Croatia

From a tumultuous 20th century, Croatia has emerged with strong, unique wines that define the diversity of their nation and showcase their centuries of viticulture.

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Hungary

For centuries, Hungary has been home to some of the most prized wines on earth. Again today, this rich winegrowing culture is the source of increasingly exciting wines.

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Slovenia

A country at the crossroads, Slovenia has been quietly making high-class wines for over two millenia with many of the current wineries founded as far back as the 1500's.

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Austria

A vigorous wine culture with a distinguished history and plenty of energetic young winemaking talent: Austria has it all.

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Georgia

At the crossroads of Western Asia and Eastern Europe, Georgia is considered the homeland of viticulture and winemaking.

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In the News

No Escape from Balkan

CROATIA After a long hiatus, new Balkan wines from Croatia, Slovenia, and Bosnia & Herzegovina are finally here the second week of July. After looking...
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Introducing Our New Producer Gallay

HUNGARY Jozsef Borbely purchased his first vineyards in 1990 in Nyeklakhaza, in the Bukk appellation, a wine district located in North-Eastern Hungary,...
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Introducing Our New Producer Tornai

HUNGARY In 1945, Endre Tornai, the only survivor of his family, walked home to Hungary from the Russian front. Linka, a girl he fancied from before the war...
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Introducing Our New Producer Oszkár Maurer

SERBIA After meeting Oszkar Maurer for the first time, my hands were sore from taking so many notes and my head was spinning. Serbia? Tokaj connections?...
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Wine Wednesday Spotlight

#WineWednesday Spotlight #97: Gotsa Family Wines Tsitska

GEORGIA “Traditional Georgian wines are like nothing else you’ll taste,” writes Wine expert and The Vinguard founder Pamela Busch. Beyond...
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#WineWednesday Spotlight #96: Heimann Kadarka

HUNGARY Chilled #kadarka on a hot Friday afternoon? Yes, please. Today’s #WineWednesday Spotlight is a contribution from Orshi Kiss, Blue Danube...
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#WineWednesday Spotlight #95: Šipun Žlahtina

CROATIA The Sipun Zlahtina got a good review from the August issue of The Wine Enthusiast Magazine: This wine from the island of Krk is straw-colored,...
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Tasting Events

Sep 29 2017

Wines of Georgia Tasting

SAN FRANCISCO

Aug 04 2017

Nat Diego 2017

SAN DIEGO The Rose Wine Bar + Bottle Shop 2219 30th St. San Diego, CA 92104

Jul 20 2017

Tasting at at K&L Hollywood

HOLLYWOOD K&L Wine Merchants 1400 Vine Street Hollywood, CA, 90028

Jul 19 2017

My Big Fat Balkan Trade Tasting

SAN FRANCISCO Francisca’s 3047 Mission St, San Francisco, CA 94110. 2+ blocks from 24th St BART. 12-3pm

TRAVEL

BIBICh’s Feast

Alen Bibic presenting his white Debit A little more than a year ago, we were in Skradin, North Dalmatia, for a sumptuous multi-course tasting... More Travel

HUNGARY

Meet Zoltán Balogh of Apátsági in this video from Terra Hungarica

Like Zoltan Balogh of Apatsagi winery, all producers under the Terra Hungarica flag adhere to sustainable farming without artificial fertilizers,... More Hungary

SERBIA

Meet Oszkár Maurer in this video from Terra Hungarica

Working with 30 producers, Terra Hungarica runs campaigns, organize tastings and – most importantly – the Mitiszol Festival, a wine... More Serbia

CROATIA

Mon Chérry…

Forced French puns aside, in the 11th hour brainstorming that usually precedes a newsletter to the trade, it occurred to me — cherries!... More Croatia

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