MACEDONIA

Name: Wine-discovery tour sponsored by F.I.C.B.in Italy (Piedmont)
Start: 2025-05-22T00:00:00+02:00
End: 2025-05-26T23:59:59+02:00

Macedonia was the most important wine producing region of the Roman Empire, even in the times of Alexander the Great. Its known history dates back to almost 4000 years.

Surface: 24 000 ha

Production: 1,1 Mhl

Terroir

soils : mountaineous region with alluvium and well drained soils
climate: combinaition of continental and Mediterranean climate
main red grapes varieties : vranec, kratosija, cabernet sauvignon, merlot, pinot noir. Main white grapes varieties : smederevska, chardonnay, sauvignon blanc, zilovska

Main wine regions

Povardanie around the valley of the Vardar river (more than 80% of the production)
Pcinja-Osogovo to the East near the Bulgarian border
Pelagonija-Polog around lake Ohrid to the West near Albania

Sites