Wine & Rakija

Every proper celebration back home had a sweet bottle opened for the toasts, glasses filled and passed hand to hand around the table. This bottle i...

Vila Vina Prokupac 2017 — a dry Serbian red from the country's most distinctive indigenous grape, Prokupac. Earthy mineral character with red-fruit...

Prokupac was the old family grape, poured whenever someone wanted to remind you Serbia had its own reds long before Merlot showed up. Rubin's 2021 ...

Muscat Ottonel was the sweet-edged white that showed up whenever there was cause for a toast. Rubin's 2023 Muscat Ottonel is a dry white wine from ...

This was the crisp white poured at name-day lunches when the table called for something light before the meat course. Rubin's 2022 Sauvignon Blanc ...

The label always came out for name days and slava, poured slow while the table filled with food. Rubin's 2021 Pinot Noir is a quality dry red wine ...

Sunday lunch back home always had a bottle open before the ćevapi hit the table, this Rubin Merlot poured the same way for family and guests alike....

Car Lazar on the table means a Serbian Sunday dinner is underway. Rubin AD bottles this semi-dry red as Car Lazar, a Serbian wine, in a 750ml (25.4...

Rubin Carica Milica — a Serbian semi-dry red named for Empress Milica, wife of Prince Lazar who fell at the Battle of Kosovo in 1389. Delicate swee...

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...

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 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...

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...

Murfatlar Merlot Semi-dry 2021 — a Romanian semi-dry Merlot with smooth texture and dark cherry notes. Soft, accessible, and food-friendly; Merlot ...

Murfatlar Cabernet Sauvignon Dry 2021 — a Romanian dry red built on Bordeaux's signature varietal, vintage 2021. Bold, structured, and refined; Cab...

Tohani Fetească Neagră 2023 — a Romanian red built around the indigenous Fetească Neagră grape. Deep plum and spice aromatics; an indigenous Romani...

This is the red wine opened at family celebrations along the Dalmatian coast, poured generously as the toasts go around. Dalmacijavino's Merlot is ...

A bottle of Daruvar Sauvignon opened at a family Sunday lunch, poured alongside grilled meats and laughter around the table, is a small ritual wort...

A bottle of dry red opens on the table whenever family gathers for a big Sunday dinner, poured out for a toast before anyone touches the food. This...