Ex-Soviet dictator, Josef Stalin is said to have favored the wine Mukuzani, which is made with unique grapes from the Khaketi district in Georgia.

Its not too surprising that Stalin's favorite wine is from his home state of Georgia, where he was born in the small town of Gori, in 1879.

Mukuzani is made from Saperavi grapes, found exclusively in the Kakheti district in Georgia. Saperavi grapes are known for having dark skins and dark flesh. Mukuzani wine (which you can buy here) is thus dark and dry in flavor. For another dry wine from Eastern Europe, try out the Plavac, Dingac from Croatia, which has considerably more bite than the Croatian national team (as of the date of this post).

Josef Stalin died in 1953, and was rumored to be poisoned, as he may have been planning an attack on Western Europe. If poisoned, it is highly likely that someone slipped something into his Mukuzani.