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Post by rex362 on Mar 10, 2009 11:16:47 GMT -5
Kosovo Wine Debuts In UK Market Pristina | 19 January 2009 | Wines Wines A Kosovo wine will make its debut in the UK market in March, part of the slow but steady return of the territory to the international oenological map.
Until the early 1990s, Kosovo produced significant quantities of red wine, most of which was sold in Germany under the Amselfelder brand. Wine production declined as internal unrest culminated in the 1998-99 war, but as stability returned, has been identified as an area of great potential for the new state, which declared independence from Serbia last February.
The main grape varieties that flourish in its continental climate are full-bodied reds like Vranac and Merlot, fruity purple-red Gamay and Prokupac, mainly used in making rose.
Shani Mullabazi, manager of the Stonecastle winery, told Balkan Insight that the Rahovec-based company was had clinched a deal to sell its Vranac-based premium wine in a major UK supermarket chain, adding to the export roster of its Pinot Noir and Merlot labels that were popular in continental Europe.
“After having introduced our wine in Switzerland, Austria and Germany, now we are also in the British market and very soon our wine will be available in the US market,” told Mullabazi, adding that sales were going well. “Our wines sell more abroad than in Kosovo, as we are largely neglected here. We made some 2.5 million euros in exports last year, which makes us a very serious company."
Vineyard Stonecastle is the biggest vineyard in Kosovo with a processing capacity of some 70,000 tons of grapes per year.
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Post by rex362 on Mar 10, 2009 11:33:30 GMT -5
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Post by rex362 on Mar 10, 2009 11:37:28 GMT -5
yes Rexxy ,,,,is a wine wino drunk
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