Croatia prides itself as a wine country. Yet wine is so expensive that most people drink beer even in wine-growing regions of the country. Today is the vaunted day of young wine, and it is on offer all around Zagreb at supposedly special prices. All sorts of signs remind you of the happy occasion in cafés and restaurants. But a small glass of young wine still costs as much as a hefty mug of beer. Which is why I have long switched to beer in the capital of Croatia. I simply refuse to be taken for a ride on account of some long story about the country. Most people around me are not fooled, either. They stick to their beer even on Saint Martin’s Day. As far as I am concerned, Zagreb is a beer city. Period. And much of Croatia is a beer country, too.