Deurić picks Pinot Noir for Blanc de Noirs while Fruška Gora hits 40°C
Wine Club RS notes Deurić starting traditional-method sparkling work with Pinot Noir for Blanc de Noirs as Fruška Gora temperatures climb toward 40°C. Early August picking mirrors Champagne’s heat calendar — bubbles first, still reds later.
Sparkling bases hate waiting when the thermometer panics.
A Wine Club RS harvest note from early August 2026 flags Deurić on Fruška Gora already picking Pinot Noir destined for Blanc de Noirs — white juice from black grapes, then traditional-method second ferment in bottle. Daytime heat near 40°C pushes sugars fast. Acid and freshness, the spine of good bubbles, can vanish if you wait for a textbook red-wine calendar. So the sparkling lot leaves the vineyard first, just as Champagne houses have done in recent hot Augusts.
Mini-concept: Blanc de Noirs is a colour trick with a climate job. Pinot Noir skins give aroma and structure cues, but a gentle press keeps the must pale. You bottle a sparkling that tastes of red-grape spice without drinking a dark still wine. In heat years, that early pick is survival, not fashion.
Why should Gen Z care? Because “Serbian bubbles” used to sound like a niche souvenir. Heat makes the niche urgent: traditional method on Fruška Gora is a craft choice against soft drinks that never risk a harvest clock. Pouring Deurić Blanc de Noirs is choosing a place that raced the sun and still wanted fine mousse.
Keep one pattern: Pinot Noir for Blanc de Noirs, 40°C Fruška Gora days, sparkling before still — Serbia’s August now rhymes with Champagne’s early start.
Source: LinkedIn/Wine Club RS