Wine & Rakija

This is the white wine poured at Sunday lunch tables across Slavonia, chilled and passed around at the season's first grilling. Vezak's Graševina i...

Matošević Alba Malvazija Istarska — a Croatian Istrian dry white from one of the peninsula's most respected modern winemakers. Pure, mineral, and e...

Đakovačka Vina Graševina — a Croatian dry white from Slavonia's Đakovo region, built on Croatia's signature indigenous grape. Crisp, refreshing, an...

Štampar Graševina — a Croatian dry white from the Štampar winery, built on Croatia's most-planted indigenous grape, Graševina. Bright, food-friendl...

Badel 1862 Pelješac Plavac Mali — Croatia's iconic Dalmatian red, bottled by the country's flagship spirits-and-wine house. Robust cherry and plum ...

A premium bottle came out for the table when there was something worth celebrating, poured slowly into the good glasses. Agrolaguna makes this Cast...

Istrian wine on the table meant a special dinner, the bottle saved for when there was something to celebrate. Festigia makes this Istrian Malvasia,...

A bottle of dry white wine on the table is how a family dinner back home turns into a celebration. This is Đakovačka Vina Sauvignon Blanc, a Croati...

Kutjevo Chardonnay 2011 — an older-vintage Croatian Chardonnay from Slavonia's Golden Valley, made by one of the world's oldest continuously operat...

Festigia Castello — a Croatian premium red from the Istrian peninsula, blending Mediterranean ripeness with structured tannins. Deep ruby color and...

Kindzmarauli is the wine most tied to Georgian supra toasts, the semi-sweet red poured for the first health of the night. Kakhuri Gvinis Marani (KG...

Kakhuri Gvinis Marani Kindzmarauli — a Georgian semi-sweet red from the Kvareli area of Kakheti, made from indigenous Saperavi grapes. Deep color, ...

Product of Armenia Pomegranate Wine — a fruit wine fermented from Armenian pomegranates rather than grapes. Sweet, fruit-forward, and tart-edged; t...

A reserve red like this is the bottle that came out for a proper Sunday dinner back in Romania, poured slow and talked over. Varancha's semi-dry Me...

A glass of Fetească Regală is the white wine poured out at a festive dinner back in Romania, something a little sweeter than the everyday bottle. V...

Varancha Reserve White — a semi-dry Eastern European white blending Romanian Fetească Albă with Chardonnay. Stone-fruit and citrus aromatics with a...

A Romanian red like this one showed up whenever the table was set for guests. This Fetească Neagră wine, 750ml (25.4fl oz), is bottled under the Mi...

Caucasus Valley Saperavi Tamara — a Georgian dry red built around the indigenous Saperavi grape, grown in the Kakheti region. Deep ruby color, ripe...

A semi-sweet red like this is what gets poured at a Georgian family table, alongside a spread that never seems to end. Medea bottles this Alazani V...

Medea Alazani Valley — a Georgian semi-sweet red from the Kakheti region, made from indigenous Saperavi grapes. Soft, fruit-forward, and gently swe...

Caucasus Valley Alazani Valley — a Georgian semi-sweet red built around the indigenous Saperavi grape, grown in the country's eastern Kakheti wine ...

Rubin Bear's Blood (Medveđa krv) — a semi-sweet Serbian red built in the Yugoslav tradition of dark, full-bodied table reds. Soft, juicy, gently sw...

VINA JAKA Red Table Wine — an everyday Serbian table red for the family meal. Soft, approachable, and easy on the palate.Tasting notes: Soft ruby c...

Choka Cherry Wine — a Serbian fruit wine built around ripe cherries rather than grapes. Sweet, gently tart, and lightly spirited; a soft alternativ...