Alcohol

Quince rakija is the bottle that comes out at the end of a big meal, poured for guests just before they head out the door. Gazdina's version is a q...

No family celebration felt complete without a sweet bottle uncorked for the toasts, poured into small glasses that made their way around the table....

The sweet fizzy wine comes out for toasts, the one nobody needs convincing to try. Amore Frutti makes this blue raspberry Moscato frizzante in Mold...

Family celebrations always had a sweet bottle uncorked for toasts, poured out in small glasses passed around the table. This bottle is Amore Frutti...

The first shot of šljivovica poured before a meal back home is as much a ritual as the meal itself. This is Gazdina's Plum Brandy (Šljivovica), mad...

Roner Holler Sambo — a South Tyrolean elderflower liqueur from one of Italy's most respected alpine distillers. Delicate, perfumed, and bright; the...

Rosé on the table meant a summer evening on the coast, the wine as light as the air after sunset. Vina Laguna makes this 2020 vintage Rosé, a produ...

Every Croatian household seems to have a bottle of Darna Domaći tucked in the cupboard for guests. This is the rum-flavored liqueur, imitation flav...

An ice-cold Jelen cracked open at a summer roštilj, the familiar green bottle in hand, is a taste of home in the backyard with family. Jelen Svijet...

Benkovac Rosé Semi-Dry — a Croatian rosé from the Dalmatian hinterland town of Benkovac, with bright red-fruit aromatics. Light-bodied, refreshing ...

Daruvar Graševina — a Croatian dry white from the Slavonian town of Daruvar, built on Graševina (Welschriesling), the country's most planted white ...

Badel 1862 Mediterano Plavac Mali — a Croatian dry red built on Plavac Mali, the iconic indigenous grape of the Dalmatian coast. Bold, sun-soaked, ...

Badel 1862 Plavac Hvar — a Croatian dry red sourced from the sun-drenched slopes of Hvar island, Croatia's longest Adriatic island. Robust dark fru...

Vinarija Dingač Plavac — a Croatian dry red from the legendary Dingač appellation on the Pelješac peninsula, the most famous Plavac Mali designatio...

A bottle of good Croatian red on the table meant it was a proper Sunday dinner, poured slow and shared around. Matošević bottles this Grimalda 2016...

This is the white wine poured on a terrace along the Istrian coast, glass in hand as dinner winds down. Matošević's Alba Robinia is a barrique-aged...

A dry Istrian white poured for guests was a mark of a proper family table back home. This is Matošević Aura Dry White, a Croatian wine in a 750ml (...

A glass of Plavac Mali poured at the table is how a family toast happens on the Dalmatian coast. This is Lučić Plavac Mali, a Croatian dry red wine...

A bottle of Serbian Sauvignon Blanc opened at Sunday lunch back home meant good company was coming. This is Zvonko Bogdan Sauvignon Blanc, a dry wh...

Zvonko Bogdan Cuvée No.1 — a Serbian dry red blend from the Vojvodina shores of Lake Palić, the flagship red in the artistic Bogdan portfolio. Stru...

Zvonko Bogdan Chardonnay — a Serbian dry white from the Vojvodina shores of Lake Palić, the estate's expression of Burgundy's most-planted varietal...

A chilled rosé poured for a summer gathering back home set the tone for the evening. This is Doja Rose, a dry Prokupac rosé from Serbia, 750ml (25....

Tikveš T'ga Za Jug — a Macedonian semi-dry red built on Vranec, the country's signature indigenous grape, named after a famous Macedonian poem. Rob...

Gružanska Nit Premium Plum Rakija — a Serbian plum brandy from the Gruža valley of central Serbia, bottled at premium tier. The thread of continuou...