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Grape guide · Native Hvar whiteBy the hvar.com team · Updated September 2026

Kuč, the blending white

A traditional local white, grown by few and used mostly in blends. One of the rarest grapes you can taste on Hvar.

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No. 01

Kuč at a glance

the short version
ColourWhite
OriginTraditional Hvar variety
GrownBy few producers
UsedMostly in blends
Made by3 of the 17 cellars in our list, see below

Kuč is rarely bottled on its own. You are most likely to meet it in a blend, or in a tasting at one of the cellars that keep the old varieties going.

For the island’s other grapes, see Hvar wine, grape by grape.

Vineyards on Hvar in summer with the sea beyond
No. 02

Where it grows on Hvar

The cellars in our list that work with kuč are in Jelsa, Vrboska and Vrisnik, the same places to go for darnekuša, prč and maraština.

Gnarled old vine on stones
No. 03

Taste and food

Because it is mainly a blending grape, the best way to understand kuč is to taste it next to the island’s other native whites. Ask for it by name when you book.

No. 04

Who makes it on Hvar

3 cellars

Every cellar in our list that makes Kuč and receives visitors. See all 17 wineries.

Jelsa · food

Duboković

Ivo Duboković’s candlelit family cellar, 15,000 to 20,000 litres a year from native grapes. Tastings by appointment, with snacks and olive oils.
Grapes: Plavac mali, Darnekuša, Bogdanuša, Maraština, Kuč, Prč.

→Vrboska · food

Carić

Ivo and Ivana Carić’s tasting konoba by the second bridge in Vrboska: one of the widest line-ups of native Hvar grapes, with cheese and chocolate pairings.
Grapes: Plavac mali, Bogdanuša, Kuč, Maraština, Darnekuša, Pošip.

→Vrisnik

Ahearne Vino

Founded by Master of Wine Jo Ahearne, first vintage 2014. Tastings by reservation.
Grapes: Pošip, Plavac mali, Bogdanuša, Kuč, Darnekuša.

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No. 05

Kuč, common questions

Can you buy kuč as a single-variety wine?

Rarely. Kuč is used mostly in blends; ask the cellars that grow it.

Which Hvar wineries make Kuč?

Duboković, Carić, Ahearne Vino.

Taste it where it grows

Book a tasting at one of the cellars above, or see every Hvar winery and the grapes it makes.

Hvar wineries →All Hvar grapes