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Blind Tasting Barolo From Castiglione Falletto

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by DR MATTHEW HORKEY - April 30, 2019

Reading Time: Wine geeks are funny people. Getting several of them in a room and conversations instantly revolve around the tiny intricacies of fermented grape juice. To a casual observer, the sight of ten people sniffing wine glasses quietly around a bottle wrapped in tin foil has to be entertaining. Getting

Orange Wine Festival 2018: Here To Stay

by DR MATTHEW HORKEY - April 10, 2019April 10, 2019

Reading Time: Are they orange wines or are they amber wines? Are these wines the real deal or are they just a fad? Whatever you want to call these wines, we love them and don't get sick of them. That's why we chose to attend the Orange Wine Festival in Vienna

Inama Cabernet Sauvignon Del Veneto Selezione 2009

by DR MATTHEW HORKEY - March 13, 2019March 13, 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

Modri Les Noirs: A Pinot Noir Festival in Slovenia

by DR MATTHEW HORKEY - February 27, 2019February 27, 2019

Reading Time: We were invited to the first Modri Les Noirs, a two-day Pinot Noir festival in Idrija, Slovenia. The event is the brainchild of Matjaž Lemut, owner and winemaker of Tilia Estate. The Modri Les Noirs brought together fifteen Pinot Noir producers from Slovenia, four from Croatia, and five

Feudi di San Gregorio Taurasi Riserva Piano di Montevergine 2002

by DR MATTHEW HORKEY - February 20, 2019

Piano di montevergine dei feudi di san gregorio

Poggerino Nuovo Chianti Classico 2015

by DR MATTHEW HORKEY - February 12, 2019February 13, 2019

James Suckling Great Wines of Italy Hong Kong 2018

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by DR MATTHEW HORKEY - February 6, 2019February 6, 2019

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Reading Time: In December of 2018, we attended James Suckling Great Wines of Italy Hong Kong, an event that we had been looking forward to for a long time. The Hong Kong event was the second stop on the James Suckling Great Wines of Italy Tour Asia 2018, which also

Exotic Wine Travel’s 18 Wines of 2018

by EXOTIC WINE TRAVEL - January 2, 2019January 7, 2019

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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

An Evening With The Liber Pater 2009

by DR MATTHEW HORKEY - December 18, 2018December 19, 2018

Reading Time: It's not often that you enjoy a 4,000 Euro bottle of wine. Liber Pater is one of the most controversial and expensive Bordeaux red wines in the world. The winery is located in the Graves AOC, within the left bank of Bordeaux. Winemaker Loic Pasquet wanted to re-create the

11 Sardinian Wines From The Cagliari Wine & Food Festival

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by DR MATTHEW HORKEY - October 9, 2018October 13, 2018

Reading Time: The Cagliari International Wine & Food Festival takes place each summer in Sardinia. This last summer, we were invited by the organizers, APS Promo Eventi. This rendition of the event included the two-day festival and a one-day excursion to the village of Mamoiada - which is famous for