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Spanish Palate: Bringing Communities Together

Spanish Wine

by DR MATTHEW HORKEY - September 24, 2020September 24, 2020

Reading Time: I liked Nicola Thornton within five seconds of chatting with her. The wine industry can be tough. Selling wine in this climate is challenging with so many restaurants closed. Writing about wine can be even tougher thanks to shrinking budgets and limited paying outlets. It's easy to find

Hungarian Wines Revisited

Hungarian Wine

by DR MATTHEW HORKEY - August 29, 2019August 30, 2019

Reading Time: Charine and I are huge fans of Hungarian wines and jump at every opportunity to return to the country and taste. So when hungarianwines.eu invited me to attend their 4-day study trip for the second year in a row, I immediately said yes. The trip included stops in

Thai Wine Association: Extreme Tropical Viticulture

Thai Wine

by DR MATTHEW HORKEY - June 20, 2019December 8, 2019

Reading Time: Thai food is phenomenal. It possesses a balance of tartness, sweetness, and spiciness. The food is just one of the reasons (in addition to the gorgeous beaches) that over 35 million tourists come to Thailand annually. I would guess that a handful of those visitors know that Thailand

Santa Barbara County: Appellations and Wine Region’s Layout

American Wine

by CHARINE TAN - August 26, 2017July 6, 2018

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Reading Time: Check out our wine travel guide to Santa Barbara Wine Country. Located on the southern end of the Central Coast appellation, Santa Barbara County is about 90 miles northwest of Los Angeles, California. The history of this wine country can be traced back to five million years ago: tectonic activity

A Vinous Dream: Wine Tasting in Los Olivos

by EXOTIC WINE TRAVEL - June 23, 2017July 6, 2018

Reading Time: Check out our wine travel guide to Santa Barbara Wine Country. Los Olivos is a town located in Santa Ynez Valley. Despite its small population of about 1,000 people, the town is constantly bustling due to its plethora of tasting rooms, restaurants, cafes, galleries, and boutiques. There are around 50

Wine Academy Croatia: Advancing with WSET

Wine Education

by DR MATTHEW HORKEY - June 7, 2017June 9, 2017

Reading Time: Charine and I moved to Zagreb for a few months in late 2016/early 2017 to finish the research for our upcoming Croatian wine guide. It just so happened that there was a Wine & Spirit Education Trust (WSET) course happening in Zagreb at the end of 2016. We

More than Xynisteri: Indigenous White Wine Grapes of Cyprus

Cypriot Wine

by DR MATTHEW HORKEY - May 30, 2017October 6, 2017

Reading Time: Our favorite thing about traveling around the world for wine is tasting unique, indigenous varieties. That is why we jumped at the chance to visit Cyprus. With its long history of winemaking and isolation, many old grape varieties have survived there. The Cypriot wine industry is working hard to

Facing Our Fears: Cypriot Wine

Cypriot Wine

by DR MATTHEW HORKEY - February 16, 2017April 6, 2017

Reading Time: Renowned wine critic Jancis Robinson said in 2013, "Some of the worst wine I have tasted since I started writing about wine was what was available the one time we went on holiday to the far-eastern Mediterranean island of Cyprus in 1983." That may have been a long time ago,