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Slovak Wine With Style: Zlatý Roh

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

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

Domäne Wachau Grüner Veltliner Smaragd Axpoint 2016

by DR MATTHEW HORKEY - April 4, 2019

Domane Wachau Gruner Veltliner Smaragd Axpoint 2016

Organic Cuvée Marie Vallis Albus 2015

by DR MATTHEW HORKEY - January 9, 2019January 9, 2019

Organic Cuvee Marie Vallis Albus Exclusive

Braño Bahna Veltlín 2017 & Vinocentrum

by DR MATTHEW HORKEY - December 13, 2018

Nine Sweet Slovak Wines

Slovak Wine

by DR MATTHEW HORKEY - June 12, 2018July 19, 2018

Reading Time: Slovakia is at the northernmost reaches (latitude) where grape growing is possible. The grape growing regions are in the south of the country between the latitudes of 47.5N and 48.5N. In other words, it's pretty cold in Slovakia for growing wine grapes. Despite the challenges, there are some excellent

Slovak Wines: The Minimal Intervention Scene

Slovak Wine

by DR MATTHEW HORKEY - April 3, 2018April 9, 2018

Reading Time: The minimal-intervention aka "natural" wine scene is alive and well in Slovakia. While the modern wine industry is fairly young (the late 1990's), there are several producers who have eschewed conventional production. During our time in Slovakia, we found in interesting that the minimal intervention producers referred to

Highlights from Orange Wine Festival 2017

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

In November 2017, we took the train from Budapest, Hungary to Vienna, Austria to attend the Orange Wine Festival 2017. We are huge fans of orange wines (macerated white/skin-contact amber wines). It was our first time at this annual event, and it was everything we had hoped it would be. Orange

A Crash Course On Biodynamic Austrian Wine

Austrian Wine

by DR MATTHEW HORKEY - November 14, 2017January 2, 2018

Reading Time: Wine brings people together, both from near and far. Charine met Tom Leitner on a natural wine Facebook group. After sharing a few messages, we realized that Tom shares a passion for Croatia and Croatian wine with us. He invited us to visit him in Austria and taste some

Best of Vinart Grand Tasting 2017: Part 1

by EXOTIC WINE TRAVEL - March 3, 2017July 6, 2018

Reading Time: The second annual Vinart Grand Tasting wine event was held at Lauba, a private-owned contemporary art gallery in Zagreb, at the end of February 2017. The event is the brainchild of renowned Croatian wine writer, Saša Špiranec. During the two weeks prior to the two-day public event, there