Reading Time: The Pinot Noir landscape is varied and hyper-global. Touted as 'the heartbreak grape', many winemakers around the world feel inspired to take on Pinot Noir's demanding and finicky nature. And when a variety is grown in so many drastically different viticultural places, the question of varietal typicity becomes
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Matthew & Charine. Explorers of the lesser-known wine regions and exotic wines.
Vino Kupljen Loona 2017
Markus Franz Ferdinand: Bringing Babić to the Forefront of Croatian Wine
Reading Time: Once considered a cheap and insipid wine, Babić is reveling in renewed interest in its potential. What tremendous potential do winemakers see in this indigenous wine grape from Croatia? What sensory advantages does it possess to merit its move from the bottom shelf at a supermarket to eye-level
Antinori, More than Tignanello
Reading Time: If you consider yourself an Italian wine lover, then you'll likely have a visceral reaction when you hear the name "Tignanello". The internationally coveted Tignanello was released in 1974 with a 1971 debut vintage. It was the first wine produced in Chianti Classico that could not be classified
Cracking Croatian Wine In Korčula, 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 second episode about Dalmatia, 'Cracking Croatian
Exotic Wine Travel’s 18 Wines of 2018
Reading Time: What a year. 2018 marked our fourth year as location-independent entrepreneurs and our third year in the wine industry. While the first two years seemed like a constant struggle for acceptance into this new world, 2018 was dancing to a different tune---we felt welcomed and appreciated for much
Review – New Wine Folly Book: Magnum Edition, The Master Guide
Reading Time: We've been on the road non-stop since May 2015. For over three years, we’ve been traveling full-time around the world, exploring both lesser-known and established wine regions. It's a lot of traveling and a lot of learning; yet, we've barely scratched the surface of this enormous wine world. Since
