Montenegro makes more wine than it can reasonably drink, in more styles than any single guide can carry. This almanac is our reading of it. 3 regions, ranked the way we'd visit them; the houses our critics keep returning to; and a short list of restaurants where we'd spend the evening.
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The country, in numbers and adjectives.
The terroirs, by hand.
3 regions worth the trip first — chosen by the Femente desk for the houses we’d open with, the variety of styles within each, and the cooking that grew up around them.
Podgorica
Podgorica's reds lean toward ripe, immediately approachable wines—the region's heat and continental influence pull Vranac and Cabernet…
Wine of Montenegro
Montenegro's winemakers chase freshness and minerality in reds and whites alike, letting cool limestone soils speak louder than oak or…
Lake Skadar Valley
Skadar's whites lean saline and mineral-forward, shaped by altitude and the lake's moderating influence, while its reds show…
The country’s house grammar.
The 6 styles Montenegro makes most of, ranked by bottle count on Femente. The bar beneath each cell shows that style’s share of montenegro’s production.
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Czech Republic Cabernet Sauvignon Red — the country’s most numerous bottle.
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The houses that keep showing up.
1 Montenegro estates the prestige critics have agreed on — ordered by the count of 95+ scores across Vinous, Decanter, Wine Advocate and Wine Spectator.
Where to spend the evening.
12 rooms across Montenegro our editors keep coming back to — chosen for the cooking and the wine list, in that order.
Restoran Crno Jezero
European · Comfort — Pitomine
40
eGoist
Seafood · Grill · Mediterranean — Dobrota
40
EX MARKET
Street Food · European · Traditional — Bijelo Polje
40
Galija Beach
European · Traditional — Vrba
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ЕТНО СЕЛО ЦАРЕВИЋ
Grill · Traditional · European — Kovačko Polje
40
ODIVA Restaurant
Barbecue · Grill · Traditional — Petrov Do
40
Protokol Restoran & Gastro Bar
Grill · European · Modern — Podgorica
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Nacionalni Restoran Stara Kuća
European · Traditional — Podgorica
40
CENTAR BAR
Street Food · European — Podgorica
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Restoran Pace
European — Podgorica
40
Restoran Euphoria
European — Podgorica
40
Restoran Carević - Budva ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Grill · Traditional — Zagora
40
Montenegro — good to know
- How many wineries are in Montenegro?
- Femente tracks 53 wineries across 3 wine regions in Montenegro, alongside 31 critic-tracked restaurants.
- What are the main wine regions in Montenegro?
- The most-covered wine regions in Montenegro include Podgorica, Wine of Montenegro, and Lake Skadar Valley.
- What grapes is Montenegro known for?
- Among Montenegro's top-rated producers, the most common grapes are Chardonnay, Vranac, Shiraz/Syrah, and Cabernet Sauvignon.
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