Eastern Europe/Balkans

Juhfark is a smoky, rich white variety that excels on Somlói’s volcanic soils. Juicy, white tropical fruit with an ashy, earthiness and some decided funk.

A truly inimitable white wine. Think Greek Retsina but without the pine resin tones. There’s richness and depth, wonderful acidity…it’s a wild ride. The grapes grow on volcanic soil in the single vineyard of Sadowie, and only 845 bottles are produced per

This is a lovely little ‘village wine’ from northeastern Slovenia, somewhat in the tradition of an Austrian Gemischter Satz wine. Light, floral and breezy with clean mineral. Črnko makes a handful of single varietal wines and everything else goes into the

Two days on the skins give this wine texture, but it definitely drinks like a white, not an orange. Very special stuff from a mysterious winemaker in the Czech Republic making serious, contemplative wines.

Searing mineral and subtle yellow plum fruit build in dense layers, thanks to 100–200-year-old vines (!). Rather than being trained to a system, these hoary vines sprawl freely on the ground, seemingly indestructible after having been exposed to extreme w

Slavcek Sivi Pinot (Grigio) 2019

The intent at Kabaj is purity; so much so that they believe you should be able to take a glass of a wine out in it’s respective vineyard and find the same flavors in the grape as in the wine. Herbs, white florals, tightly wound minerality, with a hint of

Delicately mineral, with salty tang, ripe pear, and tart crabapples. Csopak is a tiny little village straddling the lake, but it has a long winemaking tradition, and Tamás Kovács, the winemaker at Szent Donat, is carrying on his family’s long tradition of

Egri Csillag (Eger Star) is the name of white wine field blends from this region of northeastern Hungary. Much like their more famous red wine cousins, Egri Bikavér (Bull’s Blood), they incorporate both indigenous and international varieties. Fresh, crisp

The key to Lenkey’s aging regime is early harvesting to preserve acidity. 10 years later, this wine is fully integrated and absolutely singing. A deeply flinty mineral is contrasted with stone fruit skin and a surprisingly balanced acidity.

Dluhe Grefty 'Alba Rosales' 2020

Péter Benedek is a third generation winemaker, who works his 50 year old vines on volcanic soils. Hárslevelü is an indigenous, Hungarian white that is zesty and fresh with subtle notes of honeyed pear and apricot meeting tangerine with a beautiful, herbal