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Italian Wine: Mi Amore

Italian Wine

by DR MATTHEW HORKEY - August 17, 2021August 17, 2021

Reading Time: When it comes to my first true wine love, Italy holds my heart. In normal years, I'm in Italy at least five times per year. Thanks to the worldwide situation, that number went down significantly in 2020 and the first part of 2021 (hopefully that changes in Q3

Slovenian White Wine Part 2: Spotlight on Goriška Brda

Slovenian Wine

by DR MATTHEW HORKEY - April 8, 2021April 8, 2021

Reading Time: Of all the wine districts in Slovenia, few are held in such high regard as Goriška Brda. Goriška Brda (or Brda for short) is a district in Slovenia's Primorska region. Brda is basically an extension of Italy's Collio DOCG. It actually could be considered the other way

Slovenian White Wine Part 1

Slovenian Wine

by DR MATTHEW HORKEY - March 18, 2021March 23, 2021

Reading Time: Thank goodness for Slovenian white wine. This tiny country located is located on the north coast of the Adriatic Sea. What it lacks in size, it makes up for in wine quality. Around 70% of Slovenia's production is white wine. I use the term white wine loosely because

Rich White Italian Wines: Marco Felluga & Russiz Superiore

by DR MATTHEW HORKEY - August 2, 2020October 6, 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, 2020July 25, 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,

Movia Veliko Belo 2011

by DR MATTHEW HORKEY - January 16, 2020July 26, 2020

Italian Wine From Valle d’Aosta

Italian Wine

by DR MATTHEW HORKEY - September 10, 2019September 11, 2019

Reading Time: Pure mountain magic... Valle d'Aosta is Italy's smallest wine region by vineyard area and population. The region has less than 500 hectares under vine and around 120,000 residents. Despite its small size, the Valle d'Aosta delivers big time when it comes to views and quality of the wine.

The Unlikely Partners: Somlói Wine and Indonesian Stew

Hungarian Wine

by CHARINE TAN - June 30, 2018December 30, 2018

Reading Time: "I wonder if I can say that 'One of the best Pinot Gris I've had is from Somló,' without sounding pretentious." Eva engages in a moment of thoughtful silence. "There's very little Pinot Gris grown in Somló." Yup, I can't. A lesser-known wine country. A lesser-known wine region. A lesser-known (a lesser-planted grape

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