Wine & Rakija

A bottle like this showed up at every proper celebration back home, poured out for toasts that went on too long in the best way. This is Minkov Bro...

A glass of red wine from home is what closes out a Balkan Sunday lunch, poured once the food's on the table. Katarzyna Estate's Mezzek Mavrud is a ...

A glass of white wine poured at a Macedonian family celebration is how the toasts usually start. Tikveš makes this Alexandria semi-dry white wine i...

Vina Koper Cabernet Sauvignon — a Slovenian dry red built on Bordeaux's signature varietal, from the Adriatic coast. Bold, structured, and refined;...

Vina Koper Pvrissima Merlot 2016 — a Slovenian superior dry Merlot from the Adriatic-coast wine region, vintage 2016. Rich plum flavors with velvet...

Vina Koper Pvssissima Cabernet Sauvignon — a Slovenian premium dry red from Vina Koper's Pvssissima (purissima) flagship lineup. Concentrated dark ...

A glass of semisweet blackberry wine, poured for toasts at the family table, was how the evening started. Armenia Wine Company's Blackberry Semiswe...

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

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...

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 ...

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...

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...

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

Emporia Blatina — a dry Bosnian red built around the indigenous Blatina grape of Herzegovina. Robust dark fruit and the sun-drenched character of H...

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

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...