A robust dark red from Montenegro’s native grape, planted on the Ćemovsko polje near Podgorica — one of the largest single vineyards in Europe. The name means black stallion, and the wine is as dark as that suggests.
Wine is grown, not cooked, and made in a licensed cellar; there is no kitchen procedure behind it.
What goes into it
- Vranac grapes
- yeast
- oak
How it is made
The grapes ripen hard in the heat of the Zeta plain and are fermented on their skins for a week or more to draw out colour and tannin, then pressed off and matured in oak for a year or more. The variety gives very deep colour and firm tannin naturally.
How long it takes: one vintage a year, then a year or more in oak
How it is eaten
With lamb, njeguški pršut and hard cheese.
History
Dark native red grape of Montenegro, planted on the Ćemovsko polje near Podgorica, one of Europe’s largest single vineyards.
Frequently asked questions
What is Vranac?
Vranac is a wine & spirit from Montenegro: robust dark red wine from native Montenegrin grape. Dark native red grape of Montenegro, planted on the Ćemovsko polje near Podgorica, one of Europe’s largest single vineyards.
How is Vranac made?
The grapes ripen hard in the heat of the Zeta plain and are fermented on their skins for a week or more to draw out colour and tannin, then pressed off and matured in oak for a year or more. The variety gives very deep colour and firm tannin naturally. It takes one vintage a year, then a year or more in oak.
Can I make Vranac at home?
No, and the atlas gives no method for it. Wine is grown, not cooked, and made in a licensed cellar; there is no kitchen procedure behind it.
What goes into Vranac?
Vranac grapes, yeast, oak.
How is Vranac eaten?
With lamb, njeguški pršut and hard cheese.
