City
Berat
The 'city of a thousand windows': an Ottoman hill town under a still-inhabited castle, UNESCO-listed since 2008.
In plain language
People have made wine in Albania for thousands of years. Under communism most vineyards belonged to the state and quantity mattered more than quality. Since 1990 small wineries have replanted local grape varieties that grow nowhere else.
Simple explanation
People have made wine in Albania for thousands of years. Under communism most vineyards belonged to the state and quantity mattered more than quality. Since 1990 small wineries have replanted local grape varieties that grow nowhere else.
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Industry
Agriculture in Albania
A large share of employment on very small holdings — the legacy of the 1991 land redistribution.
Guide
Albanian Wine: A Visitor's Guide
Native grapes you cannot get elsewhere, in six regions, mostly at small family wineries.
Drink
Raki
Home-distilled grape or plum spirit, offered to guests and made in most rural households.
Drink
Kallmet
A dark northern red grape from the Lezhë–Shkodër zone, related to Hungary's Kadarka.
Drink
Shesh i Bardhë and Shesh i Zi
Albania's signature white and red grapes, grown mainly around Tirana and Durrës.
Sources
- Wikipedia —
Albanian wine — English Wikipedia
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Wikidata item Q1161792
· retrieved 03 Sep 2026
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Photographs
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