Minco Jordanov is the heir to a successful agribusiness in North Macedon, but his true passion is to bring Macedonian wine to the world. This tiny country in the heart of the Balkan mountains is both very old and very new, founded both by popular referendum at the breakup of Yugoslavia in the early 1990s, and the Argead dynasty of the 7th century BCE, culminating with some guy named Alexander. Both the ancient royal emblem and the modern state flag feature a gold sun. Through all that history, Macedonia has always produced wine, and one of the most important vine growing regions of Macedonia is the Tikveš plateau: high, dry, and sunny, a place where the temperate Mediterranean and tempestuous Continental climate zones meet. Under the long-standing influence of Russia, Rkatsiteli migrated from Georgia and settled here, to become the most popular white variety of the country. Jordanov’s version combines the grape’s rich, zesty flavors with clean, cold, stainless-steel winemaking techniques to arrive at an irresistibly fresh, crisp wine with aromas of orange, lemon, ginger and acacia blossoms. On the palate, it is lean and refreshing and filled from end to end with citrus before a lip-smacking, mineral finish. An easy, breezy wine for parties.