Tag: sparkling wine

Dynamic Rheinhessen

by DR MATTHEW HORKEY -
Bianka-Daniel-Schmitt-Natural-Wine-Lineup

Reading Time: There was a time when sweet Liebfraumilch and cheap, bulk wine symbolized the Rheinhessen. Today things are different. The Rheinhessen may be Germany's most dynamic wine region. It's home to some of the most prestigious German wines, like the Keller G-Max Riesling. It is also home to some

Taste Champagne Hong Kong By Tyson Stelzer

by DR MATTHEW HORKEY -
Taste Champagne Hong Kong Watsons

Reading Time: While Charine is crazy about Champagne, I've always been slow to the party. Over the years I've attempted to become knowledgeable about sparkling wines, especially Champagne. The Taste Champagne Hong Kong by Tyson Stelzer was a great opportunity to sharpen my palate further. There were 30 houses pouring over 130

Tasmanian Wine: Pinot Noir & Sparkling Wine

by DR MATTHEW HORKEY -
Tyson Stelzer Tasmanian Pinot Noir Tasmanian Sparkling Wine

Reading Time: Tasmania has always piqued my interest. Perhaps it was my interest in zoology as a kid. Learning about the extinct Tasmanian Wolf and extant Tasmanian Devil made the island seem so exotic. Fast forward to the present day and it's an exciting region for my current interest -

Cracking Croatian Wine in Istria (Part 4/4)

by EXOTIC WINE TRAVEL -
adriatic sea istrian wine

Reading Time: In the Spring of 2018, we set out on a re-tour of Croatia to bring our book Cracking Croatian Wine: A Visitor Friendly-Guide to life. There was so much to share about Istria that we ended up shooting four episodes there. In part 1 of Cracking Croatian Wine in Istria, we offer

VinNatur: A Proponent of Checks and Balances

by CHARINE TAN -
vinnatur recommended wines

Reading Time: "You're a really good agriculturist but you're a bad winemaker." Angiolino Maule, La Biancara's winemaker and founder, thinks this statement from oenologist Franco Giacosa might have changed the course of his life as a winemaker. "In the past, I would say a good wine is 90% vineyard and 10% winery. Today, I

Cracking Croatian Wine in Plešivica

by EXOTIC WINE TRAVEL -
cracking croatian wine in plesivica

Reading Time: In the Spring of 2018, we set out on a re-tour of Croatia to bring our book Cracking Croatian Wine: A Visitor Friendly-Guide to life. Our first stop on this journey was Plešivica. It's a wine region that delivers some of the best Croatian wines but somehow still receives

Matyšák Winery

by DR MATTHEW HORKEY -
exotic wine travel tasting notes and wine reviews

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