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Italian Wine From Valle d’Aosta

Italian Wine

by DR MATTHEW HORKEY - September 10, 2019September 11, 2019

Reading Time: Pure mountain magic... Valle d'Aosta is Italy's smallest wine region by vineyard area and population. The region has less than 500 hectares under vine and around 120,000 residents. Despite its small size, the Valle d'Aosta delivers big time when it comes to views and quality of the wine.

Stina, Plavac Mali Majstor 2016

by DR MATTHEW HORKEY - September 3, 2019September 9, 2019

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

Hungarian Wine

by DR MATTHEW HORKEY - August 29, 2019August 30, 2019

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

Carl Loewen, ‘Maximin Herrenberg’ Riesling 2018

by DR MATTHEW HORKEY - August 27, 2019August 28, 2019

Cracking Croatian Wine In Brač & Hvar

Croatian Wine

by DR MATTHEW HORKEY - August 20, 2019August 20, 2019

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,

Giacomo Bologna Braida Bricco dell’Uccellone 2012

by DR MATTHEW HORKEY - August 15, 2019August 15, 2019

Fine Wines From The Balkans International Wine Competition & Festival

by DR MATTHEW HORKEY - August 14, 2019August 14, 2019

Balkans International Wine Competition and Festival Best Wines

Reading Time: In the Spring of 2019, Charine and I were invited to the 8th Annual 'Balkans International Wine Competition & Festival' in Sofia, Bulgaria. The contest is open to wineries from all countries located in or around the Balkan Peninsula. In addition to the contest, this year featured a

Petaluma ‘Evan’s Vineyard’ Coonawarra 2013

by DR MATTHEW HORKEY - August 8, 2019August 8, 2019

Istrian Wine Continues to Rise

Croatian Wine

by DR MATTHEW HORKEY - August 4, 2019August 4, 2019

Reading Time: Istria is a heart-shaped peninsula that sits at the top of the Adriatic Sea. Most of the peninsula sits within Croatian borders although there are small parts are in Slovenia and Italy. The region has often been dubbed "The New Tuscany" for its hilltop towns, Italian-influenced cuisine, and

Cracking Croatian Wine: Dalmatian Mainland

Croatian Wine

by DR MATTHEW HORKEY - July 30, 2019July 30, 2019