Stone Castle (Kosovar winery) explained

Stone Castle Vineyards and Winery
Type:	Private Company
Hq Location City:	Rahovec
Hq Location Country:	Kosovë
Area Served:	International
Owner:	Rrustem Gecaj^[1]
Parent:	Enterprise Stone Castle

Stone Castle Vineyards and Winery (Shqip: Vreshtat dhe Veraria e Stone Castle), or just Stone Castle, is a wine producing company in Rahovec, Kosovo since 1952, it is one of the largest private wineries in Europe. The company was privatized in 2006 with a purchase of 5.5 million euros. It is owned by the Albanian-American businessman Rrustem Gecaj.^[2] Stone Castle produces high-quality wines with a production capacity of 10 to 13 million liters and the capacity to process approximately 70,000 tons of grapes each summer. Exporting to Europe and beyond, being present in Africa as far as the United States.^{[3] [4] [5] [6]}

See also

• Winery

Notes and References

1. Web site: Stone Castle Këtë Vit Hapë Dyert Për Prodhuesit E Rrushit . . 15 August 2022 . 1 November 2024 . sq.
2. Web site: Rrustem Gecaj, patrioti dhe atdhetari i madh që po kontribuon për Kosovën tash e 50 vjet . 2024-11-01 . ballkani.info . sq.
3. News: 2011-10-29 . Kosovo's wines flowing again . en-GB . BBC News . 2024-11-01.
4. Web site: The hailstorm damages 1.5 million kilograms of grapes at the Rahovec winery . koha.net . 16 June 2018 . en.
5. Web site: Wineries of Rahovec - LIFE . koha.net . 27 December 2020 . en.
6. Web site: Salihu . Faithful . 2018-09-07 . Haradinaj: The tradition of the vine among Albanians is hundreds of years old and very well preserved in Rahovec - Telegrafi . 2024-11-01 . en.