Rtanj

On the way to the first flight to Abu Dhabi, we pass the special reserve "Rtanj", a first category nature reserve of international and national importance, and the UNESCO World Heritage Site Felix Romuliana in Gamzigrad near Zajecar, one of many Roman monuments in an area that produced 17 Roman emperors. If it were miraculously possible to travel in time, the Italian would be very surprised at the Roman heritage in this region. If it were miraculously possible to travel in time, the French wine merchant would be quite surprised today at the grape varieties growing in the vineyards of Negotinska Krajina. His ancestors were active in Negotin at the end of the 19th century, buying up huge stocks of wine, which they transported to Sète, Nantes, Bordeaux and other French ports. He would be surprised that until 1889 only Serbian wines from Negotin were known in France. Wine merchants from Bordeaux especially appreciated the quality of Negotin wines. And he would be even more surprised that the wine from Nrgotinska Krajna saved the French wine from extinction. At the end of the 19th century, it is said that vineyards in France were uprooted because of phylloxera and restored with cuttings from the Negotin region... The Negotin region, known for its wine legends, is most often associated with Bordeaux, due to the peculiarity of the terroir, which produces high-quality international red grape varieties.Read more