🗺️ Serbian wine
Also known as: Serbian wine, wine from Serbia, Serbia wine, srpsko vino
Serbian wine is wine from Serbia, best known for Srem and Fruska Gora, Toplica and Zupa, and grapes such as Prokupac and Tamjanika.
Serbian wine (srpsko vino) is wine from Serbia, a country whose winegrowing goes back to Roman times, the third century. The best-known areas are Srem with Fruška Gora in the north, and Toplica and Župa in the south. The grapes are local ones too, such as Prokupac and Tamjanika.
Fruška Gora is a wooded mountain in Vojvodina between the Danube and the plain. Its vineyards cover over 2,000 hectares at 90 to 270 metres, and the Danube gives them a mild microclimate. In 2019 the protected designation Srem (wine area) – Fruška Gora (vineyard) went to 34 wineries with 147 wine labels. Most villages there have at least one winery, and the monasteries of Krušedol and Hopovo are close by. Bermet and riesling are the wines to taste.
Župa is known for strong reds and fragrant whites. Prokupac is a red grape of this area, and Tamjanika makes a crisp white. Botunjac Pinot Noir is well known too. In Toplica, Prokupac turns rich and complex. Toplica and Župa speak about Serbian wine in a different voice than Srem does.
Srem leans on the Danube and a gentle landscape, while the south leans on local grapes. A national development programme raised the number of wineries by 58% and production by 30%, and exports now take half of the wine made.
Visit Fruška Gora at harvest time, when wine tours run from cellar to cellar.
Facts
| Country | Serbia 1 |
|---|---|
| Region | Srem (Fruska Gora), Zupa, Toplica 2 |
| Cultivars | Prokupac, Tamjanika 2 |
| Registered | PDO Srem - Fruska Gora, 2019, 34 wineries 1 |
| Bottle size | Fruska Gora: over 2,000 ha 1 |
How it connects to Wine
🗺️ Serbian wine → kind of → 🗺️ Wines of Europe → kind of → 🍷 Wine
Links
- Traditions
- 🍇 Prokupac
- Part of
- 🗺️ Wines of Europe
- Native grapes
- 🍇 Slankamenka Bela, 🍇 Kreaca, 🍇 Tamjanika, 🍇 Kamenoružák Bílý, 🍇 Prokupac, 🍇 Tamjanika Žuta
- Grape products
- 🥃 Grape rakia
- Related to
- 🥃 Rakia
Frequently asked questions
What is Prokupac?
A red grape grown in Župa and Toplica, where it gives a rich, complex wine.
Which Serbian wine region is best known?
Srem with Fruška Gora in the north, followed by Župa and Toplica in the south.
Is there a protected name for Fruška Gora wines?
Yes: Srem (wine area) – Fruška Gora (vineyard), granted in 2019 to 34 wineries.
What is bermet?
A distinctive Fruška Gora wine that visitors are advised to try alongside riesling.
Is it true that Serbia exports little wine?
Not any more: after a national programme, exports reached half of production.
What to read next
- 🍇 Kreaca — A white wine grape from the Banat, Serbia and Romania.
- 🥃 Grape rakia — Grape rakia is a Balkan grape spirit: Bulgarian grozdova from wine, loza and lozovača from whole grapes, komovica from pomace. From 37.5% ABV; grozdova from 40%.
- 🥃 Rakia — Rakia (rakija) is the Balkan name for strong fruit and grape spirits: plum, quince, apricot, pomace. From 37.5% ABV (75 proof) in the EU; fruit rakia is never flavoured.
- 🍇 Slankamenka Bela — A white wine grape from Serbia.
- 🍇 Kamenoružák Bílý — A white grape of Balkan origin, called Bojanka Bela in Serbia.
Similar
🗺️ Macedonian wine · 🗺️ Croatian wine · 🗺️ Bulgarian wine · 🗺️ Maltese wine · 🗺️ Lithuanian wine · 🗺️ Estonian wine
⚠️ Wine contains alcohol: adults only, drink in moderation. Wine usually contains sulphites; egg white or milk proteins are sometimes used for fining — important for allergies and for vegans.
What it includes
Sources
- Elemental Profile and Health Risk of Fruska Gora Wines (PMC)
- Tourism Organisation of Serbia. Zupa i Toplica
- Tourism Organisation of Serbia. The Wine Route of Fruska Gora