IMAKO VINO is a family-owned estate of vineyards, winery and distillery located near the city of Stip, Povardarie (Vardar River Valley) wine region, in the Ovche Pole wine district. Founded in 2002 by Mr. Risto Ljubotenski driven by the desire to continue a family winemaking legacy and to contribute to the Macedonian wine industry development. Imako Vino has grown continually since it was founded and today is one of the country’s leading wineries. The winery combines modern winemaking technology with creativity and expertise producing premium wines. Imako Vino is export-focused, flexible and market-oriented. In the quest to express the tradition of making the local brandy “rakija” and to provide diversified portfolio of products, a new modern distillery with continuous two-column distillation was added.