Reading Time: It's time to give Croatian wine a look. With four major wine regions, true Mediterranean and Continental climates, and over a hundred indigenous varieties the country is poised to make a splash on the world market. Now the country needs to focus on promotion - enter the first
Tag: pinot noir
Modri Les Noirs: A Pinot Noir Festival in Slovenia
Reading Time: We were invited to the first Modri Les Noirs, a two-day Pinot Noir festival in Idrija, Slovenia. The event is the brainchild of Matjaž Lemut, owner and winemaker of Tilia Estate. The Modri Les Noirs brought together fifteen Pinot Noir producers from Slovenia, four from Croatia, and five
Exotic Wine Travel’s 18 Wines of 2018
Reading Time: What a year. 2018 marked our fourth year as location-independent entrepreneurs and our third year in the wine industry. While the first two years seemed like a constant struggle for acceptance into this new world, 2018 was dancing to a different tune---we felt welcomed and appreciated for much
Pinot Palooza: Pinot Noir from Australia and New Zealand
Hacaj Cuvée De Prestige Brut Nature 2014
Samsara: New Beginnings With Winemaker Matt Brady
Reading Time: Samsara Wine Co. is one of our favorite producers in Santa Barbara County. Upon first visitng the tasting room in Los Olivos, we (especially Charine) were hooked. When Charine loves a wine, she knows it after the first sip. When we wrote our book Sipping Santa Barbara: Recommended Wines
Movia Veliko Rdeće 2002 & 1998
Cracking Croatian Wine in Plešivica
Slovak Wines: The Minimal Intervention Scene
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
