Korčula has been famous for one thousand year old tradition of wine making.  Much of the evidence found confirms that wine has been produced on this island since the 4th century BC. By contrast to the rest of Dalmatia, which is known mostly for its red wines, the island of Korčula is renowned above all for the quality of its white wines, made from its native grapevine varieties.

On the island of Korčula delicious and diverse cuisine is developed,  which, while keeping genuine and domestic, was also influenced by the incomers. On the island meat dishes are mostly made of lamb and beef meat. One of the best known local dishes is „Korčulanska pašticada“ what is Korčula style beef stew, that requires  long preparation and is best served with handmade gnocchi.

Apart from  cuisine , olive oil is used also in cosmetics and as medicine. With wine making, olive oil production on this island has a very long tradition and presents extremely important economic activity. For many families production of olive oil means existence, so the effort and care involved in the production quarantee high quality of the final product.