The regions of Albania
Choose a region to read its guide, then move closer through its named subregions.
- 01BeratNo producers listed yetBerat is a registered Albanian PGI for wine. The old Albanian grape Pulëz, also called verdhëza or landari, ripens late and is harvested by hand in early fall. The Berat wine-tour route includes Fushë-Peshtan, Roshnik and Ura Vajgurore.
- 02KorcaNo producers listed yetKorca sits on a high plateau among southeastern Albania's mountain areas. Continental conditions bring harsh, frosty winters, unlike the country's coastal wine regions, while rakia, particularly mulberry rakia, remains part of the local drinking culture.
- 03ShkoderNo producers listed yetShkoder's wine country reaches beyond the lowlands, across the Zadrima plain and foothills toward the inland Mirdita hills. Kallmet is the local red grape to know. Shkodra Kallmet is light ruby, high in acidity, with cherry and pomegranate in its profile.
- 04TiranaNo producers listed yetTirana's wine map reaches west to Shesh village near Ndroq, about 9 km from the city and on the boundary with Durrës. The wider coastal plain is Albania's largest wine-production area, and Shesh i Bardhë and Shesh i Zi are two local grapes to know.
- 05VloreNo producers listed yetVlorë is a southern Albanian coastal wine region. Kanina and Dukat make artisanal wines mainly from local varieties, while Narta and the hills of Kanina, Trevëllëzër and Zvërnec are important places for Vlosh, a local grape and wine name.