Wine & Rakija

Sunday dinners on the Croatian coast always had a glass of white wine poured before the food arrived. This is Vina Laguna Pinot Sivi 2020, a Produc...

Sunday dinners on the Croatian coast always had a glass of red wine poured once the food came out. This is Vina Laguna Terra Rossa 2020, a Product ...

Sunday dinners on the Croatian coast always had a glass of red wine poured once the food came out. This is Vina Laguna Cabernet Sauvignon 2019, a P...

Vina Laguna Merlot — a Croatian Istrian dry red built on Bordeaux's signature varietal. Soft plum and cherry character; Merlot rendered with Istria...

Vina Laguna Teran 2020 — a Croatian Istrian Teran, vintage 2020. Distinctive ferrous notes and lively acidity; the indigenous Istrian red grape wit...

White wine on the table meant the good glasses came out for a proper family dinner. Vina Laguna makes this 2020 Chardonnay, a product of Croatia, 7...

A glass of red wine like this sits next to the grill at a Macedonian family dinner, poured as the meat comes off the coals. Dalvina Winery makes th...

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

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....

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...

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 ...

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 (...