Tag: wine from ex-yugoslavia

Big Macedonian Wines from Chateau Kamnik

by DR MATTHEW HORKEY -
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Reading Time: Macedonia, the country, is not the same as the Macedonia region in Northern Greece. This independent country has a long history of winemaking dating back to the 13th century BC. It sits in a magical area for viticulture. The country’s location is at the confluence of Mediterranean and

Prokupac from South-Central Serbia

by DR MATTHEW HORKEY -
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Reading Time: When we commenced our ex-Yugoslavia trip, we chose to start with Serbia, end with Croatia, and sandwich the other countries in between. There was no outside information on Serbia wine and our expectations for it could not be any lower. We were completely shocked by what we tasted.

Dušan Jelić: A Perspective on Balkan Wines

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 Reading Time: We first met Dušan Jelić at a Serbian wine expo in Kragujevac, Serbia.  Prior to that, we were already following his website Wines of Balkans for a few years. The information on Wines of Balkans was invaluable as we made our way through the region over three months in the

Macedonian Wine Expert, Ivana Simjanovska

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Reading Time: One of the many benefits of traveling for wine is the chance to meet talented, passionate people. Ivana Simjanovska is one of those people that we were lucky to connect with. She is the co-author of two Macedonian wine guidebooks and a judge at various wine competitions in