Alcohol

A bottle of rakija on the shelf is what every Bulgarian household keeps ready for guests, poured out the moment someone sits down. Kehlibar's grape...

Caucasus Valley Alazani Valley — a Georgian semi-sweet red built around the indigenous Saperavi grape, grown in the country's eastern Kakheti wine ...

Medea Alazani Valley — a Georgian semi-sweet red from the Kakheti region, made from indigenous Saperavi grapes. Soft, fruit-forward, and gently swe...

A semi-sweet red like this is what gets poured at a Georgian family table, alongside a spread that never seems to end. Medea bottles this Alazani V...

Caucasus Valley Saperavi Tamara — a Georgian dry red built around the indigenous Saperavi grape, grown in the Kakheti region. Deep ruby color, ripe...

A Romanian red like this one showed up whenever the table was set for guests. This Fetească Neagră wine, 750ml (25.4fl oz), is bottled under the Mi...

Varancha Reserve White — a semi-dry Eastern European white blending Romanian Fetească Albă with Chardonnay. Stone-fruit and citrus aromatics with a...

A glass of Fetească Regală is the white wine poured out at a festive dinner back in Romania, something a little sweeter than the everyday bottle. V...

A reserve red like this is the bottle that came out for a proper Sunday dinner back in Romania, poured slow and talked over. Varancha's semi-dry Me...

VP Brands Mastika Peshtera — a Bulgarian anise-flavored liqueur in the broader Mediterranean ouzo/raki/sambuca family. Clear when poured, milky whe...

Burgas 63 Special Selection — a Bulgarian grape brandy from the Black Sea coast, meticulously aged for twelve years. Mellow, refined, and contempla...

Doc Holliday Straight Bourbon Whiskey — an American bourbon named for the legendary frontier gambler-dentist of the Tombstone era. Full-bodied, swe...

A small glass of brandy always came out at the end of dinner, poured slow for whoever was still at the table. This is Knights Brandy VSOP, bottled ...

Product of Armenia Pomegranate Wine — a fruit wine fermented from Armenian pomegranates rather than grapes. Sweet, fruit-forward, and tart-edged; t...

Proshyan Black Kishmish — an Armenian brandy distilled from the country's prized Black Kishmish (Black Sultana) grape variety. Smooth, rounded, and...

Kakhuri Gvinis Marani Kindzmarauli — a Georgian semi-sweet red from the Kvareli area of Kakheti, made from indigenous Saperavi grapes. Deep color, ...

Kindzmarauli is the wine most tied to Georgian supra toasts, the semi-sweet red poured for the first health of the night. Kakhuri Gvinis Marani (KG...

A cold bottle of lager like this is what gets passed around at any backyard gathering, Ukrainian or Balkan alike. Obolon brews and bottles this Zhy...

Obolon Svetle — Ukraine's everyday pale lager from the country's largest brewer. Clean, crisp, and lightly hopped; the standard Kyiv table beer.Her...

Festigia Castello — a Croatian premium red from the Istrian peninsula, blending Mediterranean ripeness with structured tannins. Deep ruby color and...

Kutjevo Chardonnay 2011 — an older-vintage Croatian Chardonnay from Slavonia's Golden Valley, made by one of the world's oldest continuously operat...

A bottle of dry white wine on the table is how a family dinner back home turns into a celebration. This is Đakovačka Vina Sauvignon Blanc, a Croati...

Istrian wine on the table meant a special dinner, the bottle saved for when there was something to celebrate. Festigia makes this Istrian Malvasia,...

A premium bottle came out for the table when there was something worth celebrating, poured slowly into the good glasses. Agrolaguna makes this Cast...