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Vranac Without Borders: 16 Wines to Try

by EXOTIC WINE TRAVEL - October 31, 2017October 2, 2018

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Reading Time: The dark-skinned grape Vranac (pronounce Vrah-nahts) is largely believed to be indigenous to Montenegro but is also found in the surrounding areas such as Bosnia-Herzegovina, Croatia, Kosovo, Macedonia, and Serbia. Capable of producing high-quality and age-worthy reds, wines made from Vranac tend to be deeply colored and have

Is Montenegrin Vranac Capable Of Producing Top-Tier Wines?

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by DR MATTHEW HORKEY - June 20, 2017October 15, 2018

Reading Time: Raise your hand if you've had a wine made from the grape Vranac. Outside of the Balkan peninsula, it might be hard-pressed to find someone who is familiar with this variety. Vranac is native to Montenegro, although most of the plantings exist in Macedonia (FYROM) where it is spelled

Plantaže, the Giant of Montenegrin Wine

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by EXOTIC WINE TRAVEL - January 4, 2017July 6, 2018

Featured photo credit: 13. jul Plantaže This article was originally written by Matthew Horkey for Jancis Robinson and published on The Purple Pages. This version of the article has been expanded with additional tasting notes and background stories from Charine Tan. Reading Time: A bottle of Plantaže from Montenegro was the first wine we had