The territory of the Republic of Macedonia has adequate conditions for production of grapes and wine. Its location on the Balkan Peninsula and indirect influence of the Mediterranean climate, which can be directly noticed only in the lower reaches of the river Vardar through Gevgelija, Valandovo to Demir Kapija and a less effect in Negotino, creates specific conditions for vine growing.

Wine primary function was to enhance meals and family gatherings. Unfortunately, we seem to have lost sight of wine's basic purpose. In far too many cases, it has become a luxury item that is reserved for special occasions. It now has so many pretensions associated with it that lots of us feel intimidated when we buy wine lest we choose the "wrong" one. Wine critics and wine publications tell us which are the "best" wines by using scoring systems. Many people have become wine collectors who have accumulated cellars full of 95 point wines that they can't afford to drink. In many ways enjoying wine has become a competitive event!

The history of wine spans thousands of years and is closely intertwined with the history of agriculture, cuisine, civilization and man himself. Archaeological evidence suggests that the earliest wine production came from sites in Georgia and Iran, dating from 6000 to 5000 BC. The archaeological evidence becomes clearer, and points to domestication of grapevine, in Early Bronze Age sites of the Near East, Sumer and Egypt from around the third millennium BC.