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Slovak Wine With Style: Zlatý Roh

by DR MATTHEW HORKEY - April 20, 2021April 20, 2021

Reading Time: Updated: 20 April, 2021 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

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

Niepoort: Low Alcohol Portuguese Wine

by DR MATTHEW HORKEY - March 11, 2021March 11, 2021

Reading Time: "Are you making low alcohol wines because you like them, or is it because it's what consumers are looking for these days? " Dirk Niepoort looked at me in the eye for a second before replying, "when it comes to these wines, I don't give a s@#!t about what

7 Řádků: Czech Natural Wine

by DR MATTHEW HORKEY - February 18, 2021February 18, 2021

Reading Time: Moravia is a hot region right now. It's located in the eastern reaches of the Czech Republic and over 90% of Czech wine is produced there. I'll never forget my first visit there in 2018. The rolling hills and endless sea of vines didn't make it seem like

Polish Wine From Winnica Wieliczka

by DR MATTHEW HORKEY - October 28, 2020October 28, 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 both of us. The featured wines can be from obscure or well-known

Gut Hermannsberg

by DR MATTHEW HORKEY - October 20, 2020October 20, 2020

Reading Time: I love German Riesling and my go-to region is the Nahe. A drive through the small, winding roads of the Nahe gives way to vineyards that are as step and impressive as those in the Mosel and the Rheingau. Oberhausen is located at a small bend of the

Tomac Amfora: New Releases

by DR MATTHEW HORKEY - September 8, 2020September 8, 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

12 Croatian Wine Icons

by DR MATTHEW HORKEY - June 24, 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

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

Big German Wines From The Pfalz

German Wine

by DR MATTHEW HORKEY - February 25, 2020July 25, 2020

Reading Time: Charine has long raved about the big-bodied Riesling from the Pfalz while I haven't always share her enthusiasm. We recently spent several days visiting cellars in the region. After seeing the region first hand, would I change my mind? The Pfalz: A Dynamic German Wine Region The Pfalz is