Macedon

From the country of North Macedonia, this fascinating brand is named for Alexander the Great (the original “Macedon”), and hails from an area known as the “cross-roads of the ancient world”. Just a few miles from the vines, in fact, lie the excavated ruins of Stobi, once a huge city and important center for both the Roman and early Byzantine empires. Known for its salt trade and highway connecting the Danube to the Aegean, Stobi flourished until the 6th C A.D., when it finally faded from view. Today, the fertile plains of the Tikveš growing region provide a baseline for the country’s wine industry, and (importantly) share the same latitudinal band as Burgundy and Russian River Valley. 40-year old vines and a sun belt with near-constant winds result in wines of terrific elegance and complexity, rich yet linear - pretty, but with depth and power.