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Quinta Varzea da Pedra

by DR MATTHEW HORKEY - November 17, 2020November 18, 2020

Reading Time: Quinta Varzea da Pedra is one of my favorite discoveries of 2020. Every year, I taste thousands of wines from all over the world. A handful of those wines have that special something, a twinkle in the eye. That's what drew me to Quinta Varzea da Pedra. Quinta

Real Portuguese Wine

Portuguese Wine

by DR MATTHEW HORKEY - November 12, 2020January 14, 2021

Reading Time: Real Portuguese Wine is aiming to bring Portuguese natural wine to the world! In the Fall of 2019, I did my annual trip to Portugal. I spent a riveting two and a half weeks traveling through the Douro, Dão, Bairrada, and Alentejo. The trip wrapped up in the capital

Vina Laguna Festigia Castello 2017

by DR MATTHEW HORKEY - November 10, 2020November 10, 2020

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

Italian Wine From Gemma

by DR MATTHEW HORKEY - November 3, 2020November 4, 2020

Reading Time: Delicious Italian wine at affordable prices. Over the years, we've been making frequent trips to Friuli-Venezia Giulia, where we've gotten to know Damiano Meroi. He comes from a winemaking family and is passionate about great wine. We were instantly drawn to his enthusiasm for great wine. In

Polish Wine From Winnica Wieliczka

by DR MATTHEW HORKEY - October 28, 2020October 28, 2020

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 both of us. The featured wines can be from obscure or well-known

Gut Hermannsberg

by DR MATTHEW HORKEY - October 20, 2020October 20, 2020

Reading Time: I love German Riesling and my go-to region is the Nahe. A drive through the small, winding roads of the Nahe gives way to vineyards that are as step and impressive as those in the Mosel and the Rheingau. Oberhausen is located at a small bend of the

Mauro Sebaste: A Piedmont Gem

by DR MATTHEW HORKEY - October 15, 2020October 16, 2020

Portuguese Wine |The More, The Merrier

Portuguese Wine

by DR MATTHEW HORKEY - October 13, 2020October 21, 2020

Reading Time: Portuguese wine is the gift that keeps on giving. This small country packs a punch when it comes to wine. It's not a secret that I adore Portuguese wine and jump at the opportunity to taste it whenever possible. The world needs what Portugal has to offer. Delicious

Brancaia: Chianti Classico & More

by DR MATTHEW HORKEY - October 6, 2020October 6, 2020

Reading Time: Labels that stand out and wine that speaks for itself. Brancaia is a 'relatively' new producer in the historic Chianti Classico region of Tuscany. Founded in the mid-1980s by a Swiss family, Brancaia has become well respected for its wines and brilliant label design. We've been buying the

Fakin, Il Primo Teran 2017

by DR MATTHEW HORKEY - September 29, 2020September 29, 2020