Despotika Winery celebrated its fourteenth harvest in 2024. Fourteen years of dedicated work in the vineyard and winery to achieve the quality we strive for.
We are located in Šumadija, near Smederevska Palanka, on a southwest-facing slope called Straževica, from where the view extends to Avala, Kosmaj, Bukulja, and Rudnik.
We belong to the Krnjevačko wine region and own 20 hectares of vineyards across three different locations, allowing us to take advantage of the best from each terroir, in accordance with the diverse domestic and foreign grape varieties we have carefully selected.
To turn each grape into the best wine, alongside nature and technology, we have assembled an energetic and experienced team of people who work daily to achieve our high goals.
Given that we could not achieve anything without nature, we strive to intervene as little as possible in the vineyard, working most of the area by hand, harvesting the grapes by hand, and transitioning the Morava vineyards to organic cultivation, as the micro-location allows us to do so.
When it comes to wine, our Morava achieves exceptional results in the vineyard, and thus also in the bottle. This variety, increasingly represented in Serbian vineyards, is reaching its full potential at the Straževica site.
Intense notes of citrus, green apple, white peach, with a background of herbal notes of sage, rosemary, and wildflowers. Morava has a pronounced freshness and harmonious body achieved by nurturing with the “sur lie” method, while aging in the bottle develops mineral aromas of quartz and smoke.
In addition to Morava, we process Tamjanika, Sauvignon Blanc, Pinot Blanc, Muscat, Rhine Riesling, Prokupac, Merlot, Pinot Noir, and Cabernet Sauvignon from our vineyards, creating wines with vibrant names such as Touch, Restlessness, Dragonlike, Proof…
Each variety, and thus each wine, is stylistically conceived in advance. Our technologist, Miloš Nikolić, works hard to achieve the best possible quality, utilizing his years of experience and state-of-the-art equipment, without which it is impossible to meet the high expectations of connoisseurs of our wines.
Just an hour’s drive from Belgrade, Despotika Winery is an attractive tourist and hedonistic destination. Beyond the vineyards, guided tours of one of the richest wine museums in Serbia, tours through the production facility, and the barrel room where the wines age, you can relax with various wine tastings or creative menus emphasizing local products paired with wine and food. The tasting area consists of a large hall and a beautiful terrace with a panoramic view.
Starting this year, we also offer accommodation options in fully equipped rooms facing the southwest slopes of the vineyards, ensuring you won’t miss a single romantic sunset. Of course, we’ve thought of the little ones as well, transforming the spacious green area between the Merlot and Prokupac vineyards into a picnic zone with a play area, where you can enjoy sunny days and the incredible view of the vineyards and Šumadija.
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