Thrace Wine Route - an immense wine region right next to Istanbul
The Thrace Wine Route (Trakya Bağ Rotası in Turkish) is the oldest wine route in the country that actually unites 4 separate wine routes...
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Henrietta Straton
- Sep 26, 2021
- 2 min
7000 Years of Winemaking. Practical Guide to Turkish Wines
Most of the people are surprised to find out that Turkey makes wine at all. In fact, the cradle of winemaking is somewhere around here in...
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Henrietta Straton
- Jul 27, 2021
- 6 min
Chamlija - the winery of the Thracians
When you're visiting a winery the last thing you do is actually tasting wines. First of all (at least for me) it's meeting the people...
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Henrietta Straton
- Jul 25, 2021
- 5 min
Discover the wines of Etna. Pietradolce
This is a real mysterious gem on the slopes of Mt Etna wine region! Navigation kept making fun of us taking to different dirt roads,...
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Henrietta Straton
- Jul 25, 2021
- 4 min
Discover the wines of Etna. Tenuta delle Terre Nere
The first Etna winery on my agenda was Tenuta delle Terre Nere, which in English means 'estate of black land'. The winery was founded by...
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Henrietta Straton
- Jul 25, 2021
- 6 min
Etna Wine Region. Vineyards in lava stones
Sicily is so rich in terroirs and terrains that one may say it should be considered as a whole continent of winemaking, rather than an...
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Henrietta Straton
- Jul 20, 2021
- 6 min
Cortese di Gavi DOCG - the fine whites of Piemonte
When you say Piemonte people tend to immediately think of Barolo. But the region has so many things that are not red. The crispy whites...
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Henrietta Straton
- Jul 20, 2021
- 9 min
Vietti - a century long Barolo saga in Castiglione Falletto
I'm very pragmatic when choosing a winery to visit. Especially when it comes to Barolo DOCG - a region so rich in outstanding wine and...
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Henrietta Straton
- Jul 20, 2021
- 4 min
Moscato d'Asti Wine Tasting at Gianni Doglia
So after my extensive research among Moscato d'Asti producers I found one that year after year wins at Gambero Rosso 3 "glasses"...
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Henrietta Straton
- Jul 20, 2021
- 3 min
Italian Sparkling Wines from Moscato d'Asti DOCG
Don't confuse Moscato d'Asti with Asti wine. One is 'frizzante' the other one is 'spumante'. Both bubbles, but very different ones. Are...
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Henrietta Straton
- Jul 19, 2021
- 8 min
The Traditional Method Sparkling Wines of Piemonte - Travelling to Alta Langa DOCG
In my previous articles I already mentioned that Piemonte is way not only Barolo (although don't stay away from trying it, of course!). A...
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Henrietta Straton
- Jul 19, 2021
- 10 min
Elio Altare & The Barolo Boys Revolution
Barolo is a very ‘political’ wine. How else? Aren’t we all seriously speaking about the ‘revolution’ that happened in a wine region and...
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Henrietta Straton
- Jul 19, 2021
- 6 min
Contratto and the UNESCO cathedrals of Alta Langa DOCG
If you'd like to start with the overview of Alta Langa DOCG, learn about varieties, winemaking techniques and the famous Canelli...
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Henrietta Straton
- Jul 15, 2021
- 7 min
Discovering the climats of Pouilly-Fuissé at Domaine Thibert
Where do you find wines of the highest quality in Burgundy? Is it the Premier or Grand Cru wines? Or maybe look for the wineries that...
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Henrietta Straton
- Jul 15, 2021
- 4 min
Discover Burgundy. A Good Morning Bouzeron tasting at Domaine Chanzy
To be honest, Bouzeron was the first appellation that I planned to visit after completing my WSET course in Château de Pommard (I visited...
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Henrietta Straton
- Jul 15, 2021
- 3 min
Discover Burgundy. Bouzeron - Burgundy’s Top Secret
An appellation that spreads on only one village, only one variety. Bouzeron AOC was born in 1997 thanks to the efforts of insistent...
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Henrietta Straton
- Jul 15, 2021
- 9 min
Discover Burgundy. Pouilly-Fuissé tasting at Domaine Thibert
During my stay in France tasting wine at 10 am became my everyday morning routine (except Sundays, of course :) As part of my wine trip...
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Henrietta Straton
- Jul 10, 2021
- 4 min
Discover Burgundy. Santenay - the artisan wines of Côte de Beaune
I´m often asked what is my favourite wine region and I always refuse to answer. Every wine trip is a new love story with wine being the...
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Henrietta Straton
- Jul 10, 2021
- 5 min
Discover Burgundy. Domaine des Malandes from Chablis
Poor soil - the neutral, ready to sing about terroir Chardonnay loves it! As a result of a beautiful serendipity, in Chablis I paid a...
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Henrietta Straton
- Jul 10, 2021
- 5 min
Discover Burgundy. Domaine Louis Lequin - 400 years in Santenay
Not a celebrity appellation hidden amongst the famous Grand Cru sharks of Burgundy? Very good, sounds like an appellation to discover!...
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