The Dingač wine region sits on the steep south-facing slopes of Pelješac, a few kilometres west of Drače by road. This is Croatia's most prestigious wine appellation, producing a powerful, full-bodied Plavac Mali — the grape variety indigenous to Dalmatia and a close relative of Californian Zinfandel. The terraces here face directly out to sea at angles so steep that, according to local wine lore, grapes used to be carried down by donkeys because tractors couldn't navigate the slopes.
Most of the wineries in the Dingač area — Miloš, Bartulović, Saints Hills — offer tastings, though advance arrangement is usually needed outside peak season. The views from the vine terraces over the Adriatic toward the island of Hvar are spectacular. The road up from the coast runs through a tunnel blasted through the ridge in the 1970s, which helped transform Dingač from an obscure local appellation to an internationally recognised wine region.