Wine Experiences
The Herzegovina wine route offers a unique and unforgettable experience for wine lovers from all over the world!
The region is renowned for its world-class wines, and visitors can explore a range of wineries, wine clubs, wine bars, and restaurants that offer an array of wine-related experiences. From wine tastings paired with local food to picnics in the vineyards, visitors can indulge in a variety of activities that will delight their senses.
Winery tours provide an opportunity to learn about the winemaking process, while premium experiences offer a chance to meet with winemakers and their families or enologists. Many experiences take place in stunning outdoor locations, such as on the banks of rivers or on historic sites, making the Herzegovina wine route a truly unique and unforgettable wine-tasting experience.
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Wine Experiences
Anđelić Wine Cellar
The Anđelić family has been dedicated to viticulture and the production of wine for over a century. The winery, notably, is run by a female sommelier and her children who are all wine enthusiasts and fantastic hosts. The ambiance of the space and the lively disposition of the Anđelić family will make your stay in Trebinje unforgettable.
Their quality wines, specializing in Žilavka and Vranac, are produced through familial devotion to the winemaking practice with the use of the best equipment available. The wine cellar is located seven meters underground and built into natural rock, offering natural conditions for aging the wine at a constant temperature as well as welcome relief to visitors on hot summer days. The wine tasting experience includes a tour of these cellars, delicious nibbles of homemade prosciutto and cheese, and a variety of wines produced on site. The family’s compelling history of winemaking will leave you enchanted.
Andrija Wine Cellars
The Ćorić family has a long tradition of winemaking, believed to extend to the first documentation of the family in the region over three hundred years ago. According to the family, “one could not possibly experience the full beauty of Andrija wines by only reading its descriptions, but also by tasting and drinking it moderately.” To taste is to truly experience the wine produced at the Andrija Wine Cellars. A visit to the family’s winery will not only include a tasting, but a visit to the cellar and surrounding vineyards, entrance to the old family home and museum, enjoyment of a range of traditional cuisine, and the potential to visit Paoča and its sites of historical importance.
To continue building upon the family tradition, in honor to grandfather and father Andrija the Ćorić family has built a new cellar, the capacity of which has already reached 1 million liters. With the most up to date equipment and expertise of proven oenologists, the vineyard has achieved great results in the production of high quality, top quality and archival wines & brandies.
Begić Wine Cellar
The Begić Winery is located along the border of Bosnia and Herzegovina and Croatia in the village of Prolog. The landscape is richly textured and colored with stone, wood, cultivated flowers, and an expansive vineyard. The family has been dedicated to the production of wine for over a century, but only began bottling wine with the intent of more commercial distribution in 1998.
Over the past two decades, the family has steadily increased production (currently at 20,000 bottles) while making investments in the most up to date technology to ensure premium quality wine. In particular, Begić is known for Plavac Mali, Plavac Mali Barrique, Plavac Rose, and Zilavka wines. A wine tasting at the family’s cellar can accommodate up to 50 guests and includes a selection of brandies produced on site as well as traditional Herzegovinian fare of cheese, prosciutto, fruits, and vegetables. The Begić family winery is an ideal place to slow your pace of travel for an afternoon, take in the peaceful ambiance of the country, and appreciate a quality Herzegovinian wine.
Carska Vina Grgo Vasilj
One hundred and fifty years ago, the AG cellar was founded on the love of grapes and the wine they produce. This still holds true today. The Vasilj family has been dedicated to winemaking for three generations. Today, their vineyards occupy a total area of 20 hectares, which are distributed through the areas of Medjugorje, Čitluk (Garište), Vionica, and Mostar. The sun from these ideal planting locations is reborn in the winery’s barrels. The name Carska Vina is linked to the revitalization of the winemaking practice in Herzegovina during the brief Austro-Hungarian occupation of Bosnia and Herzegovina (1878-1918).
During this period, the Austro-Hungarian authorities planted the first large vineyards in Herzegovina. It is known that wine produced from these vines was received at the Viennese court, where even the royalty could not deny the quality of Herzegovina’s wine. This history is the inspiration for the name of the Vasilj family brand – Imperial Wines. Today, guests can taste these wines in the spacious halls of the winery while listening to stories that provide insight into the meaning and significance of Herzegovina’s winemaking tradition.
Čitluk Winery
Named for its location, Čitluk is one of the largest wineries in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The winery was founded in 1957 – more than half a century it was part of the national agricultural economy, and since 2002 is privately owned. The winery has a respectable long tradition in the production of high quality wines. The vineyards stretch from Mostar to Čitluk on 400 ha of different locations. Chosen vineyard positions and favorable microclimate, together with a wise respect for tradition, on the one hand and the continuous modernization on the other hand, resulted in wines of distinctive flavors, full bodied and harmonious taste.
A tasting at Čitluk includes a visit to the Stone Vineyards, the largest plantation in the country. This area encompasses 100 hectares and is known for its unique appearance of what appears to be a stone desert transformed into a green oasis of vines. Romanca, Čitluk’s restaurant and wine cellar with a tasting room, was created as a logical extension of the winery and intended for wine based tourism developed in conjunction with the Herzegovina Wine Route.
Dabić Winery
The Dabić Winery is located in the heart of the fertile wine region of Eastern Herzegovina, just beyond the Dubrovnik hinterland. The winery represents an optimal blend of traditional viticulture and modern wine innovations, based on expert knowledge, contemporary equipment, and the latest technology in wine and brandy production. An agronomist by profession, the founder of the winery, Igor Dabić, honed his skills in foreign viticulture and winemaking regions. Upon his return to Herzegovina, he fully applied his acquired knowledge and rich experience to the improvement and development of both viticulture and the production of top-quality wines and premium brandies.
The winery boasts a wide range of wines produced from local and other grape varieties, as well as high-quality brandies, awarded with many prizes. The winery’s products are well-received and successfully marketed in the regional markets of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, and Montenegro. The winery owns its own facility located along the Dubrovnik-Trebinje road in the village of Bihovo/Volujac. In addition to the modern winery, the facility also includes a tavern with a capacity of 50 seats, where individually or in organized tourist groups, visitors can taste all Dabić Winery’s products in a pleasant atmosphere and under expert guidance.
Discover their uniqueness along with traditional food from the Herzegovina region!
- Opening hours: Mon-Sun 09:00-20:00
- Type of production: Family – authentic
- Capacity: Tastyng Room capacity 50
- Payment method: Cash, Card, Invoice
- Language: ENG
- Accommodation – No
Anđelić Wine Cellar
The Anđelić family has been dedicated to viticulture and the production of wine for over a century. The winery, notably, is run by a female sommelier and her children who are all wine enthusiasts and fantastic hosts. The ambiance of the space and the lively disposition of the Anđelić family will make your stay in Trebinje unforgettable.
Their quality wines, specializing in Žilavka and Vranac, are produced through familial devotion to the winemaking practice with the use of the best equipment available. The wine cellar is located seven meters underground and built into natural rock, offering natural conditions for aging the wine at a constant temperature as well as welcome relief to visitors on hot summer days. The wine tasting experience includes a tour of these cellars, delicious nibbles of homemade prosciutto and cheese, and a variety of wines produced on site. The family’s compelling history of winemaking will leave you enchanted.
Andrija Wine Cellars
The Ćorić family has a long tradition of winemaking, believed to extend to the first documentation of the family in the region over three hundred years ago. According to the family, “one could not possibly experience the full beauty of Andrija wines by only reading its descriptions, but also by tasting and drinking it moderately.” To taste is to truly experience the wine produced at the Andrija Wine Cellars. A visit to the family’s winery will not only include a tasting, but a visit to the cellar and surrounding vineyards, entrance to the old family home and museum, enjoyment of a range of traditional cuisine, and the potential to visit Paoča and its sites of historical importance.
To continue building upon the family tradition, in honor to grandfather and father Andrija the Ćorić family has built a new cellar, the capacity of which has already reached 1 million liters. With the most up to date equipment and expertise of proven oenologists, the vineyard has achieved great results in the production of high quality, top quality and archival wines & brandies.
Marijanović Family Wine Cellar
Not far from Čitluk is the Marijanović Winery. This family winery is located in the quiet Herzegovinian village of Služanj. The family has been cultivating indigenous Herzegovinian varieties on this terrain for four generations with the more recent additions of two French varieties, Syrah and Cabernet Sauvignon. The quality of wine created on site is attributed to the microclimate and soil compositions, which bring out the complex flavors, minerality, and freshness of the grapes.
The cellar is located in the center of the vineyard, ensuring proximity to the grapes upon harvest. The cellar, equipped with modern technology, contributes to the production of both young, fresh and bolder, aged wines. The Marijanović family believes a passion for and appreciation of wine must be fostered through an understanding of the winemaking process. A visit to the family’s cellars will incorporate the knowledge necessary to experience the full pleasure of the wine being tasted. Through guided tastings, with the help of their oenologists, you will never indulge in a glass of wine in quite the same way.
Matić Winery
Vino Matić Čapljina does not in fact originate in Čapljina, where its headquarters are located today ,or even in Trebižat, where the Matić family resides today. Its roots can be traced back to the hills of Bodenik, where the story of Matić wine began over 150 years ago, high above the fertile Trebižat river valley.
Ozrenko Matić, the sixth generation of the family, continues the legacy of viticulture started by his ancestor Ante in 1870. The original vineyard, planted by Ante during the Ottoman era, is still tended with care by Ozrenko today. He proudly states, “Nikola started, Ante continued, Marko accepted, Antun followed, Božo immortalized, and now it’s my turn.”
Bodenik’s hills now host modern plantations of Žilavka and Blatina, where Ozrenko, understanding the challenges ahead, planted 35,000 vines at 150 meters above sea level. Today, the winery produces 50,000 bottles of exquisite white and red wine.
Matić wine is crafted according to the highest standards, adhering to GLOBALGAP quality with organic fertilization, mechanical processing, and the use of natural wild yeasts, all without artificial fertilizers, herbicides, or additives. This dedication ensures that every bottle reflects the authentic taste and history of the Matić family’s craft.
- Opening hours: By agreement
- Capacity: Tasting room 15
- Payment method: Cash
- Language: ENG
- Accommodation – No
Nuić Winery
The Nuić Winery was established in 2004 when the first 7 hectares of land was planted with vines; the first wines, Žilavka, Blatina, and Blatina Barrique, were launched in 2008. Since then, the family has expanded their cultivation area and the range of wines they offer. The Nuić Winery is located in the village of Crnopod, between Ljubuški and Međugorje, on a lowland area sheltered by soft rolling hills. Today, their terrain has expanded to encompass 43 hectares and 220,000 vines consisting mostly of Žilavka and Blatina, Trnjak, Syrah, Pošip, and more. Central to the Nuić winemaking practice is a respect for the local ecosystem and recognition that its qualities, including the red clay soil, elevation, exposure, and climate, contribute to bountiful yields. These natural components are combined with the most up to date viticultural techniques for the production of quality grapes and premium wines. The Winery offers a range of tasting options for those who would like to visit, providing an opportunity for guests to tour the winery and cellar with an expert. Their educated oenologists will be happy to introduce you to the secrets of producing top quality wines with new advanced technologies that have enriched the tradition with the best practices of today.