According to archaeological records the vine in this area is began to grow five thousand years B.C. because it was a period when the human community was slowly transitioning to agriculture. 

Historical sources say that grapevine was brought to Balkan from its hometown Asia Minor by the Thracians and its cultivation was accepted by the Illyrians who then inhabited these regions.

The ancient Roman fortification, the so-called Roman bath dating from the 1st to the 14th century where during the excavation and conservation grape motifs were found on the wine goblets is the best witness about the cultivation of grape vines. Earthenware containers for storing wine, the so-called dolie were also found on the same place.

The period of the Middle Ages, ie, from the collapse of the Western Roman Empire to the Turkish occupation, was also the time of great migration of the nations and the arrival of the Slavs in our region.

This period is not known by any significant archeological findings but the most valuable monuments are certainly „stećci“- tombstones whose existence dates from the 13th to 15th centuries which often have motifs of grape vines as well as other motifs from the life of the deceased. 

The period of the Turkish occupation of BiH began in 1482 and lasted until 1878 more precisely until the Berlin Congress. During this period the continuity of the winemaking has not been interrupted. It was also the period when the first stone varieties of the vine began to be grown.

The most significant development of viticulture in the near future at least as far as the Laktaši sub-Kozara region is certainly the arrival of Italians in this area.

After a big natural disaster in 1883, 57 families of Italian Catholics from the province of Trentino in northern Italy, which then belonged to the Austro - Hungarian Monarchy, decided to look for a better future in the Laktaši area of Mahovljani. At the entrance to the present parish church of Sv. Francis of Assisi as the date of their arrival in the area of the parish of Mahovljani in memorial stone was engraved September 20 1883. It is important to note that the planned cultivation of vines in the Zupa part at the end of the nineteenth century was not exist. 

It is assumed that the Banja Luka beys occupying the land and building their own resorts brought in certain types of vines that they planted around the resorts.

The first vineyards appeared in the Zupa part with the arrival of Slovenians around 1930.  Slovenians showed native people planting and cultivation of the vine and benefits of grapes. The villagers began to prune their underbrush and coppice themselves and turn them into vineyards. The first mentioned varieties are those of white director and black scents. At that time during the Vrbas County courses for winegrowers were organized. Unfortunately, half of the vineyards were destroyed in World War II and what was left was destroyed due to tax levies.  

After the last war, especially in the first years of this century, viticulture and wine production are regaining importance, and large areas are re-planted with this noble plant.

The region of Potkozarje (slope of Kozara Mahovljani) and Župa part, Slatina area, whose winemakers managed to return themselves to the paths of old glory from the Austro-Hungarian period and the numerous international recognitions for quality, stimulate further increasement and technological advancement of this activity. The area planted with vines is increasing year by year despite of difficult economic situation which means a kind of promise that this branch of agriculture will be one of the pillars of development of our region. Grape growing and development of viticulture has been encouraged by municipality of Laktaši for the last fifteen years. Today we have 20 hectares of vineyards and 40 vineyards planted in our municipality. The vine varieties planted on our vineyards are Chardonnay, Sauvignon white, Burgundy white, Burgundy black, Merlo, Cabernet Sauvignon, Game. Slatina, Jablan, Trn, Kobatovci, Babića Brdo, Bakinci are climatically extremely favorable areas for growing vines.