The first cellar of our company was founded in 1963 in Lješkopolje, near the vineyard then known as “Pavlovine”. During the 1970s and 1980s, grapes were sourced from the vineyards of “Pavlovine”, “Sadine”, “Kokoti”, “Tološki Lug” and “Jelenak”.
At that time, the cellar also processed grapes from Crmnica — the cradle of Vranac. Wine processing took place in open concrete tanks: 32 tanks of 28,000 litres each. Wine maturation and ageing were carried out in barrels — 18 Slavonian oak barrels ranging from 4,000 to 8,000 litres — as well as in concrete cisterns with a capacity of 1.5 million litres and stainless steel vessels with a capacity of 2 million litres.
In the late 1980s, a dedicated space for bottle ageing was built — the place that today houses our wine archive, 8 metres below ground. It contains 14,000 bottles from the finest vintages. Here, wine matures in perfect conditions, and every bottle represents a valuable record of the continuity of quality, strength and longevity of our Vranac.
A New Era of the Cellar
In 1981, following the establishment of the cellar at Ćemovsko Polje, this facility became known as the Old Cellar. Since then, production has continued exclusively from grapes grown in Ćemovsko Polje.
The cellar was renovated in 2000. Tasting rooms were created, while the old barrels were taken out of use and transformed into original tasting tables.
In 2011, a new production line with a capacity of 400,000 litres was introduced.
Today
The Old Cellar, with its preserved appearance that reflects the spirit of times past, is today equipped with modern technology, representing a synergy of the old and the new.
Its capacity is 5 million litres. This is where our premium and ultra-premium wines are produced.
Šipčanik Cellar is located in a former military facility, in the central part of the vineyard, at a depth of more than 30 metres. The space is shaped like a winding tunnel, 356 metres long and covering 7,000 square metres, with a constant temperature between 17 and 19°C and natural air humidity of around 80% — ideal conditions for wine ageing. At any given moment, more than 2 million litres of wine are ageing here in oak barrels and casks made by renowned international producers. The impressive archive of Šipčanik Cellar holds more than 18,000 bottles of wine, carefully preserved over the decades. Every year, this cellar welcomes tens of thousands of visitors from all over the world.
A Rich and Unusual History
What makes this cellar truly special is its past. Over the decades, it has changed roles — from an Ottoman fortification, to a military airfield, to today’s oasis of wine. In the 1990s, the company’s management had a bold and unusual vision: to transform a space once defined by military silence into a cellar where wine could mature to perfection. Since November 2007, instead of aircraft, the cellar has housed oak casks that carefully preserve our wines.
Visit Šipčanik
Today, Šipčanik Cellar represents a unique blend of history, tradition and modern wine tourism, where visitors from around the world come to experience the meeting point of past and present, story and silence, and the flavours of food and wine. At Šipčanik, our guides, sommeliers and hosts welcome you every day, ready to introduce you to the tastes and aromas of Montenegro through wine and authentic gastronomic bites.
Ćemovsko Polje Cellar was established in 1981. At the time, it had a capacity of 190,000 hectolitres and a cold storage facility of 3,000 tonnes. Today, it has a capacity of 27 million litres and represents the largest cellar for processing grapes from Ćemovsko Polje.
Once the largest cellar in the former Yugoslavia, it is now equipped with modern technologies and a bottling line with a capacity of 10,000 bottles per hour.
This cellar is where wines from our classic and premium ranges are produced.
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