Slovenia

Brda Orange Wine Guide, Part 2

Conclusions from the Brda orange wine guide, tasting notes for wines 27-52 from Klinec, Kmetija Štekar, Kristian Keber, Marjan Simčič, Movia, Murenc…

Jun 14 •

Brda Orange Wine Guide, Part 1

My report on 52 wines from 18 wineries in this western Slovenian region, the beating heart of orange wine. All wines tasted blind. Part 1 - Introduction…

Jun 11 •

Backstage at The Morning Claret

How I put together the wine guides and what makes them unique

Jun 4 •

The Empire Strikes Back

Making sense of the phrase Central Europe, and what it means for wine

May 15 •

My Dream Wine Fair

Reporting back from the 13th edition of the Orange Wine Festival in Izola

Apr 30 •

Are these the Purest Zero-Zero Wines Ever?

I visited Vino Gross in Slovenia and I remain in awe

Apr 16 •

Are these Central Europe's Best Grape Varieties?

Let's hear it for Furmint, Welschriesling and Blaufränkisch

Apr 10 •

Call Me by Your Name

DOC Collio finally approves an orange wine classification

Jan 29 •

New Discoveries from 2024

A little recap of my year in wine

Dec 31, 2024 •

Happy Birthday Stanko

My last wine fair of 2024, a memorial event for Stanko Radikon

Dec 24, 2024 •

Red, White and Glou

The growing popularity of a blend that is a blank-spot in most wine legislation

Sep 12, 2024 •

We Don't Need No (Orange Wine) Education

When will the wine press rewrite its stale narrative about macerated wines?

Jul 31, 2024 •

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