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Buyer’s Guide: Croatian Wines in the USA

by CHARINE TAN -
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Reading Time: Good news for Croatian wine lovers and wine geeks residing in the USA. The Wine & More, Croatia's leading wine webshop, has just unveiled a mighty new limp. Adding to their EU-wide shipping, The Wine & More has succeeded in making Croatian wines more accessible by introducing US home

The Best of Villány Wine Region

by DR MATTHEW HORKEY -
Villany Wine Region Cellar

Reading Time: The first time we came across wines from Villány was in Zagreb, Croatia. During the Vinart Grand Tasting, we attended a masterclass in Villány's Cabernet Franc. The wines were of outstanding quality, and they piqued our interest immediately. Six months after that tasting, we had the opportunity to

Chamlija: Wines of the Black Sea

by EXOTIC WINE TRAVEL -
Chamlija Wines

Reading Time: When we made our seven-week trip through Turkey in the summer of 2015, we were green in the wine industry. What made the situation more challenging was the lack of online information about Turkish wine. The Turkish laws forbad advertising for alcoholic beverages, which included advertising on online domains.

Vinarija Doja: Serbia’s New Vinous Star

by CHARINE TAN -
Vinarija Doja Best Serbian Wine

Reading Time: Third time's the charm; the proverb rings true in this case. I first tasted the Doja Prokupac at Vinodonia Skopje Wine Salon in November 2016 and a second time at Salon Vina Kragujevac in April 2017. It wasn't until a month ago, when I finally had the pleasure of enjoying a

Bibich Debit 2015

by DR MATTHEW HORKEY -
exotic wine travel tasting notes and wine reviews

Reading Time: Welcome to As Drunk By Exotic Wine Travel, a weekly column where we feature wines that are worthy of your attention. The wine reviews featured in this series may be written by either one or the both of us. The featured wines can be from obscure or more well-known wine

Exotic Wine Travel’s 16 Wines of 2016

by EXOTIC WINE TRAVEL -
Montefiori Valle de Guadalupe Baja California Mexico - best wine 2016

Reading Time: Hello, thirsty readers. It's the time of the year again. Round-up, conclusion, evaluation, assessment, goal setting... what a load that only wine can make it lighter and better! Let's make WINE great again. We've been traveling full-time for wine for nearly two years now, but 2016 is particularly significant because

Cult Wine from… Virginia?

by DR MATTHEW HORKEY -
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Reading Time: How can an American wine be exotic? Besides New York state, can great wine, or even cult wine, be made on the East Coast? One winery says that it can be done and has been building up good press over the last few years. The Washington Post published