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Brancaia: Chianti Classico & More

by DR MATTHEW HORKEY - October 6, 2020October 6, 2020

Reading Time: Labels that stand out and wine that speaks for itself. Brancaia is a 'relatively' new producer in the historic Chianti Classico region of Tuscany. Founded in the mid-1980s by a Swiss family, Brancaia has become well respected for its wines and brilliant label design. We've been buying the

Prelius Cabernet Sauvignon & Prile

by DR MATTHEW HORKEY - August 18, 2020August 18, 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

Why I Love Portuguese Wine

Portuguese Wine

by DR MATTHEW HORKEY - July 28, 2020August 7, 2020

Reading Time: This is a confession, I love Portuguese wine. Maybe it’s the unique grape varieties, perhaps it’s the high quality to price ratio, or maybe it’s the people. Portugal is home to almost 250 native grape varieties. Thanks to the centuries-old wine culture and to a number of high-quality cooperatives,

Red Serbian Wines Revisited

Serbian Wine

by DR MATTHEW HORKEY - June 16, 2020July 25, 2020

Reading Time: Our first stop to the Balkans four years ago was Serbia. We started our three-month romp through the peninsula in Serbia. Back then, our expectations of Serbian wines were low. The high quality of the wines instantly impressed us. The possibilities for Serbian wines are endless thanks to

Vinart Grand Tasting: Croatian Wine from the Archive

by DR MATTHEW HORKEY - April 21, 2020July 25, 2020

Reading Time: Do you like wines with a touch of bottle age? Croatia is a fascinating country with plenty of quality wines made from both indigenous and international varieties. Thanks to the high volume of tourists and a voracious local market, the best producers sell out of their production every

WineOS 6: Croatian Wine & More

by DR MATTHEW HORKEY - March 24, 2020July 25, 2020

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

Slovak Wine With Style: Zlatý Roh

by DR MATTHEW HORKEY - March 19, 2020July 25, 2020

Villányi Franc & Franc

Hungarian Wine

by DR MATTHEW HORKEY - March 17, 2020July 25, 2020

Reading Time: Tokaj might be the most famous and world-renowned Hungarian wine region. But ask a local what region they want to visit for a wine holiday and many will answer Villány. Located in the south, Villány was the first region to begin the quest for quality after the fall

Serbian Wine: Fruška Gora Terroir

Serbian Wine

by DR MATTHEW HORKEY - November 12, 2019July 26, 2020

Reading Time: Visiting an old friend. That's what if felt like to revisit the Fruška Gora region and the Vojvodina Wine Show 2019 in Serbia. Fruška Gora was the first region Charine and I visited in the Balkans. You can get a glimpse of our first visit below (thank goodness

Antinori, More than Tignanello

Italian Wine

by EXOTIC WINE TRAVEL - September 24, 2019August 7, 2020

Reading Time: If you consider yourself an Italian wine lover, then you'll likely have a visceral reaction when you hear the name "Tignanello". The internationally coveted Tignanello was released in 1974 with a 1971 debut vintage. It was the first wine produced in Chianti Classico that could not be classified