtina pjenušac matured in stainless-steel cages 30 metres below the Adriatic. The cooperative has earned Decanter, Vinistra, IWC and Concours Mondial de Bruxelles medals over multiple vintages.

## At a glance

- Established: 1904
- Offerings: 5

## Contact

- Website: [https\://pz-vrbnik.hr](https://pz-vrbnik.hr/)
- Instagram: [@pz_vrbnik](https://instagram.com/pz_vrbnik)

## Certifications

- PDO - Vrbnička Žlahtina
- Decanter World Wine Awards Medal

## Tags

- winery
- cooperative
- zlahtina
- valomet
- underwater-aged
- heritage

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