Montenegrin Vranac vine variety in the most eastern point of the Vranac cultivation area- Knjazevac wine-growing region (Serbia)

For Montenegrin vine variety Vranac there is the opinion that high quality wines of this variety can be produced mostly in Mediterranea n climates and there is no possibility of over-spreading of this variety out of warmer areas. The most eastern point of the Vranac cultivation area is the Knjazevac wine-growing region (Serbia), the Potrkanje locality, which is characterized by colder climates (B climate Winkler zone) and an average vineyards altitude of 306 m. lt is in such environmental conditions wine from this variety are regularly assessed in the category of best quality wines "vrhunsko K.G.P.K. vino" with purple stamps of quality and origin within the ,PDO/PGI" system of geographical origin of Serbia. In this paper, a detailed wine analysis was carried out in ltaly using highly sophisticated laboratory equipment , where wine from the Vranac variety from the Knjazevac wine-growing region (Potrkanje locality} from the 2011, 2013 and 2015 vintage was analyzed. Laboratory analysis of quality parameters, including total anthocyanins , intensity of color, color tone of wine (A420, A520 , A620) , etc. for the characterization of the quality and specificity of the wine from the Vranac variety from Knjazevac wine-growing region were performed. In this paper certain positive characteristics of quality of Vranac variety wine are determined , regardless of the fact that the vineyards are in completely different climatic and soil conditions in relation to the originai conditions of Montenegro.