Vintage days “Grapeball” in Vrsac on September 15-18

Vrsac, a city known for its wine, is organizing an event called Grapeball for all wine aficionados, where they will be able to attend numerous culture and sports event, along with the must-see Wine Road (a tour of wine cellars).

Grapeball has a long tradition and is held annually, each third weekend in September. The first wine exhibit in Vrsac was held at the local bistro Kod Dva Kljuca in 1857. The earliest written document dates from 1494 (when the court of the Hungarian king Vladislav II paid 10.5 ducats for a barrel of Vrsac wine). The mascot and the protector of vintage is called Vinko Lozic, created by Serbian playwright Jovan Sterija Popovic and a “direct descendant of the god Bacchus”.

He presides over and moderates the three-day parade and ceremony. At the grand opening, the mayor hands over the keys to the city, which are returned at the grand closing. During Grapeball, visitors can attend numerous cultural, commercial and sports events, as well as various grape and wine exhibits.

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Wine Road

Kod Dva Kljuca

Vinko Lozic

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