Alcohol

Crama Ceptura Bucuria Fetească Neagră 2019 — a Romanian dry red from the indigenous Fetească Neagră grape, vintage 2019. Dark fruit and earthy spic...

Tohani Mosia de la Tohani Shiraz 2023 — a Romanian dry red from the Tohani winery, built on Shiraz, vintage 2023. Bold, spicy, and structured; Syra...

Tohani Mosia de la Tohani Tămâioasă Românească 2024 — a Romanian aromatic white from the indigenous Tămâioasă Românească (Romanian Frankincense) gr...

A bottle of Romanian rosé opened at a family Sunday lunch is a familiar picture for anyone from that part of the world. This is Mosia de la Tohani,...

Murfatlar Special Reserve Pinot Grigio 2023 — a Romanian dry white in the Special Reserve lineup, built on Pinot Grigio, vintage 2023. Crisp, miner...

Varancha Busuioacă de Bohotin Rosé — a Moldovan semi-sweet rosé from the rare indigenous Busuioacă de Bohotin grape. Wild-rose and strawberry aroma...

Bucuria Țuică de Prune — a Moldovan plum țuică in the larger family-table format. Smooth, traditional, and warming; the Romanian-Moldovan everyday ...

Rinkuškiai Werewolf Beer — a Lithuanian strong dark beer with a wild-folklore label. Robust, dark, and characterful; the strong-style beer traditio...

A cold pale lager passed around after a long day is a simple pleasure that travels well from home. Žatecký brews this Světlý Ležák pale lager with ...

Rinkuškiai Zhiguliovskoe — a Lithuanian pale lager brewed in the historic Zhiguli (Žiguliovskoye) style. Crisp, balanced, and traditional; the post...

A bottle of Macedonian red wine opened for a family gathering carries the same warmth as the toast that follows. Stobi Winery blends this Cabernet ...

Kamenitza Beer — one of Bulgaria's oldest and most iconic lagers, brewed in Plovdiv since 1881. Bright golden, refreshingly balanced; the Bulgarian...

A bottle of red wine opened for Sunday family dinner is a small ceremony repeated across Macedonian households. Stobi Winery makes this Cabernet Sa...

Šljivovica was the plum brandy poured into small glasses for every toast at a family slava or wedding, the smell of ripe plums right there in the g...

In many Croatian homes, a full bottle of rakija like this waited in the cabinet for toasts at weddings and holidays. Badel 1862 d.d. of Zagreb, Cro...

Tamjanika was the fragrant white poured for the ladies at every slava, its perfume filling the glass before the first sip. Vila Vina's Tamjanika, m...

Rubin Car Lazar — a Serbian dry red in the larger family-table format, named for the medieval Serbian prince Lazar who fell at the Battle of Kosovo...

Rubin Rosé — a Serbian semi-dry rosé in the larger family-table format from the Rubin AD lineup in Kruševac. Delicate berry notes and a crisp finis...

A Vojvodina song bottled. Zvonko Bogdan's 8 Guitar Players honors the tamburica tradition that gave Serbia its melancholic soundtrack — a white ble...

Debowa means oak in Polish, and a shot poured slow at a family table is its own kind of ritual across the diaspora. This is Debowa Polska Vodka, ma...

Polish holiday dinners end with a small glass of something sweet and strong, and hazelnut Soplica is the one that always gets poured. This liqueur ...

Raspberry Soplica is the other bottle that comes out once the main course is cleared and dessert's not quite ready yet. This is vodka with natural ...

Badel Komovica — a Croatian grape pomace rakija from Badel 1862, Croatia's oldest distillery. Distilled from the pressed grape skins of Dalmatian a...

A small glass of raki rrushi is the welcome drink poured for guests the moment they walk through the door in an Albanian or Montenegrin home. Malës...