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Fine Wines From The Balkans International Wine Competition & Festival

by DR MATTHEW HORKEY - August 14, 2019August 14, 2019

Balkans International Wine Competition and Festival Best Wines

Reading Time: In the Spring of 2019, Charine and I were invited to the 8th Annual 'Balkans International Wine Competition & Festival' in Sofia, Bulgaria. The contest is open to wineries from all countries located in or around the Balkan Peninsula. In addition to the contest, this year featured a

Francuska Vinarija: Serbian Wine By The French

Serbian Wine

by DR MATTHEW HORKEY - January 18, 2018July 5, 2018

Reading Time: It took us nearly two years to track down the wines from Francuska Vinarija. These wines are made by a French couple, Estelle & Cyrille Bongiraud, in eastern Serbia. The Bonigraud's were in search of a great, lost terroir when they stumbled upon the village of Rogljevo in

Exotic Wine Travel’s 17 Wines of 2017

by EXOTIC WINE TRAVEL - January 9, 2018July 5, 2018

Reading Time: 2017 marked the third year of our location-independent lifestyle and the second year of our wine career. It was a momentous year for us---in the span of 12 months, we authored and published our second and third wine book Sipping Santa Barbara and Cracking Croatian Wine, traveled to seven countries, and tasted

Serbian Bordeaux Blends

Serbian Wine

by DR MATTHEW HORKEY - December 26, 2017July 5, 2018

Radovanovic Cilic Onyx Rouge Matalj Kremen Kamen Aleksandrovic Radoslav

Reading Time: It seems as if every country that is either, new to winemaking or reacquiring its winemaking past, try their hands at Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot. Who's to blame them? These are grape that people are familiar with. In addition to that, they adapt fairly well to multiple types

Vranac Without Borders: 16 Wines to Try

by EXOTIC WINE TRAVEL - October 31, 2017October 2, 2018

vranac vranec montenegro macedonia serbia

Reading Time: The dark-skinned grape Vranac (pronounce Vrah-nahts) is largely believed to be indigenous to Montenegro but is also found in the surrounding areas such as Bosnia-Herzegovina, Croatia, Kosovo, Macedonia, and Serbia. Capable of producing high-quality and age-worthy reds, wines made from Vranac tend to be deeply colored and have

See You in Serbia #Winelover Trip

Serbian Wine

by EXOTIC WINE TRAVEL - October 20, 2017October 22, 2017

Reading Time: We had a fantastic time at the (Facebook) #winelover's See You In Serbia trip. Having spent nearly six months in the country, we consider ourselves rather familiar with Serbian wines. Because of that, we oscillated between "Let's go. I'm excited!" and "Meh. I'm not sure if we will see, taste,

Serbian Prokupac: Eight Wines To Try

Serbian Wine

by DR MATTHEW HORKEY - September 18, 2017July 5, 2018

Reading Time: Our first trip to Serbia in 2016 brought plenty of surprises. We drove through the country, visiting cellars and tasting wines. The wines blew past our expectations and one grape stood out above the rest, Serbian Prokupac. Serbian Prokupac In The Past To the outside world, the grape is somewhat

Budimir Prokupac boje Lila 2009

Serbian Wine

by DR MATTHEW HORKEY - September 8, 2017July 5, 2018

exotic wine travel tasting notes and wine reviews

Reading Time: Hello! Welcome to As Drunk By Exotic Wine Travel, a weekly column where we feature wines that are worth noting. 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 well-known wine regions.

Fruška Gora: The Innovative Serbian Wine Region

Serbian Wine

by DR MATTHEW HORKEY - August 31, 2017November 4, 2017

Reading Time: North Serbia is home to what is perhaps the most experimental wine region in the country. Ironically it is one of its oldest wine regions as well, a place where Marcus Aurelius ordered vines to be planted 1700 years ago. For modern producers, what is old is new again. The

Erdevik Omnibus Lector Chardonnay 2015

by EXOTIC WINE TRAVEL - August 9, 2017July 6, 2018