Tamjanika

Tamjanika, Temjanika or Tamyanka (Serbian: тамјаника, Macedonian: темјаника, Bulgarian: тамянка) is a type of grape, a variety of Muscat Blanc à Petits Grains, grown in Serbia, North Macedonia and Bulgaria. It is named after tamjan ("frankincense"), due to intense scent from ripe grapes, which can be sensed several metres away. Berries are small, very dark purple, almost perfect balls. It ripens in mid September.

White Tamjanika (Serbian: тамјаника бело, romanized: Tamjanika Bela) is used to produce white wines of intense fruit aroma and taste. It has characteristic Muscat notes of cinnamon, elder plant, basil, pineapple and strawberry. Red Tamjanika (Serbian: тамјаника црно, romanized: Tamjanika Crna), is a rarity, but of exceptional quality.

In Serbia, White Tamjanika is the 16th most commercially planted grape variety. It is particularly found in the Three Moravas (61%), and Srem (19,45%) wine regions.^[1]

References

• "Tamjanika-vino hedonista" (in Serbian). Nacionalni Građanski. 2008-11-09. Archived from the original on 2013-02-22.
• "Istorija i geografija srpskog vinogradarstva i vinarstva.pdf" (PDF) (in Serbian). Serbian Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Water Management. pp. 24–26.

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