Reds and whites from Kosovo’s main vineyard belt around Rahovec. The vineyards supplied Yugoslav bulk wine exports for decades and were replanted for bottled wine after 1999.
Wine is grown, not cooked, and made in a licensed winery; there is no kitchen procedure behind it.
What goes into it
- Vranac, Prokupac and international varieties
- yeast
- oak
How it is made
Grapes from the hills around Rahovec are pressed and fermented at the town’s wineries — whites cool and off the skins, reds on their skins for colour and tannin — then matured in tank or oak before bottling. The scale is what changed after 1999: from tankers of bulk wine to bottles with labels.
How long it takes: one vintage a year
How it is eaten
With grilled meat, peppers and Sharr cheese.
History
Rahovec’s vineyards supplied Yugoslav bulk wine exports and were replanted for bottled wine after 1999.
Frequently asked questions
What is Rahovec wine?
Rahovec wine is a wine & spirit from Kosovo: reds and whites from Kosovo’s main vineyard belt around Rahovec. Rahovec’s vineyards supplied Yugoslav bulk wine exports and were replanted for bottled wine after 1999.
How is Rahovec wine made?
Grapes from the hills around Rahovec are pressed and fermented at the town’s wineries — whites cool and off the skins, reds on their skins for colour and tannin — then matured in tank or oak before bottling. The scale is what changed after 1999: from tankers of bulk wine to bottles with labels. It takes one vintage a year.
Can I make Rahovec wine at home?
No, and the atlas gives no method for it. Wine is grown, not cooked, and made in a licensed winery; there is no kitchen procedure behind it.
What goes into Rahovec wine?
Vranac, Prokupac and international varieties, yeast, oak.
How is Rahovec wine eaten?
With grilled meat, peppers and Sharr cheese.
