It takes time to create this exceptional wine. A wine steeped in timeless monastic tradition, handcrafted in limited quantities, with love and devotion by the monks of Hilandar. With grapes grown on vines dating back to the foundation of the Holy Monastery of Hilandaron the sacred mountain of Mount Athos in 1198.
Harvest time at St. Savas Field, where vines date back to the foundation of the Holy Monastery of Hilandar in 1198.
We live in a world of abundance. Sometimes it seems that we have everything. Except time.
Timeless Mount Athos. A UNESCO World Heritage site. Far from the “distraction of the distractions,” the blips and beeps, likes and shares and the endless breaking news updates in the hectic world we live in.
Providing time… The time needed to create exceptional wine.
The Holy Monastery of Hilandar. Where grapes are cultivated at vineyards dating back to the foundation of the monastery, producing wines steeped in monastic tradition, made with love and devotion by the monks of Hilandar since 1198.
St. Savas Field seen from the Tower of Saint King Milutin Completed in 1302.
St. Sava’s Field stretches from the Aegean Sea reaching up the slopes of Mount Athos. Within 17 hectares, selections of Merlot, Cabernet Franc and Cabernet Sauvignon are cultivated. The microclimate of Mount Athos, with its cold nights and mild warm days, makes this an ideal location to grow grapes of exceptional quality.
It is said that God is in the details. Not necessarily in what we define as perfection. But in that essential perfect harmony. Spiritual harmony. This harmony needs time.
Wine has always played a role in everyday monastic life at the Holy Monastery of Hilandar.
Following a devastating fire in 2004, which destroyed a large part of the monastery, the monks decided to expand the winery in order to share the treasure of Hilandar and generate the revenues required for restoration.
Today, there is a modern winery located in a traditional stone building with cellars dating back to 1734 near the St. Sava’s Field vineyard.
A portion of all sales go directly to restoring the monastery and its treasures.
Grapes harvested by hand by the monks of Hilandar.
Harvest time. When grapes are harvested by monks of the Holy Monastery of Hilandar, against the backdrop of the Tower of Saint King Milutin.
Timeless… The way it’s been since vines were first planted in St. Sava’s Field in 1198.
St. Sava’s Field stretches from the Aegean Sea reaching up the slopes of Mount Athos.
It takes time to get to Mount Athos. The sacred mountain. But as soon as you get there you step back in time. And you rediscover time.
Time for the spirit. Time for the soul. Time to consider. Time to reflect. Time to connect. Time to be.
Find time to visit the Holy Monastery of Hilandar. Time to discover the treasures of the monastery. The rich simplicity of monastic life.
Time to experience the wines of Hilandar.
Harvest time at St. Savas Field, where vines date back to the foundation of the Holy Monastery of Hilandar in 1198.