Istria, a region known for its rich winemaking heritage, is hosting a festival that celebrates natural and orange wines from Istria, Croatia, and Slovenia. The Istra Natural Festival, which is being held for the first time in Rovinj, showcases macerated white wines, known as orange wines, produced through prolonged contact with grape skins—a method rooted in ancient winemaking traditions still practiced in regions like Georgia. The festival features winemakers from various countries, including prominent Istrian producers such as Mladen Rožanić from the Roxanich winery, known for his natural wines like Teran, which was declared the best Croatian red wine by Gault Millau, Ipsa Wines, Trapan, Bolfan, Pasji rep, and many others from Istria, other parts of Croatia, and Slovenia.