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
Croatian Wine
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Benvenuti Winery: Breaking New Ground in Istria, Croatia
Reading Time: Kaldir, located on a hillside above the Mirna valley, has largely been known as an essential fruit-growing area in Istria, Croatia. But since the wine quality revolution in Istria started about two decades ago, Kaldir is gaining a new facet to its reputation. BENVENUTI BRINGS THE VINOUS WELCOME TO
Ante Sladić Lasina 2017
Medea Punta Greca & Montiron
The Return of Modri les Noirs
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
Vinart Grand Tasting: Croatian Wine from the Archive
Feravino ‘Miraz’ Cuvée & Syrah 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
WineOS 6: Croatian Wine & More
Reading Time: Every January there's a gathering in Osijek dedicated to celebrating Croatian wines and the surrounding regions named WineOS. January 2020 marked the sixth edition of the festival. In addition to Croatian wines, there were selections from Hungary, Serbia, and Bosnia Herzegovina to taste. Here are my biggest takeaways from
