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
Domano Winery
Domano Winery is located on the road between Mostar and Čapljina on the Dubrava Plateau in the village Domanovići. The winery presents a classic but multifunctional space with an architectural style that draws inspiration from the local culture and landscape. Here, visitors can unwind in a relaxing atmosphere while experiencing a wine tasting and sampling the best of Herzegovinian delicacies. Domano winery produces around 200.000 bottles per year and is best known for its sparkling Žilavka wine, the first and only wine of this type in the country. The cellar of Domano Winery is home to the largest oak barrel in Bosnia and Herzegovina with an outstanding capacity of 16,230 liters. Numerous domestic and international awards, including two Decanter’s Platinum medals (2017) for the Best Central & Eastern European white & red wine (Žilavka2016 & Blatina2015), are a testament to the exceptional quality of the wines produced on site.
Emporia
Driving along the road connecting the city of Mostar to the picturesque town of Blagaj, you will not fail to notice a slick stone edifice surrounded by endless rows of lush vineyards. As you turn from the road and pass through the imposing gate, you will gradually recognize the contours of the Emporia Hotel & Winery, a stunning combination of traditional and modern architecture. It is here that the Austro-Hungarian government set up the first modern vineyard in Bosnia and Herzegovina in 1886, cultivating the local varieties of Žilavka and Blatina for the needs of the Habsburg court in Vienna.
Today, the winery continues to produce top-quality wines in accordance with traditional recipes enriched by modern technology. Sip some of Emporia’s wines while enjoying lunch at its exclusive restaurant offering the best of local and international cuisine. Let your eyes wander around the acres of vineyards surrounding the winery and make your way to the cellar to witness the magic of wine production. And don’t worry if you don’t feel like leaving – Emporia offers a small number of rooms in its boutique hotel located right in the winery, with the additional perk of a stunning swimming pool reserved for hotel guests only!
Erovino Winery
Erovino Vineyards and Winery was founded in 2006 in the settlement of Rotimlja on the road between Mostar and Stolac. Erovino and its proprietors are known for embodying the generosity of spirit associated with the people of Herzegovina. The winery and adjoining restaurant provide a wonderful opportunity to taste the wine produced on site, as well as a selection of some of the finest local rakija and an enticing gastronomic offer. If you are unfamiliar with rakija – a strong fruit brandy – this is more reason to make the stop if you find yourself passing by on the way to Trebinje or Neum. Take the time to enjoy a conversation with your host and hear his story, which will surely leave you speechless. The love of family and inspiration found in the intergenerational tradition of wine production is firmly rooted in this establishment and will impart to you, their guest, an understanding of the indelible connection between the land of Herzegovina, those who work its soil, and the wine which is produced from its vines.
Lug Winery
Lug Vineyards and Winery is located in Crnići near Stolac. This winery identifies strongly as family owned and operates based out of the family home, making it ideal for small groups, families, and individuals who are in search of an intimate wine tasting and gastronomic experience. The winery’s products are rooted in traditional recipes, which are known to retain a particular, heady aroma that seems to elude those produced by larger wineries. The origin of Lug Winery and the story of the Perutina family who operates it will contribute to a memorable wine tasting which is accompanied by similar homemade cheeses and prosciutto. If you are in search of a full meal indicative of Herzegovina, look no further. Indulge in lamb, veal, or trout – these ingredients are central to the local cuisine and required eating for all those who explore the region!
Marijanović Family Wine Cellar
The Marijanović Family Wine Cellar is known as one of the most innovative wineries in Herzegovina, producing both excellent single varietal domestic and international wines – Žilavka, Blatina, Syrah and Cabernet Sauvignon – and unique blends such as the famous 33 Barrique.
Located in the village of Služanj between Čitluk and Međugorje, the Marijanović winery is nestled in the gorgeous environment of its own vineyards, thus minimizing the time between grape harvesting and processing, and thereby contributing to the quality of wine.
Visitors to the winery are treated to a memorable experience led by winemaker Josip Marijanović, representing his family’s fourth generation of wine producers. The visit includes a descent into the winery’s cellars dug into the ground, as well as a tasting of Marijanović wines in its elegant tasting room that can accommodate up to 70 persons, accompanied by typical Herzegovinian finger foods such as local prosciutto and cheese.
The Marijanović winery is in the final phases of construction of a boutique hotel located above the wine cellar, so that soon you will be able to fully immerse yourself in this unique ambience!
Mata Wine Cellars
The proprietors of the Mata Winery recognize that the foundation of their quality wine is the unequaled local ecology; their cultivated land in Blatnica and the warm glow of the Brotnjo sun are deeply valued and appreciated for what they have the capacity to create. It comes as no surprise that their wine making practice resolves to accomplish more with “less.” Their winemaking tradition focuses on the autochthonous varieties Žilavka and Blatina. Mata’s productions of outstanding brandies and fruit liqueurs should not be overlooked. The Vučić family lives by the expression “He who
knows how to enjoy his wine proves the art of living and he who leaves his wine to rest in a cellar proves its quality.” A visit to their cellar may persuade you to live by this expression as well. Enjoy wine tasting while overlooking
the palm trees of the family’s estate or in the intimate atmosphere of the tasting room, ideal for smaller groups.
Aćimović Winery
The Aćimović Wine Cellar is a family owned and operated winery in Trebinje. The winery belongs to a new wave of modern winemaking in Herzegovina in an effort to create the highest quality wine produced only in limited batches.The basic philosophy of “Podrum Aćimović” is reflected in the production of wines that are characterized by elegance and harmony of aroma and taste.
The winery is accompanied by a spacious restaurant ideal for larger groups and organizations. Aćimović also has an Ethno house, which provides an authentic depiction of the traditional lifeways of Trebinje’s people.
Anđelić Wine Cellar
The winding road towards the Anđelić family winery on the outskirts of Trebinje is a path well worth taking! Enter the oasis of calm that is the winery’s courtyard and relax while tasting your first sip of one of Anđelić’s excellent wines, including Žilavka and Vranac as well as international varieties such as Chardonnay and Cabernet Sauvignon and a Merlot-based rose.
Find out more by descending seven meters underground into the wine cellar dug into a living rock, thus naturally creating the perfect conditions for preserving wine in the hot climate of Herzegovina. Hear the fascinating history of the Anđelić family, which has been producing wine for well over a century, the tradition now continuing with Milica Anđelić, Bosnia and Herzegovina’s only female winery owner and the country’s first female sommelier, as well as her daughter Milena, Bosnia and Herzegovina’s youngest sommelier!
The experience would not be complete without a taste of the excellent local prosciutto and cheese served at Anđelić.
Aćimović Winery
The Aćimović Wine Cellar is a family owned and operated winery in Trebinje. The winery belongs to a new wave of modern winemaking in Herzegovina in an effort to create the highest quality wine produced only in limited batches.The basic philosophy of “Podrum Aćimović” is reflected in the production of wines that are characterized by elegance and harmony of aroma and taste.
The winery is accompanied by a spacious restaurant ideal for larger groups and organizations. Aćimović also has an Ethno house, which provides an authentic depiction of the traditional lifeways of Trebinje’s people.
Anđelić Wine Cellar
The winding road towards the Anđelić family winery on the outskirts of Trebinje is a path well worth taking! Enter the oasis of calm that is the winery’s courtyard and relax while tasting your first sip of one of Anđelić’s excellent wines, including Žilavka and Vranac as well as international varieties such as Chardonnay and Cabernet Sauvignon and a Merlot-based rose.
Find out more by descending seven meters underground into the wine cellar dug into a living rock, thus naturally creating the perfect conditions for preserving wine in the hot climate of Herzegovina. Hear the fascinating history of the Anđelić family, which has been producing wine for well over a century, the tradition now continuing with Milica Anđelić, Bosnia and Herzegovina’s only female winery owner and the country’s first female sommelier, as well as her daughter Milena, Bosnia and Herzegovina’s youngest sommelier!
The experience would not be complete without a taste of the excellent local prosciutto and cheese served at Anđelić.
Andrija Wine Cellars
Experience the best of Herzegovinian hospitality and family traditions at Andrija Winery! The Ćorić family has been engaged in wine production for four generations, with the winery receiving its name from Andrija Ćorić, who significantly advanced and expanded production in the mid-20th century.
The modern Andrija Wine Cellar is a love letter to the stone that dominates the Herzegovinian landscape and the wine it brings forth through its vineyards. Start your visit with a small exhibition dedicated to the family history and continue to the expansive restaurant and tasting room with a gorgeous view over the surrounding vineyards. Taste some of Andrija’s famous wines and brandies with a traditional Herzegovinian plate of home-made bread, cured meats, cheese and olives. The true treasure of the Andrija Winery is the wine cellar, resembling a traditional Herzegovinian stone house and housing a “wine bank”, an archive of the most valuable wines owned by Andrija’s friends and business partners.
The latest addition to the winery is the Andrija Wine & Heritage Hotel, the first of its kind in Bosnia and Herzegovina, offering luxurious rooms overlooking the surrounding vineyards.