Istrian Wine Continues to Rise
Istria is a heart-shaped peninsula that sits at the top of the Adriatic Sea. The region has often been dubbed “The New Tuscany” for its hilltop towns, Italian-influenced cuisine, and juicy wines.
Croatian Wine
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Cracking Croatian Wine: Dalmatian Mainland
Most visitors to Croatia flock to the islands, which are beautiful. However, there’s a lot to be discovered on the Dalmatian mainland. It’s home to unique wine grapes and regional Croatian cuisine.
Bodren Traminac Trockenbeerenauslese 2015
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 well-known wine regions. We hope that …
Cracking Croatian Wine In Pelješac & Dubrovnik
The Pelješac peninsula is the spiritual home to the beloved red Croatian wine grape Plavac Mali. The first two Croatian wine appellations Dingač and Postup are located on the south side of Pelješac.
Cracking Croatian Wine In Korčula, Dalmatia
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 Dalmatia that we ended up shooting five episodes on the region. This is the second episode about Dalmatia, ‘Cracking Croatian Wine in Korčula, Dalmatia’. Korčula …
Matošević Grimalda Red 2016
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 well-known wine regions. We hope that …
Cracking Croatian Wine In Pag & Zadar
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 Dalmatia that we ended up shooting five episodes on the region. This is the first episode about Dalmatia. Pag & Zadar: Dalmatia Pag & Zadar …
Grand Cro Croatian Wine: 16 Wines Worth Trying
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 Grand Cro Press Tour. During …
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 15 Pinot Noir producers from Slovenia, four from Croatia, and five from elsewhere around the world. …
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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 of the year. Nearly half …