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Italy!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

France!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Spain!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When we think of the great wine-producing nations, these are the countries that we tend to gravitate towards. You can even throw in the likes of Germany, the UK, and the United States into that list.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But Albania?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s certainly not the first country that you\u2019d think of when you\u2019re asked to name a country with a thriving wine industry. But all of that may be about to change in the coming years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Now, we\u2019re not saying that Albania is likely to get close to the level of the Italian wine industry here. But what you may not realise is that the country has always had a small industry of its own. And if the current generation of producers have anything to do with it, Albania will become a mini-powerhouse of wine by the time they\u2019re through.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

That\u2019s why we\u2019re going to take a look at the country\u2019s wine industry in this article. And unfortunately, we\u2019re starting with a bit of a negative viewpoint\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Albania\u2019s Wines Have Been the Source of Ridicule<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Assuming that you even knew that Albania had a wine industry in the first place, you probably \u201cknow\u201d one thing about the country\u2019s wines.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

They\u2019re of a poor quality.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

That\u2019s been the pervading opinion of wine lovers for many years. And it\u2019s even been the opinion of people who live in Albania for many years. Those who love wine in the country tend to avoid wines produced by Albanian producers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The extent of the issue is highlighted by Flori Uka. He\u2019s the man behind Uka Farms and he\u2019s had plenty of problems with the misconceptions that still exist about Albanian wines. As he puts it:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhen I took Uka Farm wine to local restaurants they said, \u2018Oh, it\u2019s Albanian, so we\u2019ll pay you \u20ac2 a bottle\u2019. Each year Albania produces only a million bottles for a country of three million \u2013 we import \u20ac50m of Italian wine instead.\u201d<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

\u20ac2 per bottle is an absolutely tiny amount of money to pay for a bottle of wine. And with those prices seeming to be the standard in the country itself, it\u2019s little surprise that a lot of producers stopped putting in as much effort as they could. After all, would you work your fingers to the bone to produce a great wine, only to have your own countrymen tell you that it\u2019s practically worthless?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Of course, this creates a difficult cycle for the Albania wine industry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Buyers don\u2019t want to pay much for the wines, which means that producers put less effort into their products. Of course, this enhances the negative reputation that Albanian wines have, which means that buyers are even less likely to spend money on the wines\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And so on the cycle could go.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, the newest generation of Albanian winemakers wants to change all of that. And Flori Uka is a part of that generation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Amazing Albanian Wines Renaissance<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

What if we told you that there\u2019s a wine that\u2019s made using a grape that\u2019s grown natively in Albania?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s cultivated from a vine that grows on the country\u2019s Mulberry trees. And it\u2019s typically a grape that\u2019s grown in biodynamic conditions. That mean the producers use no artificial chemicals in the production or cultivation of the grape.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

That grape is the Ceruja and you\u2019ll only find it in Albania. And in Flori Uka, we have the world\u2019s biggest producers of this gorgeous chilled wine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You can also look to the Cobo Winery, which operates under the shadow of a huge castle. There, Muharram Cobo cultivates Puls i Bardh\u00eb, which is another tree-climbing vine that\u2019s unique to Albania. The wines that he produces have been sampled by many curious drinkers, including Tristan Rutherford of The Guardian<\/em>. And when speaking of the wine, he says:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt sips like an olfactory firebomb of tannic citrus, and pairs well with indigenous Berat olives, which he serves with cellar d\u00e9gustations. After sampling his 12-day-old sparkling ros\u00e9, we crack a bottle of Shendevere, a mouth-poppingly good m\u00e9thode champenoise, which is as good as anything I\u2019ve tasted.\u201d<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s producers like Uka and Cobo who wish to rid Albania of the poor reputation it has for wine production. And they aim to do it by shining the spotlight on the country\u2019s native grape varieties. Simply put, the wines that they produce can\u2019t be found anywhere else in the world. It takes a great deal of skill to properly cultivate the grapes that they work with. And the wines that they produce have already seen positive reviews from those lucky enough to taste them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Where Do We See the Future of Albanian Wines?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s certainly an interesting time for the country\u2019s wine industry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We don\u2019t for a moment think that Albania\u2019s producers will start competing with the great winemaking nation\u2019s industries anytime soon. And when we say that, we mean it in terms of pure volumes produced and popularity of the wines amongst the general public.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But when it comes to quality\u2026there\u2019s plenty to explore.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The key to making any great wine is to have a producer that\u2019s truly passionate about their grapes and the processes that they use. In people like Cobo and Uka, you have producers that have a deep desire to ensure the Albanian wine industry gets the respect that it deserves.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And we believe that this respect will come.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It may take some time, but we envisage a future where Albanian wines start making appearances at international events. And over time, we believe that they work of producers like this will cause a turning of the tide of wine opinion within Albania itself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Of course, this could mean less money spent by Albanians on importing Italian wines. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

But if the trade-off is that we get to see more passionate producers getting their chance to show their stuff, we are all for it. After all, we\u2019re fans of any great wine here at Xtrawine<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Right now, we don\u2019t have an Albanian wines in our online catalogue. But with the strides the industry has made in recent years, we think we may have to look into adding some!<\/p>\n<\/span>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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