Negotin Wine Region on the Danube Wine Route of Serbia
Negotinska Krajina, a valley surrounded by two mountains and two rivers, enjoys a specific microclimate with hot, sunny summers and cold winters. Pimnice, a collection of 150 wine cellars, 15 of which are still in use, and candidate for the UNESCO World Heritage List, was built around 1861 and stores grapes harvested in the nearby vineyards. The wines of Negotinska Krajina used to be popular throughout Europe, Russia and Austria-Hungary and even had a specific association for trading the wines of Negotin. As early as the 17th century, the wine-growers of this region began to build their pimnica breweries where they preserved their wine in the stone villages. The beautiful locations of the wine settlements of Rajac, Rogalj, Smedovac, Štubik and Bratujevac have been preserved for visitors to enjoy today.
The Roman Emperors and Danube Wine Route, with its Danube and Adriatic Trails, extends through nine European countries and it is a network of sub-destinations, created around individual archaeological sites, locations, places and buildings, which are monuments to the leadership of the Roman emperors in Late Antiquity. The wine part of the Route incorporates the regions which continue the tradition of wine production begun in Roman times.
The Route was certified as a European Cultural Route by the European Institute for Cultural Routes (EICR).