Viticulture in North Macedonia
The viticulture in northern Macedonia has a long tradition as in neighboring countries. The climate in North Macedonia is mixed Mediterranean - continental , the vineyards cover around 22,400 hectares. In the 1980s, two thirds of Yugoslavia's total wine production was produced in SR Macedonia . Today the 40 or so wineries have been completely privatized. The most important winery is the Tikves winery, founded in 1946 as a cooperative . The Viticulture Act, which came into force in 2004, is based on EU standards. 80% of the vineyards are planted with red wine varieties, in addition to Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot , especially with local varieties such as Vranec , Prokupac and Kratosija . White grape varieties are Smederevra , Welschriesling and some Chardonnay and Sauvignon Blanc .
In 2011 the country had a vineyard area of 22,000 ha and in 2011 produced 665,000 hl of wine.
Wine-growing regions
The wine-growing regions in which "Vrvno Vino" with controlled designation of origin are produced are:
Povardski (Vardar Valley)
Centrally located along the Vardar - 85% of North Macedonia's wines are produced here - wine-growing areas:
- Gevgelija-Valandovo
- Kochani-Vinica
- Ovce Pole
- Skopje
- Strumica-Radoviste
- Tikveš
- Titov Veles
- Veles
Pcinsko Osogovski
Located in the east - wine-growing regions:
- Kocani
- Kratovo
- Kumanovo
- Pijanecki
Pelagoniysko-Poloski
Located in the west - wine-growing regions:
- Bitola
- Ohrid
- Tetovo
- Kicevo
- Prilep
- Prespa
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ A b Hugh Johnson : Der kleine Johnson 2009. Hallwag, Bern 2008, ISBN 3-8338-1220-6 , p. 301.
- ^ Jancis Robinson (ed.): The Oxford Companion to Wine. Oxford University Press 1999, ISBN 0-19-866236-X , p. 420.
- ^ OIV Paris, annual report
- ↑ The Macedonian wineries ( Memento of 14 June 2009 at the Internet Archive )