Vukoje Winery
Vukoje Winery cultivates 30 hectares of vineyards in two localities : Imperial vineyards of Usce and vineyards in Zasad Polje , where autochthonous and international varieties are planted.
Imperial vineyards are located on the Ulce site , which is 10 km away from Trebinje. At the end of the 19 th century , the Austro-Hungarian Monarchy declared it to the most suitable for the Zilavka grape variety , and here in 1894 , raised the famous Imperial vineyards from which exclusively wine was shipped to the imperial court in Vienna. The vineyards in Zasad Polje have been erected along the bed of the Trebisnjica River at the best location at the western entrance to Trebinje. Here with an area of 30 hectares, the following grape varieties are planted : Vranac, Zilovka, Cabernet Sauvignon, Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, Syrah, Muscat, Merlot and Malvacia .
The Vukoje Winery relies on modern technologies, controlled fermentation processes and the traditional method of wine aging in oak barrique barrels.
Quality is the focus for Vukoje , and no wonder the winery won many international awards and is one of the best in southeastern Europe.
HERCEGOVINIAN ZILAVKA VUKOJE
| PRODUCER: Vukoje Winery | VOLUME: 750ml |
| COD: Bosnia and Herzegovina | ALCOHOL: 12.8% |
| ACIDITY: 5.2 g/l | RESIDUAL SUGAR: 2.7 g/l |
| GRAPE VARIETY: Žilavka 95%, Bena 5% |
About the wine: It is recognizable yellow-greenish color. The wine has intense and complex aroma of peach wine, herbs Herzegovina, full of flavor and a very mineral character with a fruity-spicy finish.
Special recognition quality Žilavka Vukoje gave French enologists who included it on the World Wine Map in Bordeaux as the only wine from Bosnia and Herzegovina. For Herzegovinians lifestyle, tradition, a symbol of survival in lean Herzegovina karst, a wine that generations complements with the tradicional Herzegovinian cuisine.
Wine and food: Excellent agrees with seafood, sea and river fish, chicken and turkey, roasted pork and lamb, smoked carp and Herzegovinian ham. It’s best with cheese in oil, cheese from the skins, goat cheese and Edam.
Serving: Serve at a temperature of 12 ° C
HERCEGOVINIAN VRANAC VUKOJE
| PRODUCER: Vukoje Winery | VOLUME: 750ml |
| COD: Bosnia and Herzegovina | ALCOHOL: 14% |
| ACIDITY: 6.6 g/l | RESIDUAL SUGAR: 3.6 g/l |
| GRAPE VARIETY: Vranac 100% |
About the wine: this wine is produced from the variety of Vranac familiarized mid-twentieth century in Trebinje and became synonymous for red wines.
Wine is a characteristic ruby color with slight purple hues, known for its fruity character, aroma reminiscent of ripe cherries, the abundance of wild fruit, soft and harmonious tannins, fullness and youthful freshness of flavor.
Wine and food: It is recommended with all red meat dishes, lamb and veal roast meat, grill, grilled mushrooms, red spicy sauces, along with any wild animal, ham, and with hard aged cheeses, gorgonzola and parmesan cheese.
Serving: Serve at a temperature of 16 – 18 °C
MEDITERRANEAN VRANAC VUKOJE
| PRODUCER: Vukoje Winery | VOLUME: 750ml |
| COD: Bosnia and Herzegovina | ALCOHOL: 13% |
| ACIDITY: 6.6 g/l | RESIDUAL SUGAR: 3.8 g/l |
| GRAPE VARIETY: Vranac 100% |
About the wine: wine produced from cultivar to be domesticated in the 20th century at the locality of Trebinje.
Wine is known for its fruity character, aroma reminiscent of ripe cherries, fullness and youthful freshness and taste with characteristic ruby color.
Wine and food: It is recommended with all red meats, grill, red spicy sauces, wild animal meat, ham, aged cheeses, gorgonzola and parmesan cheese.
Serving: Serve at a temperature of 16 – 18 °C
TRIBUNIA VUKOJE CHARDONNAY & MALVASIA DUBROVACKA
| PRODUCER: Vukoje Winery | VOLUME: 750ml |
| COD: Bosnia and Herzegovina | ALCOHOL: 13% |
| ACIDITY: 5.8 g/l | RESIDUAL SUGAR: 3.9 g/l |
| GRAPE VARIETY: Chardonnay 50%, Malvasia dubrovacka 50% |
About the wine: The wine is extremely fresh with aromas of pear, green apple and lemon peel. Very refreshing and tasty with a touch of smoke and stone. Good body and pleasant acidity. Very harmonious and flashing.
Wine and food: It is recommended with all dishes from fish and seafood, risotto, light pasta dishes, grilled vegetables, cream soups, chicken, turkey and fresh cheeses.
Serving: Serve at a temperature of 10 – 12 °C.
TRIBUNIA VUKOJE CABERNET SAUVIGNON & MERLOT
| PRODUCER: Vukoje Winery | VOLUME: 750ml |
| COD: Bosnia and Herzegovina | ALCOHOL: 14% |
| ACIDITY: 6.3 g/l | RESIDUAL SUGAR: 3.5 g/l |
| GRAPE VARIETY: Cabernet Sauvignon 50%, Merlot 50% |
About the wine: The most prevalent red grape variety.
Wine is a closed red color, very sophisticated bouquet dominated by aromas of small red fruit, chocolate and coffee, ripe plums. Extremely robust body, strong structure, long and harmonious development, good potential for long keeping in wine shops where is the best way to experience its superstructure.
Winner of the gold medal in Prague at the RWC 2010th
Wine and food: recommended with strong meals, red meat and venison, steak, red sauces and dips with gorgonzola, noble cheeses and smoked ham, grill, duck, mature cheeses.
Serving: Serve at a temperature of 18 °C
TRIBUNIA VUKOJE ROSÉ
| PRODUCER: Vukoje Winery | VOLUME: 750ml |
| COD: Bosnia and Herzegovina | ALCOHOL: 13.5% |
| ACIDITY: 5.5 g/l | RESIDUAL SUGAR: 3 g/l |
| GRAPE VARIETY: Vranac 100% |
About the wine: The wine is light ruby color, rich fruity floral fragrance notes, very smooth, refreshing taste and full of small red fruits, harmonious acids, solid body with a slightly sweet aftertaste.
Wine and food: Excellent with smoked ham, younger cheeses, grill, and with fruit desserts. Ideal with: roast pork, boiled lamb, chicken and turkey meat.
Serving: Serve at a temperature 12 – 14 °C
VUKOJE 30 SYRAH
| PRODUCER: Vukoje Winery | VOLUME: 750ml |
| COD: Bosnia and Herzegovina | ALCOHOL: 14.5% |
| ACIDITY: 5.5 g/l | RESIDUAL SUGAR: 3 g/l |
| GRAPE VARIETY: Syrah 100% |
About the wine: Red color with purple reflections of small red fruit that blends with spicy notes of black pepper, very full-bodied and ideal relationship freshness and alcohol.
Wine and food: recomended with strong dishes, red meat and venison, steak, red sauces and sauces with gorgonzola, cheese, smoked ham, grilled specialties, duck, mature cheeses.
Serving: Serve at a temperature of 16 °C
GOLDEN VUKOJE SELECTION WHITE
| PRODUCER: Vukoje Winery | VOLUME: 750ml |
| COD: Bosnia and Herzegovina | ALCOHOL: 13% |
| ACIDITY: 5.4 g/l | RESIDUAL SUGAR: 2.1 g/l |
| GRAPE VARIETY: Chardonnay 80%, Žilavka 15%, Malvasia dubrovačka 5% |
About the wine: The proper selection of the best Chardonnay and Žilavka grapes and their processing by maceration and aging in oak „barrique“ barrels, we got this great wine that carries unicate blend of original quality of climate, soil, vines and nobly wood.
Color dark gold with green reflections, complex aroma of almonds, nuts, dried figs, quince, vanilla. Stamp karst soil is felt in mineral flavors, elegant texture, completeness, excellent balance, solid body, alcohol and freshness.
Wine and food: goes well with smoked chicken and turkey, salmon, duck, goose meat, pasta with cheese, crabs, freshwater and marine white fish, semi-soft cheeses, goat cheese, cheese in oil.
Serving: Serve at a temperature of 12 °C
GOLDEN VUKOJE SELECTION RED
| PRODUCER: Vukoje Winery | VOLUME: 750ml |
| COD: Bosnia and Herzegovina | ALCOHOL: 15% |
| ACIDITY: 6.9 g/l | RESIDUAL SUGAR: 3.5 g/l |
| GRAPE VARIETY: Merlot 35%, Cabernet Sauvignon 35%, Vranac 5%, Syrah 25% |
About the Wine: With proper selection of the best grapes of Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, Vranac and a Syrah, their vinification and aging in oak “barrique” barrels for 24 months, get this great wine that carries a unique blend of primal quality of climate, soil, vines and hardwood.
Wine has a closed-ruby color, complex aroma of forest fruits, blueberries and blackberries dominant, herbs, white chocolate, the final impression with shades of dewy morning near Trebišnjica. Very extractive and rounded with warm tannins and juicy fruit finals.
Wine and food: We recommend the venison, steak, pepper sauce and gorgonzola sauce, roast lamb, smoked salmon, duck, goatling, grill, hard cheese.
Serving: Serve at a temperature of 18 °C
VRANAC VUKOJE REZERVE
| PRODUCER: Vukoje Winery | VOLUME: 750ml |
| COD: Bosnia and Herzegovina | ALCOHOL: 15% |
| ACIDITY: 7.8 g/l | RESIDUAL SUGAR: 3.9 g/l |
| GRAPE VARIETY: Vranac 100% |
About the wine: Only the best years of Vranac is aging 18 months in oak barrique barrels of 225 liters in the basement 8 meters underground, and complements the best properties of grapes and nobly wood.
Wine is a dark red color, rich in a wide range of aromas reminiscent of white chocolate, cigarette tobacco and ripe cherry, white pepper, cinnamon, very strong body, excellent harmony of fullness and freshness of taste, a good potential for long storage time in wine shops.
Wine and food: The best balance is achieved with a combination of food with all kinds of red meat, lamb roast meat and rabbit meat, all the meat with pepper sauces, steak tartare, kid and duck, smoked meat. Agrees with all the hard cheeses, gorgonzola and parmesan
Serving: Serve at a temperature 18 – 20 °C. In order to fully realize the greatness of this wine it is desirable to decanting 30 minutes before tasting.
CARSKO VINO VUKOJE
| PRODUCER: Vukoje Winery | VOLUME: 750ml |
| COD: Bosnia and Herzegovina | ALCOHOL: 12.5% |
| ACIDITY: 5 g/l | RESIDUAL SUGAR: 2.4 g/l |
| GRAPE VARIETY: 93% Žilavka, 7% Bena |
About the wine: it is made in a prime location for Žilavka in the Imperial vineyards Ušde. Grape variety is unchanged as in the time of the Austro-Hungarian monarchy, when this wine was the official wine of the Royal palaces, 93% Žilavka and 7% Bena. In this wine, modern technology has adapted the traditional mode of production. Imperial wine is aging always in the new “barrique” barrel for 12 months. These vineyards are hand-processed and for this wine we use exquisite vintage.
Color of old gold with green reflections, smell vineyard peach, quince, vanilla tones, cinnamon, Herzegovinian herbs and dewy Herzegovinian stone. A mineral and creamy taste, extremely elegant with a beautiful harmony of sweet and sour that guaranteed the great aftertaste and immortal life in our senses.
Wine and food: Excellent agrees with seafood, sea and river fish, chicken and turkey, roasted pork and lamb, smoked carp and Herzegovinian ham. It’s the best with cheese in oil, cheese from the skins, goat cheese and Edam.
Serving: Serve at a temperature of 18 °C
BURGUNDAC WHITE PREMIUM VUKOJE
| PRODUCER: Vukoje Winery | VOLUME: 750ml |
| COD: Bosnia and Herzegovina | ALCOHOL: 14% |
| ACIDITY: 5.8 g/l | RESIDUAL SUGAR: 3.3 g/l |
| GRAPE VARIETY: Pinot Noir 100% |
About Wine: A rich white wine of luxurious structure and fullness. Multilayer fruit-mineral aromas include tones of currant and pear tree, with notes of candied fruit. Texture is oil, juicy, juicy and freshness in an ideal balance, the finish is long and delicious.
Wine and food: Excellently agrees with all sorts of fish and seafood, with rice and rich pasta as well as with poultry, veal and matured cheeses
Serving: Serve at a temperature of 12 °C
BURGUNDAC BLACK PREMIUM VUKOJE
| PRODUCER: Vukoje Winery | VOLUME: 750ml |
| COD: Bosnia and Herzegovina | ALCOHOL: 13.5% |
| ACIDITY: 6.3 g/l | RESIDUAL SUGAR: 3.4 g/l |
| GRAPE VARIETY: Pinot Noir 100% |
About the wine: Multi-layered aromas of raspberry, violets and ginger, with shades of ink in the background. The texture is silky, soft tannins, acid fruit, refreshing, extractive finale is filled with flavors of wild berries, cherries and cherries.
Wine and food: It complements the rich pastas , lamb , venison and dishes with mushrooms , as well as semi-soft and creamy cheeses and cheese with white mold .
Serving: Serve at a temperature of 18 °C
GALERIJA VUKOJE MERLOT
| PRODUCER: Vukoje Winery | VOLUME: 750ml |
| COD: Bosnia and Herzegovina | ALCOHOL: 14% |
| ACIDITY: 6.6 g/l | RESIDUAL SUGAR: 2.6 g/l |
| GRAPE VARIETY: Merlot 100% |
About the wine: The wine is velvety ruby color, unforgettable scent of wild berries, ripe plums, which gradually develops into the warmth of jams and fantastic harmony of fullness and freshness of taste, long harmonious development with an unforgettable ending.
Wine and food: Recommended with beef, red meat, red sauces with cherry and blueberry, with venison, stuffed chicken and turkey, barbecue, mature cheese
Serving: Serve at temperature of 12 – 14 °C
GALERIJA VUKOJE TAMNJANIKA
| PRODUCER: Vukoje Winery | VOLUME: 750ml |
| COD: Bosnia and Herzegovina | ALCOHOL: 25% |
| ACIDITY: 5.4 g/l | RESIDUAL SUGAR: 1.2 g/l |
| GRAPE VARIETY: Tamnjanika 100% |
About the wine: The wine is light yellow color with greenish reflections, floral-citrus scent with a mild herbal ending that eventually merged with the fruity sweetness and freshness of orange peel.
Wine and food: recommended with salads, white meat, freshwater and sea fish and seafood, risotto tomato-based, pasta and fresh cheeses.
Serving: Serve at a temperature of 8 do 10 °C
PRIMAVERA CUVÉE VUKOJE
| PRODUCER: Vukoje Winery | VOLUME: 750ml |
| COD: Bosnia and Herzegovina | ALCOHOL: 14% |
| ACIDITY: 5.5 g/l | RESIDUAL SUGAR: 3.6 g/l |
| GRAPE VARIETY: Vranac 50%, Merlot 25%, Cabernet Sauvignon 25% |
About the wine: Wine produced from varieties of Vranac, Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon grown on the Zasad field.
The wine is recognizable by its dark ruby color, very fruity aroma, fresh and full of flavor, with soft tannins, very smooth with notes of red currant, cherry and fruity fullness to the flavor.
Wine and food: It is recommended with all meals of red meat, veal and lamb under the coals, grill, grilled mushrooms, smoked turkey, spicy red sauces, cheese in olive oil.
Serving: Serve at a temperature of 16 ° C
PRIMAVERA CUVEE VUKOJE
| PRODUCER: Vukoje Winery | VOLUME: 750ml |
| COD: Bosnia and Herzegovina | ALCOHOL: 12.7% |
| ACIDITY: 5.7 g/l | RESIDUAL SUGAR: 1.2 g/l |
| GRAPE VARIETY: Žilavka 50%, Dubrovacka malvasija 25%, Tamnjanika 25 % |
About the wine: Distinguishing the golden-yellow color. The wine has scents of tropical fruit, when mature peaches and apples, light character, very smooth to the taste of moderate intensity with a fine balance of freshness and fullness.
Wine and food: excellent with white meat and white sauces, seafood, sea and river fish, different kinds of salads (caprese Cesar), goes well with young cheeses
Serving: Serve at a temperature of 10 :C