20 of the best · the Balkans
Wine and Rakija in the Balkans: Wineries, Cellars and Wine Bars
Wineries and cellars from Istria and Herzegovina to Fruška Gora and the Tikveš, and the bars to taste them in.
Our 20 favourites, listed A–Z · Updated October 2026
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Video 2 photosOrganic Fruška Gora
Vinarija Kovačević
An Irig family winery turning organic, with tasting menus at its wine house and restaurant.
Kralja Petra 221, 22406 Irig (wine house and restaurant)Explore View on map
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3 photosFive centuries of vines
Godinje
A finely preserved stone village of Crmnica, where vines have been tended for over 500 years.
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3 photosLunch among the vines
UKA Farm
A family farm and winery on Tirana’s edge, serving seasonal lunches among its vines.
The full list: Wine & Rakija, A–Z
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Wine & Rakija
Slovenia 4
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3 photosBrda family winery
Edi Simčič
A third-generation Brda winery in Vipolže, with guided cellar tours and tastings.
Vipolže 39A, 5212 DobrovoExplore View on map
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3 photosBiodynamic wines
Guerila
Biodynamic Vipava wines, tasted in a room with views across the valley.
Planina 111, 5270 AjdovščinaExplore View on map
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2 photosSince 1820
Movia
The Kristančič family estate, with vineyards on both sides of the Brda and Collio border.
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2 photosFounded in 1894
Vipava 1894
One of Slovenia’s largest and oldest wine cellars, with guided tours and tastings in Vipava.
Vinarska cesta 5, 5271 VipavaExplore View on map
Wine & Rakija
Croatia 4
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3 photosNapa legend’s winery
Grgić Vina
Mike Grgich’s Pelješac winery in Trstenik, making Plavac Mali from Dingač and Pošip.
Trstenik 78, 20245 TrstenikExplore View on map
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3 photosRelais & Châteaux
Korta Katarina Winery
Plavac Mali from Dingač and Postup, poured at a Relais & Châteaux winery in Orebić.
Ulica bana Josipa Jelačića 3, 20250 OrebićExplore View on map
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Video 5 photosVineyard estate
Meneghetti Wine Hotel & Winery
A working wine estate near Bale, with a hotel and restaurant among vines and olives.
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3 photosDingač Plavac Mali
Saints Hills Vinaria
A Dingač winery in a restored stone house in Oskorušno, with tastings and long winery feasts.
20242 Zagruda, Oskorušno, PelješacExplore View on map
Wine & Rakija
Bosnia & Herzegovina 5
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Video 3 photosFamily winery since 1883
Podrumi Andrija
A family winery on the Brotnjo plateau, with guided tastings and a heritage hotel.
Paoča 54, 88260 ČitlukExplore WatchView on map
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3 photos15th-century stone cellar
Tvrdoš Monastery Wine Cellars
Monks’ Vranac and Žilavka, aged in a 15th-century stone cellar beside the monastery.
Tvrdoš bb, 89101 TrebinjeExplore View on map
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3 photosBiodynamic Žilavka and Blatina
Vina Brkić
A family cellar in Čitluk making biodynamic Žilavka and Blatina with wild yeasts.
Kralja Tvrtka 13, 88260 ČitlukExplore View on map
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3 photosFamily cellar since 1936
Vinarija Marijanović
A four-generation family winery near Međugorje, its first cellar built in 1936.
Služanj 139, 88260 ČitlukExplore View on map
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3 photosVineyards near Međugorje
Vinogradi Nuić
Vineyards on red karst soil between Međugorje and Ljubuški, with cellar tours and tastings.
Crnopod 51, 88320 LjubuškiExplore View on map
Wine & Rakija
Serbia 3
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3 photosWine, honey and history
Museum of Beekeeping – Wine House Živanović
Wine and honey since 1770: a family beekeeping museum, old cellar and Bermet tastings.
Mitropolita Stratimirovića 86b, Sremski KarlovciExplore View on map
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Family cellar since 1925
Podrum Bajilo
A family cellar since 1925, with a cellar of 1864 and Karlovci tastings of Sila and Bermet.
Patrijarha Rajačića 9, Sremski KarlovciExplore View on map
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Video 2 photosOrganic Fruška Gora
Vinarija Kovačević
An Irig family winery turning organic, with tasting menus at its wine house and restaurant.
Kralja Petra 221, 22406 Irig (wine house and restaurant)Explore View on map
Wine & Rakija
Montenegro 1
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3 photos
Five centuries of vines
Godinje
A finely preserved stone village of Crmnica, where vines have been tended for over 500 years.
Wine & Rakija
Albania 1
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3 photos
Lunch among the vines
UKA Farm
A family farm and winery on Tirana’s edge, serving seasonal lunches among its vines.
Wine & Rakija
North Macedonia 2
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3 photosA tower among vines
Popova Kula
A hillside winery above Demir Kapija, with tastings, a restaurant and rooms among the vines.
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3 photosRoots in 1885
Tikveš Winery
The country’s oldest and best-known winery, offering cellar tours and paired lunches.
Every place here is also on our city guide for its country, linked from its page. Opening times and seasons change, so check with each place before you travel.