ural ▁production , ▁especially ▁vin eg row ing ▁and ▁win em aking . ▁W ines ▁produced ▁in ▁the ▁area ▁largely ▁res emble ▁those ▁produced ▁on ▁nearby ▁Kr k ▁island , ▁with ▁Ž la ht ina ▁being ▁the ▁pre domin ant ▁variety ▁produced . ▁In ▁addition , ▁Cab ern et ▁Sau v ignon ▁and ▁Ch ard onn ay ▁are ▁produced . ▁W ine ▁production ▁was ▁significantly ▁promoted ▁since ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 0 s , ▁when ▁refuge es ▁from ▁V uk ov ar ▁started ▁the ▁Pav l om ir ▁win ery ▁there ▁during ▁the ▁Cro at ian ▁War ▁of ▁Independ ence . ▁A ▁wine ▁produced ▁in ▁the ▁region , ▁was ▁provided ▁as ▁an ▁official ▁wine ▁during ▁visit ▁of ▁the ▁Pope ▁Bened ict ▁XVI ▁to ▁Cro atia . ▁ ▁The ▁city ▁is ▁linked ▁by ▁Adri atic ▁Highway — a ▁ ▁segment ▁of ▁the ▁D 8 ▁state ▁road ▁linking ▁it ▁to ▁the ▁Cro at ian ▁motor way ▁network ▁east ▁of ▁R ije ka . ▁R ije ka ▁acts ▁as ▁a ▁transport ation ▁hub ▁of ▁the ▁region ▁offering ▁railway ▁links ▁to ▁Zag reb , ▁L jub lj ana ▁and ▁further ▁on ▁to ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁Europe , ▁the ▁R ije ka ▁Airport ▁and ▁the ▁Port ▁of ▁R ije ka . ▁Hr vat ska ▁ele kt rop riv red a ▁oper ates ▁the ▁Vin od ol ▁H ydro elect ric ▁Power ▁Plant ▁which ▁util izes ▁several ▁res er voir s ▁in ▁Gor ski ▁Kot ar , ▁such ▁as ▁Lake ▁B aj er ▁for ▁production ▁of ▁elect rical