The ancient Roman writer Pliny the Elder described Illyrian wine as being very sweet or luscious and refers to it as taking the third rank among all the wines .
Within Illyria it existed hundreds of years before the expansion of the Roman Empire in the Balkan Peninsula .
The ancient Roman Empire writer Pliny the Elder described Illyrian wine as being very sweet or luscious and refers to it as taking the third rank among all the wines .
Within Illyria it existed hundreds of years before the expansion of the Roman Empire in the Balkan Peninsula .