The story behind Montegrande Wines

Wine Philosophy

Through our winemaking practices we aim to achieve a proper balance among all components of our wines trough complete process. The achievement of this balance between fruit, acidity, tannin, and alcohol ensures both a wine of finesse and enduring elegance, as well as a thread of continuity in our recognizable style, from vintage to vintage.

Family-owned boutique winery with years of experience, dedication and knowledge.

Knežević family is in winemaking for generations now. We are honoring the tradition of our forefathers but also embracing the contemporary wine producing technologies, to create the best possible wines and showcase the most valuable aspects of Montenegrin  wine culture.

The History

Monte Grande trademark was registered in 2014, starting with our flagship range of Red, White and Rose. Since, we have launched more than few Limited Editions of our super premium wines. However, that was not the start of the family winemaking saga. We have been wine makers for the past 4 generations as a regional traditional winemaking household with the last two generations having a Enology degree from the faculty of agricultural Technologies with experience of more than 50yrs total in running a small and large scale wine producing entities.

The Family

Knežević family is in winemaking for generations now. We are honoring the tradition of our forefathers but also embracing the contemporary wine producing technologies, to create the best possible wines and showcase the most valuable aspects of Montenegrin wine culture. 3 generations of the family members are taking part in our vineyard work and winemaking.

The Vision

Through our winemaking practices we aim to achieve a proper balance among all components of our wines trough complete process. The achievement of this balance between fruit, acidity, tannin, and alcohol ensures both a wine of finesse and enduring elegance, as well as a thread of continuity in our recognizable style, from vintage to vintage.

“The Creation of Wine Is a Calling for Our Family. We Take the Process Seriously, and We Do Not Compromise Any Step."

- Simo Knežević -

Winery Owner

Award-winning wines

Dedicated to the tradition and process, we are happy to take place in blind tastings, evaluations, competitions and festivals as well, by selecting the non-bias and an independently organized clubs and boards to grade our wines. Bellow are a few of our most favorite recognitions…

Vino Ljubljana 2017
Slovenian Wine Festival

Chardonnay Limited, Gold Medal

Monte Vino 2018
Montenegro Wine Festival

All wine categories, "Absolute Winner"

Mostar Wine Fest 2019
Wine & Food pairing festival

Vranac Limited, Premier Steak pairing Red Wine

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