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Exotic Wine Travel’s 18 Wines of 2018

by EXOTIC WINE TRAVEL - January 2, 2019January 7, 2019

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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

Dona Maria Grande Reserva 2013

by DR MATTHEW HORKEY - November 6, 2018November 7, 2018

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

Samsara: New Beginnings With Winemaker Matt Brady

by DR MATTHEW HORKEY - October 16, 2018October 23, 2018

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

Romanian Wines From Dealu Mare

Romanian Wine

by DR MATTHEW HORKEY - September 27, 2018

Reading Time: We were recently invited by Mihnea Vasiliche of Dagon Winery to visit the Dealu Mare region of Romania. In addition to tasting through the Dagon Winery portfolio, Mihnea also arranged for us to visit a few cellars in the area. We had previously tasted a few wines from

Château Ollieux Romanis, Atal Sia 2015

by DR MATTHEW HORKEY - June 26, 2018July 5, 2018

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Spicy Hungarian Wines From Szekszárd

Hungarian Wine

by DR MATTHEW HORKEY - June 19, 2018July 5, 2018

Reading Time: During our first trip through the wine regions of Hungary, we missed the Szekszárd region. It was a place that we wanted to see dearly. All of the Szekszárd wines we tasted prior to visiting impressed us, peeking our curiosity. After a two-week tour through Slovakia, we returned

Hungarian Wine From Eger: Bull’s Blood and Beyond

Hungarian Wine

by DR MATTHEW HORKEY - February 1, 2018July 5, 2018

Hungarian Wine Eger Bull's Blood Bikaver

Reading Time: When we started our Exotic Wine Travel YouTube channel, one of the first wines reviewed was an inexpensive Bull's Blood (Bikavér) from Egervin Winery. It is a decent wine, but far from impressive. After posting the video, we received comments from several Hungarians urging us to try higher

Three Macedonian Wineries of Note

Macedonian Wine

by CHARINE TAN - November 27, 2017July 5, 2018

The second annual installation of Skopje Wine Salon - Vinodonia is happening on 1-2 December 2017, at Skopje Marriott Hotel. This year's program includes master classes on the wines from three juggernauts: Chateau Kamnik Winery, Stobi Winery, and Tikveš Winery. These three wineries are also our top three favorite wineries in Macedonia.

E. Guigal Saint-Joseph Vignes De L’Hospice 2011

by DR MATTHEW HORKEY - October 23, 2017July 5, 2018

Top Cyprus Wine: Our Favorite Cypriot Wineries

Cypriot Wine

by DR MATTHEW HORKEY - September 26, 2017July 5, 2018

Welcome to the big leagues! While the quality among all top estates in Cyprus is surprisingly high, these are the three wineries we were most impressed with (in addition to Vouni Panayia which we wrote about in a previous article). All of the wines in the portfolios of these producers