A fine English wine used to be an oxymoron but no more. Last October, following the inspiration of Eric Asimov, the compelling NY Times wine critic, I traveled to the…
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Our tour officially ends tonight with our farewell dinner in Zagreb and we’ll all be leaving with some fond memories of  great tasting experiences in Croatia. Let me bring you…
In our quest to find some of the finest wineries in Croatia, we started near Dubrovnik at the Crvik Winery. Andro Crvik and his son Peter are carrying on a…
Our wine cruise portion of our Croatia tours started yesterday under glorious skies. Our 100′ vessel stayed close to the coastline for some spectacular viewing from the sun deck. We…
Our first stop today in Penedes was the medium sized sparkling wine producer, Llopart. Medium-sized in Penedes as in 450,000 bottles, because the big guy (Freixenet) produces 120 million! Llopart…
Yesterday was our last wine day in Emilia Romagna. We started with a visit to Orsi-San Vito in the Colli Bolognesi DOC, a tre bicchieri winner for their wine made…
OK, any wine geek knows that you can’t use the word Champagne to any wine other than those produced in the Champagne region of France. But Italy has been producing…
Brazil is a BIG country- bigger than the continental US. Their economy is booming and mark my words: you WILL be hearing more about the wines of Brazil in the…
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