Winemaking

In the Vineyard
The delicate process of turning grapes into wine starts with the delightful mix of hot, sunny days, combined with cool nights and the right amount of rain throughout the year. We then source the best grapes from the over 2,000 growers we cooperate with, finding the exact grapes we need with the right sugar content to craft specific wines.
In addition to sourcing our grapes from individual farmers, Tikveš also maintains 500 hectares of our own vineyards, which are planned to be the source for Chardonnay, Merlot and Vranec, allowing us to better control the process of quality improvement and have a firmer control of the production process.
In the Winery
Once we’ve picked the very best grapes, it’s off to the winery where our oenologists continue their intense work, paying careful attention to every detail, from acceptance to crushing to fermentation, to maturation in oak barrels (for some wines) to bottling to storage and yes, even to shipping, knowing that at each step in this process, getting it right is what counts to produce excellent wines of distinction.
Our winemakers also have the freedom to experiment, developing special batches and using innovative techniques to come up with ever new and ever exciting wines.
The Result
The result of this entire process is splendid wines, from easily drinkable and very affordable everyday table wines to our ranges of premium wines.
We know that we are not just making wine, we are building a future. We don’t look at the harvest as just another time to collect grapes, press them and turn them into wine. We look at the harvest as an opportunity to create world-class wines, provide an income and future to the farmers and their families, export something special from Macedonia and build a future that everyone can be proud of. We are living a cause; it happens to be very, very fun.