DeWine Fest: The festival that put Bar on the wine map of the region

by Vino.rs Editorial Team

The rvi DeWine Fest , held on April 26, 2025 at the Princess Hotel in Bar, immediately showed that it has the potential to become a key point in the region’s wine calendar. More than 60 exhibitors from Montenegro, Serbia, Croatia, Slovenia, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Macedonia presented a rich selection of wines – from orange and sparkling wines, to powerful red coupages and refreshing white labels.

An extensive list of participants announced the gala performance at the pool of a prestigious hotel, but the storm played with the organization. Dark clouds over the largest Montenegrin harbor decided to move the festival to a large hall overlooking the sea.

From small and large domestic winemakers, through exclusivity from the region, to the giants Plantaža, Imako, Tikveš, from regional orange and sparkling wines, to the top wine delicacies of the Jerman winery or the far-famed Whispering Angel rosé in multi-sized bottle editions, everything had its own meaning and logical sequence. So let’s start from the beginning.