Wine

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

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

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

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

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

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...

A bottle of Graševina like this is what shows up when family gathers around a Sunday roast. Krauthaker bottles this dry white Graševina from the Ku...

Tikveš Kavadarka — a dry Macedonian red from the country's largest historic winery, named for the village of Kavadarci at the heart of the Tikveš r...

A bottle of Merlot came out whenever there was something worth toasting to back home. Plantaže bottles this Crnogorski Merlot, a Montenegrin Premiu...

Cabernet was the bottle saved for holidays, opened once the whole table sat down together. Plantaže produces this Crnogorski Cabernet, a Montenegri...

Vranac Barrique was the bottle brought out for milestones, the kind of wine that got its own toast. Plantaže ages this Vranac Barrique, a Montenegr...

Plantaže Crnogorski Krstač — Montenegro's flagship indigenous white grape, dry and Mediterranean-leaning. Bright citrus, stone fruit, and the miner...

A bottle of rosé always showed up at outdoor family lunches, poured cold under the summer sun. Plantaže bottles this Crnogorski Rosé, a Montenegrin...

Sunday lunch back home always meant a bottle of red opened early and left to breathe on the table. This is Minkov Brothers Syrah, a Bulgarian wine ...

Tikveš Smederevka — Macedonia's everyday white made from Smederevka, an indigenous Balkan grape that produces clean, refreshing wines built for the...

Tikveš Alexandria — a Macedonian dry red from the Tikveš winery, the country's most prominent producer in the Tikveš wine valley. Robust, structure...

Tikveš Chardonnay — a Macedonian dry white from the country's largest winery, built on Burgundy's most-planted international varietal. Crisp, food-...

Logodaj Melnik 55 Early — a Bulgarian dry red made from the Melnik 55 grape, a modern Bulgarian crossing of the indigenous Broadleaf Melnik with Va...

Vina Koper Purissima Cabernet Sauvignon — a Slovenian dry red from the country's largest wine producer on the Adriatic coast. Robust, full-bodied, ...

Vina Koper Refošk 2018 — a Slovenian Istrian premium dry red built on the indigenous Refošk grape, vintage 2018. Distinctive ferrous notes and brig...

A bottle of dry white wine for Sunday lunch is a small ritual that carries over from every corner of Eastern Europe, Romania included. Murfatlar's ...

A glass of Tikveš red wine poured at a family celebration is a familiar toast in Macedonian households. Tikveš bottles this Cabernet Sauvignon, Spe...

Rubin Melodija Tamjanika Chardonnay — a Serbian aromatic white blending indigenous Tamjanika with Chardonnay. Floral Muscat character meets crisp B...

Banatski Riesling — an everyday Serbian white from the Banat plain in Vojvodina. Bright, refreshing, and food-friendly; the kind of bottle uncorked...