Crmnica

The Crmnica subregion is located in the southern part of the Skadar Lake region. Although it stretches along the entire western coast of Skadar Lake, it covers a relatively smaller area of 17,059.82 hectares.

The subregion includes viticultural oases such as Gluhi Do, Bukovik, Gluhi Do – West, and Dedići, along with islands on Skadar Lake within the municipality of Bar.

Grape producers from the Crmnica Subregion account for 11.18% of all producers in Montenegro’s viticulture registry. However, in terms of vineyard area, this subregion comprises only 0.67% (17.33 hectares) of the total registered vineyard area.

Producers here manage an average of 2.74 vineyard plots, with an average plot size of 0.18 hectares, reflecting the region’s rugged terrain. The average vineyard area per producer is 0.50 hectares.

The leading grape variety in Crmnica is the native Vranac, which occupies 34.31% of the vineyard area, and 36.59% when combined with mixed plantings. Other varieties include Kratošija (10.73%), Chardonnay (2.55%), Marselan (1.66%), Lisičina (0.92%), Smederevka (0.69%), Krstač (0.41%), and others.