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This is the bottle that comes out when family drops by unannounced and the table needs to look a little festive. Amore Frutti Green Apple Moscato i...

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...

Lev Black Lion Premium Dark Lager — a Czech dark lager built around roasted malt and a smooth, full finish. Caramel and toasted-bread character; th...

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...

A bottle of Vranac on the table means someone in the family is celebrating, poured out at the kind of dinner where every seat is full. Kosova Wine'...

Vinarija Čitluk Blatina — a Bosnian Herzegovinian dry red built on Blatina, one of Herzegovina's signature indigenous red grapes. Robust, structure...

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

Secco+ Coconut Sparkling Wine — a German flavored sparkling wine infused with coconut character. Tropical fruit lift on a sparkling-wine base; an u...

A sweet, homemade-style fruit wine like this shows up at a family celebration, poured for a toast. Vina Čoka's Malina is a Serbian raspberry fruit ...

Nero Montmorency Cherry Liqueur — a Serbian special-edition cherry liqueur built around the Montmorency sour cherry. Deep ruby color, rich cherry c...

A chilled glass of Italian rosé on a summer evening is a simple, familiar pleasure shared across Southern Europe. This is Umberto Cesari Costa Di R...

Perković Maraschino — a Croatian cherry liqueur in the Dalmatian Maraska tradition that put Croatian liqueurs on the global map. Clear, intensely a...

Illyrian Craft Spirits Visnja Cherry Brandy — a Kosovan craft cherry rakija distilled from ripe summer sour cherries. Aromatic, fruit-driven, and u...

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...

This is the little bottle that ends up in a purse or a glovebox for the moment a toast is needed. Darna Domaći rum-flavored liqueur, imitation flav...

No roštilj back home was complete without a cold Jelen passed around the table. This Svijetlo Pivo comes from Apatinska Pivara, brewing since 1756,...

A cold Continental Lager is the beer cracked open at a backyard roštilj, the grill going and the neighbors dropping by. Britos Continental Lager, r...

Kozel's full name on the label was the sign of the real bottle, not a knockoff. Kozel makes this Velkopopovický Ležák, a Czech lager, 500ml (16.9fl...

A cold Kozel Černý poured at a family barbecue is a familiar sight anywhere the Czech beer culture has traveled. This is the bottled Velkopopovický...

A cold Kozel was the first thing poured when the men gathered in the yard. Kozel makes this Ležák, a Czech lager, 500ml (16.9fl oz). Serve cold. Po...

A cold Kozel Černý poured at a family barbecue is a familiar sight anywhere the Czech beer culture has traveled. This is Velkopopovický Kozel Černý...

A cold Żubr opened after a long day outside was as much a ritual as the meal itself. Żubr Strażnik Puszczy is a Polish lager, original recipe, in a...