Champion of Quality Award - International Fair, Novi Sad

The International Agricultural Fair is the largest agribusiness event in Serbia and one of the largest of that kind in Europe. It has become the trademark of the oldest fair in Serbia – Novi Sad Fair, and Novi Sad, as a prestigious site for presentation and development of agribusiness.
It gathers the most significant companies in agribusiness, agricultural production, and machinery and presents the best in cattle breeding. It is an unavoidable place for agricultural producers from the country and the region.
For Wine competition, our Winery send only one of our wines and that wine was the CHAMPION OF QUALITY, wine DIONIS from 2012., with 92,3 pionts.

VRANAC - autohtona crnogorska sorta

VRANAC is autochthonous Montenegrin variety of grapes and brand of wine. It is protected as an intellectual property and Montenegrin geographical indication of origin since 1977. It has also adopted in neighboring countries like Republic of Macedonia and Serbia, but under different name.

Vranac is considered the most important variety of grape in Montenegro and Crmnica wine,  Vranac, was presented at the expo of Balkan states held in London in 1907 where it won several top awards. As it is a local specialty and due to its localized geography, it produces a dry red wine of a unique taste and character that is synonymous with the Balkans. Vranac berries are large and deeply colored, with its dark berries growing on moderately vigorous and very productive vines. The fruit is harvested by hand. Depending on the area, this harvest can begin from mid-September and continue into October.

Young Vranac wines have a bright purple hue and a nose full of red berries and fruit jams. Its firm tannin structure provides crispness and richness, with medium to high levels of extraction and acidity. After a year or two of aging, the purple develops into an intense dark ruby and the nose develops a more complex aroma that can include hints of cinnamon, chocolate, liquorice, flowers, black fruits, herbs and even woods such as oak. The taste is subtle, round, and full. It loses its sharpness and develops a longer and smoother finish.

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VRANAC je autohtona crnogorska sorta grožđa koja se gaji takodje u Srbiji i Republici Makedoniji. Smatra se najznačajnijom sortom grožđa u Crnoj Gori, a Crmnica njogovom postojbinom.
Kultura gajenja vinove loze u Crnoj Gori datira još iz predromanskog perioda, a kasnije je unapređuju Rimljani. Organizovaniji rad na vinogradarstvu počeo je u vrijeme vladavine Kralja Nikole (1860–1918). Upravo on je uveo zakon prema kome je svaki mladoženja morao dokazati da je prije stupanja u brak – ako je bio iz nekog od vinogradarskih područja Crne Gore – zasadio od sto do hiljadu čokota vinove loze.
Crmničko vino Vranac dobilo je na izložbi balkanskih zemalja u Londonu 1907. godine nekoliko prvih nagrada za kvalitet, a na izložbi u Beogradu 1928. svrstano je u red šest najboljih vina u tadašnjoj državi.
Od ove sorte se proizvode suva vina jedinstvenog ukusa i karaktera, koja su sinonim za Balkan. Zrna su velika i tamno obojena, a loza umjereno snažna i vrlo izdašna. Grožđe se bere ručno i u zavisnosti od područja berba počinje od polovine septembra i tokom oktobra.
Mlada vina proizvedena od Vranca imaju svijetlu purpurnu boju i miris na džem od voća. Snažna taninska struktura pruža svježinu i srednje do visok nivo kisjelina. Posle godinu ili dvije dana starenja, purpurna boja se razvija u intenzivnu tamnu rubinsku boju, a na mirisu se javljaju komleksnije arome koje nagovještavaju cimet, čokoladu, sladić, cvijeće, tamno voće, biljke, i čak drvo kao što je hrast.
Ukus je suptilan i pun, gubi oštrinu i razvija duži i uglađeniji finiš. Vranac izuzetno dobro podnosi hrast i starenje u boci, što je često neophodno da bi se ukrotila njegova snažna mješavina tanina i kisjelina. Zahvaljujući svojoj harmoničnoj prirodi dobro se kombinuje sa drugim sortama gožđa, kao što su Cabernet Sauvignon i Merlot. Preporučuje se da se posluži na sobnoj temperaturi i izuzetno se dobro slaže sa dimnjenim, konzerviranim ili grilovanim mesom, salatama i starim sirevima snažnih ukusa.

Wine Tourism

Enotourism, Oenotourism, Wine tourism, or Vinitourism refers to tourism whose purpose is or includes the tasting, consumption or purchase of wine, often at or near the source. Where other types of tourism are often passive in nature, enotourism can consist of visits to wineries, tasting wines, vineyard walks, or even taking an active part in the harvest.

Most visits to the wineries take place at or near the site where the wine is produced. Visitors typically learn the history of the winery, see how the wine is made, and then taste the wines. At some wineries, staying in a small guest house at the winery is also offered. Many visitors buy the wines made by the winery at the premises.

In our winery you can book private tours, taste every our wine, brandy or liquor.

Enology  is the science and study of all aspects of wine and winemaking except vine-growing and grape-harvesting, which is a subfield called viticulture.

Legends of discovery

There are many etiological myths told about the first cultivation of the grapevine and fermentation of wine.

The Biblical Book of Genesis first mentions the production of wine following the Great Flood, when Noah drunkenly exposes himself to his sons. The resulting Curse of Ham was originally intended as a justification for the Hebrew conquest of Canaan but was later adapted to explain black skin and African slavery.

Greek mythology placed the childhood of Dionysus and his discovery of viticulture at the fictional and variably located Mount Nysa but had him teach the practice to the peoples of central Anatolia. Because of this, he was rewarded to become a god of wine.

In Persian legend, King Jamshid banished a lady of his harem, causing her to become despondent and contemplate suicide. Going to the king's warehouse, the woman sought out a jar marked "poison" containing the remnants of the grapes that had spoiled and were now deemed undrinkable. After drinking the fermented wine, she found her spirits lifted. She took her discovery to the king, who became so enamored of his new drink that he not only accepted the woman back but also decreed that all grapes grown in Persepolis would be devoted to winemaking.