The Bar Balkans Archivi - Page 2 of 3

An Albanian wine, a Balkan summit, an European perspective

11Dec

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The Bar Balkans, Wine

An Albanian wine, a Balkan summit, an European perspective

Kodra e Bukur from Vila Hadaj Winery is a red wine made from Merlot, Cabernet and Shesh i Black grapes, grown in 30-year-old vineyards on the hills of Malinati. With its ruby red color, a strong flavor and hints of berries, Kodra e Bukur is perfect to accompany all Mediterranean dishes (more…)

Piolalibri, the reference point for the community and for the Italian wines in Brussels

4Dec

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The Bar Balkans, Wine

Piolalibri, the reference point for the community and for the Italian wines in Brussels

Piolalibri bookstore and winery is the reference point for the Italian community in Brussels. Founded in 2007 by Jacopo Panizza, this is a meeting place with a wide selection of fine wines from all Italian regions, and wines by the glass changing monthly. And welcomed BarBalkans for the event "Poveri noi. Tales from Bihać and from the Balkan route" (more…)

Rediscovering the recent history of Kosovo at Elida pastry shop

20Nov

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Other Drinks, The Bar Balkans

Rediscovering the recent history of Kosovo at Elida pastry shop

Since 1977, in Elida pastry shop, or rather Elida embëltore, you can taste lemonades, Turkish coffee and boza, but also rediscover the history of Prishtina. This was a meeting point for the Kosovar intelligentsia in the turbulent and violent Nineties, and now it has become a heritage site, protected by the Ministry of Culture (more…)

The old Bavarian traditions in Croatia: Pivovara Medvedgrad craft brewery

25Sep

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Beer, The Bar Balkans

The old Bavarian traditions in Croatia: Pivovara Medvedgrad craft brewery

Pivovara Medvedgrad is the largest craft brewery in Croatia, producing natural lagers in the traditional way since 1994. The brewery's name was picked according to an old Bavarian tradition of taking the name of the closest medieval fortified town, which in Zagreb's case is Medvedgrad, overlooking the city from the Medvednica mountain. (more…)

Discovering a wine cellar in a Yugoslav bunker

28Aug

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The Bar Balkans, Wine

Discovering a wine cellar in a Yugoslav bunker

Šipčanik Bunker of Plantaže Winery is one of the largest and most impressive wine cellars in Europe. It is a 356-meter-long old bunker, secretly built under a mountain. In Yugoslav times, it could host up to 25 military jets and, since 2007, has become the place where two million liters of wine are aged in oak barrels (more…)

When ajvar is more than ajvar: the business story of Fahrije Hoti and war widows in Kosovo

28May

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Economics, Society, The Bar Balkans

When ajvar is more than ajvar: the business story of Fahrije Hoti and war widows in Kosovo

Fahrije Hoti, entrepreneur from Kosovo, leads a cooperative producing ajvar, the typical Balkan condiment. Most of all, this business is a place of hope for women and war widows like her (more…)

1May

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Other Drinks, The Bar Balkans

The café in the old Venetian cistern

Café Azimut, in Šibenik, is located inside an old Venetian cistern. Realized in 1453 and used until the late 19th century, it was one of the largest in the Adriatic area and provided drinking water to a city with no water resources (more…)

16Apr

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Environment, News, The Bar Balkans, Wine

Orange is the new white (wine)

Orange wines are becoming popular as new environmental-friendly products, but have their roots in a millenary tradition. On April 29, a specific festival will be held in Slovenia, the Orange Wine Festival Izola (more…)

20Mar

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Rakija, The Bar Balkans

Rakija trešnjevača

Trešnjevača is rakija made from fermented and distilled cherries (more…)

20Feb

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Beer, The Bar Balkans

The ’84 Olympics APA beer

The '84 Olympics APA beer is an American Pale Ale brewed by '84 Olympics Craft Brewery, based in the Bosnian capital city. This beer recalls the Sarajevo 1984 Olympic Winter Games (more…)