The best wines of Macedonia

Discover the best wines of Macedonia as well as the best winemakers of Macedonia and estates of Macedonia to visit. Explore the popular grape varieties of Macedonia and the best vintages to taste in this region.

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Top wines of Macedonia by region

Looking for a good wine of Macedonia among the top wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent wines of Macedonia. Also find some food and wine pairings that may be appropriate with these exceptional wines. Learn more about the region and the wines of Macedonia with technical and enological descriptions.

Great red wines of Macedonia

See the top 100 best red wines of Macedonia

Want to buy a red wine of Macedonia cheap or sell a red wine of Macedonia at the best price on the market? Find out which ones are popular and which ones to keep in your cellar for a few more years.

Food and wine pairing with a red wine of Macedonia

Red wines from the region of Macedonia go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of homemade beef stew, lamb curl or valencian paella - family recipe.

Organoleptic analysis of red wine of Macedonia

On the nose the red wine of the region of Macedonia. often reveals types of flavors of cherry, oaky or smoke and sometimes also flavors of blackberry, blueberry or red fruit.

The best vintages in red wine of Macedonia

  • 2007With an average score of 4.60/5
  • 2008With an average score of 4.56/5
  • 2019With an average score of 4.56/5
  • 2006With an average score of 4.40/5
  • 2018With an average score of 4.40/5
  • 2017With an average score of 4.38/5

The most used grape varieties in red wine of Macedonia

  • Vranac
  • Merlot
  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Pinot Noir
  • Kratosija

The best wineries and winemakers for red wine of Macedonia

A wine route planned in the region of Macedonia? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of the best red wine of Macedonia.

Discovering the wine region of Macedonia

The Republic of North Macedonia is a country located in the heart of the Balkan Peninsula in Southeastern Europe. It is quite distinct from modern Greek Macedonia, with which it shares a border of over 160 kilometres (100 miles). The wine industry is dominated by red wines. Production is centered on two indigenous Grape varieties (Vranac and Kratosija), as well as a few international varieties such as the ubiquitous Bordeaux varieties Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot.

The main wine-producing regions are Pcinja-Osogovo in the north, Pelagonija-Polog in the south and Povardarie. The republic as a whole has a stable area of 23,000 hectares (56,850 acres) of vineyards and a slightly larger coverage of vines harvested for table grapes. Although it is a landlocked country (it is separated from the Adriatic Sea by Albania and from the Aegean Sea by Greece), the republic experiences continental and Mediterranean influences on its Climate. Its northeastern corner is separated from the nearest coast by 200 km (125 miles), while Lake Doiran, at its southeastern end, is only 55 km (35 miles) from the Greek coastal city of Thessaloniki, on the Gulf of Thessaloniki.

Along the Albanian border, in the southwest corner of the republic, several large lakes temper the climate. The shelter provided by the local topography combines with other geological factors to create particularly productive agricultural land, especially around the lake towns of Struga and Resen. Grapes play an important role in the local economy and agriculture. Lake Prespa, which Northern Macedonia shares with Greece and Albania, is the highest tectonic lake in Europe.

Great white wines of Macedonia

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Food and wine pairing with a white wine of Macedonia

White wines from the region of Macedonia go well with generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or vegetarian such as recipes of paupiettes with tomato sauce, spinach, goat cheese and salmon quiche or light tuna-tomato quiche (without cream).

Organoleptic analysis of white wine of Macedonia

On the nose the white wine of the region of Macedonia. often reveals types of flavors of pineapple, citrus or apples and sometimes also flavors of peach, green apple or lemon.

The best vintages in white wine of Macedonia

  • 2019With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.98/5
  • 2011With an average score of 3.97/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.97/5
  • 0With an average score of 3.95/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.94/5

The most used grape varieties in white wine of Macedonia

  • Chardonnay
  • Temjanika
  • Grenache Blanc
  • Muscat Blanc
  • Teinturier
  • Smederevka

The best wineries and winemakers for white wine of Macedonia

A wine route planned in the region of Macedonia? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of the best white wine of Macedonia.

Discover the grape variety: Temjanika

Great sparkling wines of Macedonia

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Food and wine pairing with a sparkling wine of Macedonia

Sparkling wines from the region of Macedonia go well with generally quite well with dishes of veal, pork or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of calf sweetbread with mushrooms, spaghetti squash with cream and bacon or roast duck breast stuffed with foie gras confit.

Organoleptic analysis of sparkling wine of Macedonia

On the nose the sparkling wine of the region of Macedonia. often reveals types of flavors of oak.

The best vintages in sparkling wine of Macedonia

  • 2016With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.79/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 0With an average score of 3.65/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.40/5

The most used grape varieties in sparkling wine of Macedonia

  • Chardonnay
  • Pinot Noir
  • Temjanika

The best wineries and winemakers for sparkling wine of Macedonia

A wine route planned in the region of Macedonia? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of the best sparkling wine of Macedonia.

    The word of the wine: Grape

    Fruit of the vine in the form of bunches of grapes, also called berries, attached to the stalk. The grapes used to make wine are known as grape varieties, a generic word that designates many types of vine plant with their own characteristics.

    Great pink wines of Macedonia

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    Want to buy a pink wine of Macedonia cheap or sell a pink wine of Macedonia at the best price on the market? Find out which ones are popular and which ones to keep in your cellar for a few more years.

    Food and wine pairing with a pink wine of Macedonia

    Pink wines from the region of Macedonia go well with generally quite well with dishes of veal, pork or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of veal shoulder with cream and tarragon, kale soup or mixed paella valenciana.

    Organoleptic analysis of pink wine of Macedonia

    On the nose the pink wine of the region of Macedonia. often reveals types of flavors of grapefruit, citrus or strawberries and sometimes also flavors of raspberry, pear or tree fruit.

    The best vintages in pink wine of Macedonia

    • 2018With an average score of 4.02/5
    • 2019With an average score of 3.99/5
    • 0With an average score of 3.87/5
    • 2017With an average score of 3.75/5
    • 2015With an average score of 3.68/5
    • 2016With an average score of 3.61/5

    The most used grape varieties in pink wine of Macedonia

    • Merlot
    • Pinot Noir
    • Grenache
    • Kratosija
    • Muscat Blanc
    • Vranac

    The best wineries and winemakers for pink wine of Macedonia

    A wine route planned in the region of Macedonia? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of the best pink wine of Macedonia.

    Discover the grape variety: Plavac mali

    Croatian Dalmatia more precisely. It can also be found in Greece (Macedonia), Montenegro, Italy, Bulgaria and Romania. According to genetic analyses conducted by the California University of Davis (United States), it is the result of an intraspecific cross between zinfandel (called crljenak kastelanski or pribidag in Croatia) and dobricic, another Croatian grape variety that is now somewhat endangered. - Synonyms: pagadebit veliki, sarak, zelenak (for all the synonyms of the grape varieties, click here!).

    Great sweet wines of Macedonia

    See the top 100 best sweet wines of Macedonia

    Want to buy a sweet wine of Macedonia cheap or sell a sweet wine of Macedonia at the best price on the market? Find out which ones are popular and which ones to keep in your cellar for a few more years.

    Food and wine pairing with a sweet wine of Macedonia

    Sweet wines from the region of Macedonia go well with generally quite well with dishes such as recipes .

    Organoleptic analysis of sweet wine of Macedonia

    On the nose the sweet wine of the region of Macedonia. often reveals types of flavors of red fruit, tree fruit.

    The best vintages in sweet wine of Macedonia

    • 2011With an average score of 4.80/5
    • 0With an average score of 3.92/5
    • 2013With an average score of 3.65/5
    • 2014With an average score of 3.40/5

    The most used grape varieties in sweet wine of Macedonia

    • Vranac
    • Traminer
    • Kadarka

    The best wineries and winemakers for sweet wine of Macedonia

    A wine route planned in the region of Macedonia? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of the best sweet wine of Macedonia.

    The word of the wine: Seeds

    A maximum of four, located in the heart of the grape berry, they contain tannins and nitrogenous matter.

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