Author: DR MATTHEW HORKEY

Author | Speaker | Wine Nerd

Sardinian Wine: Cagliari International Wine & Food Festival, Carignano del Sulcis, and More

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Sardinian Wine- Cagliari International Wine Food Festival

Reading Time: Sardinia is the second-largest island in the Mediterranean, just a hair behind Sicily. Despite the size, Sardinian wines aren't as visible on the international market like the ones from Sicily. This is a shame because there are some fantastic bottles being produced from both international and local grapes.

A Glimpse Into The World Of The Wine Merchant

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Pollenzo B2B tasting piemonte

Reading Time: When you walk into a local wine shop, do you ever wonder how the bottles were selected? In 2018, the OIV (International Organization of Vine and Wine) reported that 293 million hectoliters of wine were produced - that's equivalent to nearly 40 billion bottles of wine! Out of

Antinori Lineup – More Than Tignanello

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Antinori Tignanello Guado al Tasso Tormaresca PRunotto Villa Antinori

Reading Time: Hello! Welcome to As Drunk by Exotic Wine Travel, a weekly column where we feature interesting wines that we encourage you to seek out. The reviews featured in this series may be written by either one or the both of us. The featured wines can be from obscure or

Hungarian Wines Revisited

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Hungarian wines eu revisited

Reading Time: Charine and I are huge fans of Hungarian wines and jump at every opportunity to return to the country and taste. So when hungarianwines.eu invited me to attend their 4-day study trip for the second year in a row, I immediately said yes. The trip included stops in

Cracking Croatian Wine In Brač & Hvar

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Cracking Croatian Wine Brac Hvar Dalmatia

Reading Time: In the Spring of 2018, we set out on a re-tour of Croatia to bring our book Cracking Croatian Wine: A Visitor Friendly-Guide to life. There was so much to share about Dalmatia that we ended up shooting five episodes on the region. This is the fifth and final episode about Dalmatia,