Vineyard Studio

Falling asleep here means crickets, vines just outside the window, and the lake somewhere in the distance holding the last of the light.

The Vineyard Studio is a retreat for two, set inside a working biodynamic vineyard on the edge of Lake Skadar. Small, and just right: everything you actually need and nothing you don't.

The space

A comfortable double bed, a private bathroom, and a generous outdoor terrace that becomes the main living room the moment you arrive. The outdoor kitchen is properly equipped for summer cooking, and there is an outdoor shower for rinsing off after a swim in the lake. Garden, meadows and our vines on every side.

The terrace is where life happens. Coffee with a view of the rows. Long lunches that drift into the afternoon. A glass of wine as the sun drops behind the hills.

This studio is for you if

You want slow mornings, good wine, and a version of Montenegro most visitors never find. If cooking dinner outside under a covered terrace sounds better than any restaurant. If you would rather wake to birdsong than traffic.

Getting around

Two mountain bikes are yours to use, free of charge. There are hills here, so for exploring the national park at your own pace we rent e-bikes at €25 a day. A walking trail to the fishing village of Karuč starts at the property: 5 km, about an hour and three quarters, and beautiful the whole way.

The village has no shop, which is rather the point. Stock up in Podgorica (30 minutes) or Rijeka Crnojevića (15 minutes) before you arrive. For dinner out, Karuč and Rijeka Crnojevića both have good fish restaurants right on the water.

The wine

The vines outside your window are the ones that make our wine. We farm biodynamically: no chemicals, no irrigation, no shortcuts, and we follow the lunar calendar. Fermentation happens in qvevri, clay vessels buried in the earth. Nothing is filtered, fined, or given added yeast.

Tell us before you arrive and a bottle of our Demeter-certified red will be waiting on your terrace (€25). Private cellar tastings can be arranged with a little notice — worth doing, since you can taste the wine standing in the vineyard it came from.