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Alentejo: Plush Red Portuguese Wine and More

Portuguese Wine

by DR MATTHEW HORKEY - March 10, 2020March 11, 2020

Reading Time: Mouth-filling reds that over-deliver their price points. That's was my past impression of Alentejo. While there are plenty of inexpensive, enjoyable reds to be found, Alentejo is much more than just cheap reds. There are world-class wines to be found in the region, both red and white. Over

Baga Friends 2015 Releases

Portuguese Wine

by DR MATTHEW HORKEY - March 3, 2020March 3, 2020

Reading Time: "Be careful with Bairrada now!" The first time Charine and I visited Portugal, we chose a Bairrada of the wine list. The sommelier's eyes lit up when we asked for the bottle. He gave us a warning about the wine's fierce tannins as he grinned from ear to ear.

Herdade do Portocarro ‘Partage’ Touriga Nacional 2011

by DR MATTHEW HORKEY - February 13, 2020February 13, 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

Ten Volcanic Wines From GoVolcanic

by DR MATTHEW HORKEY - February 11, 2020February 11, 2020

Reading Time: Volcanic wines are a hot subject these days and GoVolcanic proved to be an explosive tasting. Bad jokes aside, the first edition of GoVolcanic in Budapest, Hungary proved to be an interesting event. There were great volcanic wines from all over the world including Hungary, Austria, Israel, Spain,

Hanging With The Douro Boys

Portuguese Wine

by DR MATTHEW HORKEY - January 7, 2020January 7, 2020

Reading Time: I can't get enough of the Douro. Located in northern Portugal, the Douro is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The Douro meanders through the mountains, making this an unforgiving environment to grow grapes. There are steeply terraced vineyards as far as the eye can see. In my opinion, it

Best Wine Memories of 2019

by DR MATTHEW HORKEY - December 19, 2019January 3, 2020

Reading Time: As 2019 closes and 2020 unfolds, it will mark five straight years of traveling around the world. We've spent that entire time uncovering unique wines from both far-flung and well-known regions of the wine world. In 2015 we left our careers to take a sabbatical. I had a

Quinta dos Carvalhas Reserva 2017

by DR MATTHEW HORKEY - October 29, 2019October 29, 2019

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The Millésima Blog Awards 2019: Could You Help Us?

by DR MATTHEW HORKEY - February 8, 2019February 11, 2019

Reading Time: *UPDATE on 11, February 2019: The voting period for this is now CLOSED. Thank you for your support. Exotic Wine Travel has made it to the final round of the Millésima Blog Awards 2019. Could we get your help to cross the finish line? Last year, we submitted articles to

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

Portuguese Wine: Ten Wines From The Douro

Portuguese Wine

by DR MATTHEW HORKEY - November 8, 2018November 8, 2018

Reading Time: We were recently invited by the AEVP to taste the declared 2016 vintage of Port and participate in the annual Port Wine Days in the Douro. Most people associate the city of Porto, Portugal with the rich, hedonistic sweet wine known as Port. There is more to Portuguese