The vineyard is planted
After assembling land around Erdevik, Don and Seka plant the new vineyard on the slopes of Fruška Gora.
Our story
The people behind our certified organic wines.
Don McCulloch and Seka Nikolić founded McC in Erdevik, Serbia. Their vineyard venture has grown into an independent wine estate with ECOCERT certification under Serbian and EU organic rules.
The beginning
Why Erdevik?
Seka’s connection to Serbia brought Don to Fruška Gora, where a long winegrowing tradition offered the setting for their own vineyard.
Seka was born in Novi Sad and had remained closely connected to the country throughout her years in London. Don had spent thirty years in the Metropolitan Police, but wine had long been the other serious interest in his life. As retirement approached, what had been an enthusiasm became a plan.
Fruška Gora already had centuries of wine history. On his first visits to Erdevik, Don was struck by the village, the landscape and the evidence of a deeply rooted winemaking culture. The couple began assembling vineyard land there, eventually negotiating with around forty separate owners to create a single workable site.
The new vineyard was planted in 2009. The first harvest came two years later.
Don on choosing Serbia
“For me it was an easy choice because my wife was born in Novi Sad.”
That personal connection was reinforced by Fruška Gora’s long wine tradition and by the character Don saw in the land around Erdevik.
Learning the work
Three harvests of experience before the first McC wine.
Before McC’s first harvest, Don gained practical winemaking experience over three harvests in Marlborough, New Zealand.
Working in Marlborough gave Don experience in both vineyard and cellar, including biodynamic production. In Serbia, he developed McC with specialist winemaking support and close involvement in production. Healthy fruit and careful cellar work remain central to the estate’s approach.
The first harvest produced Coupage 2011. It won Bronze at the 2014 Decanter World Wine Awards and received 90/100 from Jamie Goode in 2015. The debut wine brought independent recognition to a young estate on Fruška Gora.
The story so far
From the first vines to certified organic wine.
The first harvest
The first McCulloch vintage is made, including the Coupage that later earns a Decanter World Wine Awards Bronze.
The winery opens in Erdevik
After producing the early vintages in other wineries, McCulloch Wines moves into its own purpose-built winery.
ECOCERT-certified organic wines
McC holds Serbian and EU organic certification for listed wines and vintages, continuing the estate’s commitment to organic wine production.
The vineyard
Organic wine starts in the vineyard.
Organic cultivation is central to McC. ECOCERT certification establishes the organic status of the wines listed in our certificates.
The vineyard is managed organically, with biodynamic principles informing attention to soil, vines and the wider growing environment. Biodynamic practice describes our approach; the certification documented here is organic certification.
Organic wine production covers both the grapes and permitted winemaking practices. The aim at McC is to preserve the character of the fruit and the differences between growing years.
McCulloch Wines today
A working organic winery in Erdevik.
The winery brings production, ageing and tastings together in Erdevik, close to the vineyard that began the McC story.
McC remains a small, independent estate. Its range includes red blends, Pinot Noir, aromatic whites and rosé, with organic status documented for the wines and vintages listed in the Serbian and EU certificates.
Visitors can taste the wines at the winery on Svetog Save in Erdevik and see the landscape that shaped them.
The wines
Explore our organic wine range.
Discover the McC range, then check available vintages and order through our official Serbian shop.