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Winery · Vrisnik, HvarBy the hvar.com team · Updated September 2026

Ahearne Vino, Vrisnik

The Hvar winery of Master of Wine Jo Ahearne, making wine from native grapes since 2014.

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No. 01

Ahearne Vino at a glance

WhereVrisnik, central Hvar
Founded byJo Ahearne MW
First vintage2014
ContactInstagram @ahearnevino, get in touch before you plan a visit

Village guide: Vrisnik.

Vrisnik stone lane
No. 02

The story

Jo Ahearne became a Master of Wine in 2008, after a career that took in winemaking in Australia, at Charles Melton and Jacob’s Creek, and wine buying for Marks & Spencer and Harrods.

Her first vintage on Hvar was 2014, made in Vrisnik. She owns no vineyards: she buys grapes from local growers and makes wine with minimal intervention, using wild yeasts and little sulphur.

The wines put the island’s rarer grapes forward. Rosina is a darnekuša rosé; Wild Skins is a skin-macerated blend of kuč, bogdanuša and pošip; there is a pošip, and South Side is a plavac mali.

2008Jo Ahearne becomes a Master of Wine
2014First Hvar vintage
Vrisnik hillside houses
No. 03

The wines, grape by grape

5 grapes
PošipMade here
Plavac maliMade here
BogdanušaMade here
KučMade here
DarnekušaMade here

Each grape name leads to its guide. For the whole picture, read Hvar wine, grape by grape.

Dark grapes on stony ground
No. 04

Visiting Ahearne Vino

book ahead
VisitsBy arrangement only; contact the winery first

Hours and prices change from season to season; confirm when you book. Planning more than one cellar? Arrange a driver or a tour.

No. 05

More cellars nearby

Other wineries within easy reach. For every cellar on the island, see Hvar wineries.

Svirče

PZ Svirče

The growers’ cooperative behind Ivan Dolac, an organic plavac mali from the south coast. Tastings by arrangement; seasonal shops in Jelsa and Stari Grad.
Grapes: Plavac mali, Pošip, Bogdanuša.

→Vrbanj

Plančić

A winemaking family since 1919, working with native Hvar grapes. Tastings can be booked online.
Grapes: Bogdanuša, Prč, Darnekuša, Plavac mali.

→Vrbanj · food

Pavičić

Brothers Luka and Milko Pavičić, with vineyards on the Stari Grad Plain. Tastings by appointment in the family house, with cheese, oil and bread.
Grapes: Bogdanuša, Pošip, Plavac mali, Prč.

→Vrisnik · food

Ventus

Certified organic wines from two local families, first made in 2019. Tasting room in a restored stone house, with cheese, cured meat and salted fish.
Grapes: Plavac mali, Pošip, Prč, Maraština.

→Village guide

Vrisnik

Beaches, stays and places to eat in and around Vrisnik.

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No. 06

Ahearne Vino, common questions

Where is Ahearne Vino winery?

Vrisnik, on Hvar.

Which grapes does Ahearne Vino make?

Pošip, Plavac mali, Bogdanuša, Kuč, Darnekuša.

Do I need to book a tasting at Ahearne Vino?

Yes, it is best to. Hvar cellars are small family businesses; call or write ahead, and in July and August do it a few days in advance.

Plan a wine day

See every cellar on the island, or read up on the grapes before you go.

All Hvar wineries →Hvar wine guide