The vineyard
Don McCulloch and Seka Nikolić acquire the vineyard in Erdevik.
Don & Seka
Two backgrounds. One vineyard.
McC began with an Englishman, a Serbian woman and a piece of land in Erdevik.
The partnership
A British–Serbian winery with its own point of view.
McCulloch Wines is the partnership of Englishman Don McCulloch and Serbian-born Seka Nikolić.
In 2008 they acquired a vineyard in Erdevik, on the slopes of Fruška Gora. The first harvest came in 2011. What began as a vineyard became a cellar, a body of wine and, eventually, a dedicated winery.
The identity of McC comes from that meeting of perspectives. International in outlook, Serbian in place, and deliberately independent in character.
The idea
Not a borrowed tradition. A vineyard allowed to become itself.
McC works with the varieties, seasons and conditions of Fruška Gora rather than dressing the estate in somebody else’s mythology.
A working chronology
Four moments that shaped McC.
The first harvest
Coupage 2011 becomes the first McC vintage.
Early recognition
Coupage 2011 receives recognition at the Decanter World Wine Awards and in Serbia.
A permanent home
A dedicated winery in Erdevik gives McC its production and tasting base.
From people to place
The next chapter is underfoot.
The character of the wines begins with Fruška Gora and the way the vineyard is cultivated.