
Tag Archives: Jovana Antovic


TO ALL MY FRIENDS – by Jovana Antovic
There is a saying: “God gave us friends to apologize for our families”. We find those friends in order to find ourselves. Some of them we meet in our early childhood, some we connect to in school, but there are … Continue reading

“CHINA calling” by Jovana Antovic
Some stories do have a happy endings. I was in Italy, last November when I received an email regarding “CHINA WINE & SPIRIT AWARDS”. I was told, to select three of our red wines for competition – all of them … Continue reading

Love is in the air, wine is in the glass! by Jovana Antovic
Sorry for my absence. I had a chaotic February filled with work and LOVE. The winemakers and wine lovers in my country (Serbia) were occupied with festive preparations and celebrations of the 14th of February -the St. Trifun’s day. It’s … Continue reading

“5″ reasons to LOVE “Bled” by Jovana Antovic
“B rilliant L ively E xotic D elightful” 1. TO SEE: beautiful nature, surrounding glacial lake-Bled, which are the major touristic attractions 2. TO VISIT: a small island in the middle of the lake that is home to the Assumption … Continue reading

“like you are an *ANGEL*
This month, my winery launched a new wine at the prestige “Hyatt wine fair” in Belgrade. The opening was in front of a big crowd of wine lovers on the 21st of December, on the exact day when Mayans predicted … Continue reading

“Hamel” Fashion Show Belgrad…
Last week, my company “BUDIMIR WINE” hosted a fashion show for HAMEL brand. That is an upcoming fashion line made by Melina Dzinovic, who was up to now, best known as the wife of famous Balkan singer Haris Dzinovic. This … Continue reading

X-MAS tree story…
In Serbia we are decorating the tree for New Years Eve on the 31st of December, since our orthodox Christmas comes 7 days later. On the 14th of January we are celebrating the Serbian New Year, which means that I decorate my … Continue reading

Jovana’s Ten Shades of Istanbul…
1.Ciragan Palace Kempinski Ciragan Caddesi 32, 34349 Istanbul I remember the first time I visited Istanbul. I was 17 years old and my sister organized a “birthday trip”, we stayed at the Ciragan Palace Kempinski. ”Çırağan Sarayı” was actually a former … Continue reading

Cuvée…
….is a French wine term and it’s used to denote a specific blend. The experienced winemakers use different batches of wine and mix them together before bottling, in order to achieve the desired taste. These adjustments can be as simple … Continue reading

Wine & City
November spell check… N-NEW…When is the last time you bought something new? (Ok girls , you don’t count!) When did you visit a new restaurant, tried some new wine? Most importantly-when did you FEEL something new? Maybe, … Continue reading