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This was the white wine chilling in the fridge for whenever the family table needed something to toast with. Rubin's 2022 Chardonnay is a quality d...

Takovo Apricot Brandy (Kajsijevača) — a Serbian apricot rakija from central Šumadija orchards. Distinctively perfumed, lightly sweet on the nose, a...

Takovo Original Dunja — a Serbian quince rakija from central Šumadija orchards. Distinctively perfumed, faintly honeyed, and unmistakably quince; t...

Vršacko Vinogorje Muskatna Lozova Rakija — a Serbian grape rakija distilled from Muscat-family grapes in the Vršac wine region. Aromatic, floral, a...

Takovo Viljamovka — a Serbian Williams pear brandy from the Takovo distillery, distilled from Williams Bon Chrétien pears. Aromatic, refined, and u...

Rubin Vinjak VS — Serbia's iconic grape brandy from Rubin AD, distilled from wine and aged at least two years in oak. Amber spirit with vanilla and...

Every Serbian household seems to have someone who swears their family's rakija is the real one, and this small-batch plum brandy is built for that ...

Gružanska Nit — a Serbian plum brandy from the Gruža valley of central Serbia, bottled at premium tier. The name evokes the Gruža Thread — a region...

Šljivovica is the plum brandy kept in the back of the cabinet for toasts and unexpected guests, the smell alone bringing back family gatherings bac...

The small bottle of Koketa comes out at the end of a family dinner, poured just before the coffee. Destilerija Zarić of Kosjerić, Serbia, has been ...

Baraba Heirloom Plum Rakija — a Serbian plum brandy distilled from heirloom plum varieties, bottled at the Baraba distillery. Concentrated, traditi...

Lav ice-cold in hand is the sound of a summer roštilj getting going. Lav brews this Premium lager to the Bavarian Beer Purity Law, using 100% barle...

Burgas 63 Pearl Special Selection — a Bulgarian grape brandy in a smaller bottle from the Black Sea coast distilling tradition. Refined grape aroma...

Kehlibar Grape Rakija — a Bulgarian grape brandy in the broader Balkan grape-distillate tradition. Clear, warming, and traditional; the everyday Bu...

A glass of semi-sweet Muscat Ottonel is the wine grandmothers poured for a toast at Sunday lunch. Bucuria's Muscat Ottonel is a white semi-sweet wi...

A glass of deep red pomegranate wine on the table is how many Caucasus family dinners begin, poured before the toasts start. Caucasus Valley makes ...

A bottle of deep Georgian red like this is what comes out when the whole family sits down together, poured slow and passed around the table. Caucas...

Kindzmarauli is the semi-sweet Georgian red poured out at every toast when the family gets together, sweet enough that even the kids ask for a tast...

A bottle of something sweet and fizzy comes out the moment there's something worth celebrating. Scandi makes this frizzante with Moscato and pineap...

A bottle of something sweet and fizzy comes out the moment there's something worth celebrating. Scandi makes this frizzante with Moscato and strawb...

Semi-sweet Muscat is the wine that comes out at the end of a big Romanian family dinner, right around the time dessert lands on the table. This is ...

Special Reserve wines are the ones a Romanian family pulls out for a real occasion, not just a Tuesday dinner. This is Murfatlar's oak-aged Chardon...

Murfatlar Special Reserve Pinot Grigio — a Romanian dry white from the Special Reserve lineup, built on the international Pinot Grigio varietal. Cr...

A glass of semi-sweet red wine poured after dinner, slightly cool, is how the meal winds down at a Romanian table. Murfatlar bottles this late-harv...