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18 - 20. MARCH 2018 DÜSSELDORF, GERMANY From the best vineyards INSPIRATION 4 ABOUT SERBIA 9 VINARIJA ALEKSANDROVIĆ IMAGINATION 11 ALEKSIĆ WINERY SENSATION 13 DESPOTIKA 15 ERDEVIK 17 VINARIJA LASTAR 19 RUBIN 21 JIT-INŽENJERING AGRO 23 VINO BUDIMIR 25 VINARIJA VIRTUS 18 - 20. March 2018 27 VINARIJA ZVONKO BOGDAN Düsseldorf, Germany 28 CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY OF SERBIA HALL 15 STAND/K08 29 DEVELOPMENT AGENCY OF SERBIA (RAS) “Republic of Serbia is a state of Serbian people and all citizens who live in it, based on the rule of law and social justice, principles of civil democracy, human and minority rights and freedoms, and commitment to European principles and values”. Serbia Constitution of the Republic of Serbia, Article 1.

GENERAL DATA ADVANTAGES OF INVESTING IN SERBIA Location: Southeastern Europe, central part of the Western Balkans • Favorable geographic position, owing to which any Geographic coordinates: 44 00 N and 21 00 E shipment can reach any location in Europe within 24 hours Territory: 88,361 square kilometers • Highly educated and competitive labor force Population: 7.2 million (the data for AP Kosovo and Metohia excluded)* • Restructured and stable financial system Borders with: , , Bulgaria, Macedonia, Albania, Montenegro, Bosnia and Herzegovina and • Simple procedures for a company start–up and registration Capital city: , circa 1.6 million inhabitants • Simple procedures for foreign trade transactions State organization: Parliamentary Republic and foreign investments Official language: Serbian National currency: RSD – dinar Time zone: GMT+1 FREE TRADE EXPORT OF SERBIAN GOODS

Goods made in Serbia benefit from several Free Trade Agreements and Generalized System of Preferences which provide simplified placement on markets with more than 1.3 bn people. • Agreement with the Russian Federation, Belarus and Kazakhstan • Stabilisation and Association Agreement with the EU • CEFTA • Agreement with the EFTA members • Agreement with Turkey • Australia (GSP) • Japan (GSP) • USA (GSP)

Tax rate on personal income of 10% Corporate profit tax rate of 15% VAT rate: general – 20% special – 10% “Serbia’s wine scene is undoubtedly dynamic and one to watch, Owing to the long wine history dating back to the 3rd Century AD, today Serbia is a dynamic with the best wineries wine country, continuously growing and ex- showing that Serbia’s panding in the last couple of years by using a wines really do have mix of modern wine tools and long term tradi- tion. Predominantly young wineries bring the great potential.” expansion in production of high quality wines in Serbia, whereas the number of new ones is Caroline Gilby MW growing year on year. Made in Serbia; www.jancisrobinson.com Serbia’s wine map has three wine regions: Vo- jvodina, Central Serbia and Kosovo and Me- tohija, which are further divided into 22 wine districts with currently 400 wineries. Total number of vineyards extends to 25,000 ha TASTE with rich diversity of different soils and micro- climates, that offer authentic and distinctive wines in different styles. Serbian wines will leave an impression no matter if you decide to try indigenous prok- upac, grašac or tamjanika; or big wines creat- ed from international grape varieties, but with THE WINE authentic expression carrying the character- istics of the terroir from which they originate. made for sensation choice for inspiration

ALEKSANDROVIĆ WINERY

Aleksandrović winery is situated in Serbia in a village called Vinča, 80km south from Bel- grade. We own 75 hectares of vineyards and our annual production is 300,000 bottles. Our prime goal is the quality and we can proudly state many medals acquired at the most prestigious global competitions such as Decanter (London), IWSC (London), Mun- dusvini (Germany), AWC (Austria). Our most treasured wine is a white wine ‘Trijumf’ (Triumph), produced in accordance with the original blend composition from 1932. We received the original recipe for Trijumf VINARIJA ALEKSANDROVIĆ from the royal cellar master Zivan Tadić, who was the winemaker of the Karadjordjevic Royal House before the World War Two. Trijumf was served at a few European royal Village of Vinca, 34310 Topola - Oplenac, courts at that time. Serbia M: +381 62 23 71 48 Today, Aleksandrović wines represent the master-piece that reflects the climate, land E: [email protected] and terroir. www.vinarijaaleksandrovic.rs

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ALEKSIĆ WINERY

Wine made by female hands.

Since its foundation in 2006, Aleksić Winery has been proving that the most beautiful things are made by the hands of women. Through their wines that capture your heart by the first flavour, the three sisters promote the power of family love and devotion to their work. Giving themselves through 13 labels of liquid love each year, they augment people’s joy, making their country proud of their wine goddesses. Aleksić Winery is awarded with 47 medals for wine quality. It is the winner of the Best National Producer Award by AWC from Vienna, as well as the Women’s Dragon Award for ALEKSIĆ WINERY Entrepreneurial Venture. Industrijski blok 9/1, 17500 Vranje, Aleksić Winery is located in Vranje, the south of Serbia that is the area with the greatest Serbia M: +381 62 88 00 931 number of sunny days. It possesses state-of-the-art technology equipment for wine E: [email protected] processing with average annual production of 350,000 litters of red, white and rose [email protected] wines, which rates them among the top ten out of 400 registered wineries in Serbia. www.podrumaleksic.rs

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DESPOTIKA

Despotika winery was founded in 2010. It is Wines: located near the city of Smederevska Palanka Beskraj (Sauvignon Blanc) in Šumadija region, which is 90km far from Morava (Morava) Belgrade. Winery belongs to Šumadija wine Dodir (Muscat Ottonel / Tamjanika) region, Krnjevo subregion where the tradition of Nebo (Rhine Riesling / Pinot Blanc) wine production is one of the oldest in Europe. Nemir rose (Prokupac / Cabernet Despotika is a modern winery, with the aim and Sauvignon) DESPOTIKA vision of producing high quality wines from our Zmajeviti (Prokupac) 11423 Vlaški Do, Smederevska Palanka, own vineyards based on new technologies in Svedok (Pinot Noir) Serbia order to promote both Serbian and Balkan wine Trag (Merlot) P: +381 26 30 21 26 | +381 64 82 14 125 culture and oenology tradition. Dokaz (Cabernet Sauvignon) E: [email protected] www.despotika.rs

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ERDEVIK

Erdevik Winery is located in Erdevik, a vil- and Syrah are grown, lies on 45 hectares lage on the western slopes of Fruška gora. of the land above the village of Krčedin at At the beginning of XIX century there were the ideal 100 metres above sea level. The numerous vineyards planted in Erdevik. So soil there is layered, full of minerals, which in 1826, Count Livie Odeskalki decided to gives our wines firmness and complexity. build this cellar. Erdevik Winery today is a We look after and nurture our vineyards, we blend of modern and traditional. pick the grapes manually choosing only the All the top quality wines are produced from best bunches for our wines. ERDEVIK their own vineyards, which lie on the right The wines ferment in wood, in the biggest bank of the Danube river. barrique cellar in Serbia with over 400 bar- Milin do 16, 22230 Erdevik, Serbia P: +381 22 75 28 75 The vineyard, where Sauvignon Blanc, rels made from French, American and Sla- F: +381 22 75 29 18 Chardonnay, Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon vonian oak. E: [email protected] www.erdevikwinery.com

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LASTAR WINERY

Lastar Winery builds its identity on the from the location show that soil in the Lastar unique terroir of the Levač vineyards vineyards is predominantly clay, with a large (south of Šumadija region, Central Serbia), percentage of limestone and minerals and determined by its geographic position, rich a number of rocky layers of different origin viticulture land and its long wine-making and composition in deeper layers. Selection tradition. Levča vinogorje (wine hills) is part of assortment imported from France (Richter of the three Morava wine-growing area. FR) was conducted with the leading French Lastar Winery was established in 2013, and and domestic pedologists. The climate is it represents one of the most contemporary moderate, always with cold nights, which wineries in Serbia. We currently own 22 contributes to wines being elegant and hectares of vineyards, which will continue complex, with accentuated fruit favour in to expand in the future. Our own vineyards the end. Bearing in mind the similarity with and the winery building itself are located at the terroir of Burgundy, it is no surprise that the micro-location of Gaj, on the territory of the varieties that give the best results here VINARIJA LASTAR Sekurić village. In addition to young plants, are precisely Chardonnay, Pinot Noir and the Sekurič BB, 35263 Belušić, Serbia the winery also has mature plants that domestic Muscat variety, Tamjanika. M: +381 63 10 92 970 | +381 66 81 35 016 are between 15 and 40 years old. Detailed In a short period of time, we have become E: [email protected] www.vinarijalastar.com analyses of more than 300 samples collected one of the most successful Serbian wineries.

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RUBIN

Rubin was founded in 1955 as a company Today, we have a total of 1,200 ha of for production and trade in grapes, wine, vineyards. We are exceptionally committed alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks. The to the quality and growth of wine business, main goal was to develop viticulture and which is why over the last decade our production of wine and alcoholic drinks, main preoccupation has been investment based on grape and wines in Serbia. in the development of viticulture and the Rubin a.d. is the largest producer of wine and spreading of the wine culture in Serbia. RUBIN alcoholic beverages in our country. We sell With its continuous growth, Rubin has over 14 million litters of alcoholic beverages turned towards the selection of varieties Nade Marković 57, Kruševac, Serbia and the intensive planting of Prokupac and P: +381 37 41 26 99 per year. Rubin owns the largest number F: +381 37 43 89 80 production of wine from Prokupac, Serbian of wines in Serbia with the designation of E: [email protected] protected geographical indication. autochthonous variety. www.rubin.rs

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TRIVANOVIĆ WINERY

Winery Trivanović is a family winery from in the winery. The results are more than Fruška gora, the Republic of Serbia, dating visible through awards won at international back to 1959, when a small amateur wine wine competitions, as well as through production started operating for its own exponential sales growth. We have retained needs. Grandfather had founded it and the seal of the family winery with excellent father continued more or less this traditional taste of our wines, which has been greatly approach of wine making. New times accepted by wine audience. create different tastes and also different Welschriesling, Pinot Grigio, Shiraz, JIT-INŽENJERING AGRO approaches. Cabernet Sauvignon are some of our Milin Do 53, 22230 Erdevik, Serbia In the last few years, our family winery has popular wines from our own vineyards P: +381 22 71 59 81 turned completely towards the market and where we work hard year in, year out to M: +381 63 20 04 84 E: [email protected] followed the trends with the young forces make them special. www.vinarijatrivanovic.rs

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VINO BUDIMIR

Vino Budimir estate is a family owned win- The key pillars of grandfather Budimir’s ery located in one of the oldest winemak- winemaking philosophy are that he believes ing regions on the Balkans. Our winemaking in long fermentation with minimum inter- relies on the knowledge and experience of ruptions of the process, minimal raking and our grandfather Budimir Zdravković who the use of old oak, along with the intention VINO BUDIMIR has had 70 harvests. of preserving truly delicate and glorious Borjanksa 23, Aleksandrovac, Serbia We are very proud to have the access to aromatics of our wine. We strongly believe P: +381 62 59 04 40 E: [email protected] more than a century old wine yards with our that our wines are pure and in total harmo- [email protected] ny with the beauty of our ancestral land and local indigenous varieties Tamjanika and [email protected] Prokupac that are the focus of our wine story. the uniqueness of our estate. www.vinobudimir.com

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VIRTUS WINERY

It was founded at the end of 2010 and is lo- following varieties: Sauvignon Blanc, Pinot cated on the territory of the Mlava region Grigio, Gewürztraminer, Pinot Noir, Cabernet – Požarevac wine-growing hills. The vine- Sauvignon, Marselan and Prokupac. yards cover a 27.5 hectares land complex Fantastic geo-climate conditions of this re- in Viteževo, between Žabari and Svilajnac. gion allow for the grapevine cultivation to- During 2011 and 2012, we cultivated grape- day, as well as thousands of years ago, which vine seedlings in the area of 15 hectares and is corroborated by archaeological excavation started with the phase-construction of the winery complex. The major part of techno- of sites from the Antiquity. logical and administrative facilities has been Today we also bear witness to a new wave VINARIJA VIRTUS completed at present. in wine production. We hope to make our Viteževo bb, 12374 Žabari, Serbia With a desire to get prime quality wines, we wines famous even outside our country and P: +381 35 28 30 03 M: +381 63 20 12 59 have imported grape seedlings from France that we will manage to convey a part of its E: [email protected] and have established vineyards with the spirit through the drops of our wines. www.vinarijavirtus.rs

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ZVONKO BOGDAN WINERY

On the eastern banks of Lake Palić, in the Respecting the region’s traditions, white very north of Serbia, anchored in an ocean grapes (Sauvignon blanc, Pinot blanc, Pinot of vines, lies the Zvonko Bogdan vineyard, Grigio, Chardonnay and yellow Muscat) and built in the Secession style characteristic of red (Merlot, Frankovka, Cabernet Franc and the traditional architecture of this region and Cabernet sauvignon) were grown. the nearby town . It is well known that the production of good wine and its authenticity starts in the vine- It began in 2008 when, uniting the specific yard, but to turn the high quality grape into Palić wine tradition with the state-of-the-art a fine wine, modern technology plays an French technology, it took its clear aim at the important role. The advice of established production of top quality wine carrying the experts in the field of oenology completes stamp of the region of its origin. the requirements for a top quality wine of The Zvonko Bogdan vineyard covers 59 unique character. VINARIJA ZVONKO BOGDAN hectares in the Subotica-Horgoš sands The wine range consists of 8 Kanjiški put 45, Palić, 24000 Subotica, Serbia district at three locations: Palić, Ludaš and players, Rose, Life flows, Sauvignon blanc, P: 024 4150 275 Radić, each of which gives to the wine the Pinot blanc, Pinot grigio, Chardonnay, Rose F: 024 4150 373 style and character of its specific origin and sec, Cuvee No.1, Icon Campana Albus and E: [email protected] microclimate. Icon Campana Rubimus. www.vinarijazvonkobogdan.com

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Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Serbia is an independent, modern and responsible non- budgetary institution, a national association of all Serbian businesspeople, which serves the best interests of its members and the Serbian economy, owing to its tradition, experience and knowledge. Our key commitment is to make Serbia visible as a market economy country, with investment opportunities, open borders, and ready to join the European trends in a competitive way. A century and a half of the Serbian chamber system tradition and the developed chamber network, Representative Offices abroad, are the guarantor of efficient implementation of the support mechanisms for the economy and businesspeople in their activities. We have been and will remain your responsible partner and support to your business through: • Representing interests of our members before the governmental bodies and institutions • Exercising public powers by issuing various documents CHAMBER OF COMMERCE • Upgrading international economic cooperation AND INDUSTRY OF SERBIA • Promoting the economy in the country and abroad Resavska 13-15 • Disseminating business information to our members 11000 Belgrade, Serbia • Consultancy services P: +381 11 33 00 910 • Business education E: [email protected] • Fostering good business practice and business ethics www.pks.rs • Work of Courts and Arbitration hosted by CCIS Reliable partner Development Agency of Serbia (RAS)

Development Agency of Serbia (RAS) offers a wide range of services on behalf of the Government of the Republic of Serbia, including support of direct investments and export promotion, and leads the implementation of projects with the aim of improving Serbia’s competitiveness and reputation in order to support the economic and regional development. As a newly established agency, RAS builds upon the knowledge of the former Serbia Investment and Export Promotion Agency (SIEPA) and National Agency for Regional Development (NARD) and brings improvements required to meet the needs of a modern economy. RAS will serve as a one-stop-shop for both domestic and international companies with a single goal of building a strong and sustainable economy, and increasing the quality of life for the people in Serbia.

DEVELOPMENT AGENCY OF SERBIA (RAS) Kneza Miloša 12 11000 Belgrad, Serbia P: +381 11 3398 900 F: +381 11 3398 550 E: [email protected] www.ras.gov.rs

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