Bovin Winery is the first private owned winery in Macedonia . The company was established in 1998, the year when 120.000 bottles of high quality white and red wines were produced. It is these wines which Bovin was represented by on 1999 Agro-Expo Fair in Skopje where "Venus" earned in the champion title in the category of red wines, whereas all the other Bovin wines were awarded golden medals.
The following years Bovin was present at the Agro-Expo fair with the following results.

             2000 - "Venus" Champion
             2001 - "Dissan" Champion
             2002 - "Dissan" Champion
             2003 - "Dissan" Champion
             2004 - "Daron"  Champion
             2005 - "Daron"  Champion

  Bovin winery was presented at the Belgrade fair "World Of Wines" from 1999 - 2003 and won all gold medals for all presented wines.

  Bovin winery achieved its highest success at the "Food And Wine" fair 2000 in Copenhagen - Denmark where the wine "Pinot noir" was proclaimed absolute winner in competition of more then 650 types of wines from France, Italy, Spain, S.Africa, California, Chile and others.

Bovin was presented at "Chardonnay Du Monde" (Chardonnay of the World) in France in 2003, 2004 and 2005 and won bronze medals in world competition of 1200 producers of chardonnay. This is considered a great challenge for us to improve the quality of our white wines.

Established in 1998, as the first privately owned winery in Macedonia, BOVIN Winery in Negotino has continually grown to reach an overall annual output of one million bottles of wine.  Under the direction of the Winery’s professional management team this ambitious objective was reached in 2001.  BOVIN’S quality driven strategy of targeting the domestic market’s high-end consumers has paid the dividend of increasing exports by a factor of ten.  BOVIN wines are now found in Europe, North America and Asia.

Bovin owns 60 hectares of prime vineyards in Tikvesh wine district.  The Tikvesh district has approximately 11,000 ha of grapes, which represents about one third of the total vineyard area of Macedonia.  It is the driest area of Balkan Peninsula with a total annual temperature of 5300ºC - 5500ºC and rainfall of 500-600 liters per square meter.  The maximum daily temperature during July and August is regularly around 40ºC.  With a deep plowing layer, the rich soils supply the grapes with a constant supply of water.  Gentile North winds provide a natural protection from cryptogrammic diseases.

BOVIN's wines are produced from grapes picked from selected vineyards that are not irrigated and use environmentally friendly vineyard practices.  This, coupled with carefully controlled fermentation and modern production equipment, make these wines among the most exclusive and highly valued wines in the Republic of Macedonia.  The white wines produced by Bovin are Sauvignon Blanc, Rhein Riesling, Chardonnay, Symphony and Muscat Frontignan, and the red wines are varietals Pinot Noir, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Vranec and the proprietary blends Venus, Alexandar, Dissan, Daron and Premier, and a rosé wine Hermes.

BOVIN has won several regional and international awards that show the quality of the wines.  The winery’s most important achievements include the awards won at the 2000 "Food and Wine" Fair in Copenhagen, Denmark, where the Pinot Noir was proclaimed absolute winner-Grand Prix in competition with wines from around the globe.  In 2002, 2003 and 2004 BOVIN Chardonnay back to back Bronze medals at the ”Chardonnay of the World” competition held at Ravatys Castle in Burgundy.  BOVIN has been honored with 67 medals in Macedonia’s premiere competition, AgroExpo (Skomesa) Skopje, including the most valuable prize – CHAMPION, for the last 7 years

Bovin Winery organize tasting of wines from its own production in Bovin tasting room Bovin Winery of Negotino, and for that purpose we recommend folloing:

    1st Arrival of a group of minimum 10 and 60 guests maximum Winery Bovin;
    2nd Reviewing the winery and the way the production of wine in Bovin;
    3rd Tasting of 12 wines types in Bovin, with expert comment from Bovin. Tasting takes place during lunch;
    4th Serving lunch, which consists of the following:

Snack;
Seasonal salad;

Main meal that consists of 2-3 pieces of meat with garnish or agreement;
Unlimited wine for consumption;
Halva dessert / sweet.

-Opportunity to purchase wines Bovin (factory prices).
- Duration of tasting wines-between 1.5-3.0 h, depending on the type of tasting (with lunch or just snack).

Rates:

a) EUR 30.00, in Macedonian denars, person for a tasting lunch, without VAT 18%.

 

b) EUR 15, 00, in Macedonian denars, by a person for a tasting and snack, without VAT 18%.