Red Wine & Goat Milk Festival: Biklijada in Vrgorac, Croatia

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Croatia does niche, local and authentic festivals like no other in my experience, with many of these festivals little known outside the local area.
Croatia also has some of the best wine in the world, and some of the strangest wine-drinking practices. Put all the above together, and are we surprised that there is a drink called Bikla, which is a mix of red wine and goat milk, and a festival to celebrate Bikla? I checked it out in September 2022. Watch the video for more...
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[@cosmozh]

Sir , you should be Minister of Croatian tourism. I learned so much about Croatian Culture in your videos like newer before.

[@PaulBradbury]

Haha thanks but I don't think that is very likely as I have two lawsuits against me from the Croatian National Tourist Board... And I am having too much fun doing what I am doing. Lots more videos coming if you want to subscribe to the channel.

[@tomislavbrlek6940]

@@PaulBradbury Why are they suing you, if I may ask?

[@mp7519]

Very intriguing short story Thanks Paul

[@PaulBradbury]

That is part of the magic of Croatia. So many local festivals, always something to discover.

[@mp7519]

@@PaulBradbury Definitely it is! Paul, You are an amazing ambassador to Croatia ! Hope you are well recognised by the ministry of tourism and more....!

[@stipe3124]

I did not know that this drink even exists and i am from Dalmatia lol , nikad nisam čuja za ovo piće

[@PaulBradbury]

Haha, yes it has surprised a lot of people. I have only seen it drunk once on Hvar, in the village of Humac, but my punac drank it as a child. It has another name on Brac, I think.

[@stipe3124]

@@PaulBradbury Every day brings some new information so i am glad to know this one!

[@karmen1392]

ja sam iz vrgorca, haha. :)

[@mariozaccaria1078]

good point for the festivals. When I'll have a lot of brsečki garlic it is gonna be there also a festival in Brseč :)

[@PaulBradbury]

Looking forward to the creative ways you will present garlic at the festival.

[@cetterus]

There is also "supa" in Istra. Basically wine soup with spices and toasted bread pieces.

[@PaulBradbury]

Yes i tried it last week. Very unususl

[@sasaseparovic9777]

On the island of Korcula, Vela Luka, Blato there is a another way of drinking wine it's called " napiti se iz juhe" , in the pot where you cooked brodeto or blitva or any fish or vegetables you ad a red wine and drink out of the pot where it was cooked

[@PaulBradbury]

Interesting, tx for the tip, will check it out. I plan on doing a bigger vid of croats and wine drinking combinations. Separovic is a Blato surname, yes?

[@zagrepcanin82]

Bilo bi dobro da napravite prilog o utrci lađa na Neretvi. kao i cijelom neretvanskom kraju....voćnjak...lol...neretvanski brudet i tako to....ajme meni!

[@PaulBradbury]

It is on the list. But the list is long...

[@sinisa5567]

I thought you misspelled bakljada.

[@PaulBradbury]

Haha, I have met very few people in Croatia who have ever heard of Biklijada. It was a really fun event.

[@sinisa5567]

@@PaulBradbury I will never admit, as a Croat, how much i learnt from you about Croatia.

[@PaulBradbury]

@@sinisa5567 haha, np - you have an amazing country to explore, and I am grateful that my job allows me to do so. Lots more videos coming if you want to subscribe to the channel.

[@sinisa5567]

@@PaulBradbury :) yeah tnx And BTW i am subscribed for some time now.

[@igorvuk4454]

when Paul told me about Biklijada I answered: "oh, Bikijada, yeah, the bull fights"

[@leejamieson92]

Can you get this drink in Zagreb

[@PaulBradbury]

As far as i know, no. It is drunk in parts of Dalmatia.

[@seventhson3228]

0:45 Village?

[@PaulBradbury]

yes my apologies, I recorded it one take - I corrected it to 'town' in the subtitles

[@josipag2185]

I have never heard of that shit, goat milk???

[@PaulBradbury]

Ok, well now you have.

[@josipag2185]

@@PaulBradburyvery disturbing

[@TB-pu9qm]

1. It is far more simmilar to human mothers milk then cow milk. 2. It is veeeeery healty for lungs. Expecialy for children. 3. Only disturging thing is your attitude about things you dont know anything. You should have more respect and use this comment for the lesson.

[@karmen1392]

i drank it all the time when i was a kid, since i'm come from a village (near vrgorac) and our family had goats. it was delicious. 😊