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  This post contains affiliate links I am semi-recently unemployed and poor. One of my cost-saving methods (aside from no longer buying wine like it's going out of style) is to cease traveling, which is depressing. Especially since quick and easy access to Europe is a good third of the reason I put up with living in Istanbul. Nowadays though, my travel takes place mostly in memory. [easy-image-collage id=21131] This time last year, I enjoyed a few days in Modena and Bologna. If only I could be there now!  Bologna After arriving in Bologna, I did a quick little walk around the center to orient myself before heading off to complete my first mission:

By 0European Wines, Rose Wine, Turkish Wine, White Wine, Wine Reviews

  Disclaimer: This post includes wines received as a sample. All opinions are my own. This March, to celebrate International Women's Day, Camilla from Culinary Cam invited those of us in the Wine Pairing Weekend writers to look at women in wine. Turkey has a higher than average percent of women working in its wine industry. You can read a little bit about it, including a few featurettes of some of these women, in this piece I wrote for Vintner Project. The short story, is that more than one-third of Turkish wineries involve women in high-level positions, and almost all of them employ large numbers of women in the field.

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    [easy-image-collage id=21004] I was lucky enough to visit Crete a couple years ago. Unfortunately for my friends and I, we experienced one of the worst Decembers the island had seen in years. While we had a few moments of clear skies, driving rains, lower than normal temperatures, and high winds did not create an overly welcoming atmosphere in Chania. Nor did the earthquake. But there was wine! And, thanks to my friend Anna Maria of Chania Wine Tours, we got a fantastic look into Cretan wines. [easy-image-collage id=21011] Crete is really exciting place for wine lovers right now. Not only is the island home to a kind of surprising number of

By 0European Wines, Sparkling Wine, White Wine, Wine Reviews

    [easy-image-collage id=20889] This past summer, I took a trip I've been wanting to make for a few years now: Sofia. Bulgaria may not be on the top of everyone's travel wish list (although it should be, it's beautiful!) but it's been on mine for a while now. Why? Wine, naturally! I've heard great things about Bulgarian wine and two years ago, Shoyu Sugar brought back an amazing Riesling pét-nat that cemented my desire to explore the country's wine scene. I felt absolutely charmed by Sofia. It is an adorable little city, very easily navigable, with much to see. It's quite sophisticated and has a robust wine bar scene. Although I

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  Wendy of A Day in the Life on the Farm invited our wine writers group to explore any (wine) topics that tickle our interest for 2025. We know I like wine from underappreciated and often unexpected countries, so I decided to use some newly acquired wine and explore Albanian wine.  I've yet to actually visit Albania, although it is pretty high on my list; and not just for wine! I spent years working on projects in Kosovo during which I visited Pristina many times and became rather enamored of Albanian music and literature. My Kosovar friends and colleagues tried to teach me some Albanian, all of which I've totally

By 0European Wines, White Wine, Wine Reviews

  Grape providence can be a tricky thing, particularly where there are shifting borders involved. When researching background on the grape Pinela (or Pinella or Pinello), I found no less than three origin claims. All generally within the same-ish area, but different nonetheless. Wine-Searcher and Wine Grapes have the grape hailing from Veneto while all the Slovenian sites I checked claimed it is from Vipava Valley where it grows exclusively (which could be true if they mean not elsewhere in Slovenia). Finally, Wien Plus diplomatically places it in what is probably the most likely place: the general Goricia/Gorizia region that Slovenia and Italy share.  Whatever the case, today in Slovenia,

By 0European Wines, Rest of the World, Rose Wine, Sparkling Wine, White Wine, Wine Reviews

  Camilla from Culinary Cam has invited the #WorldWineTravel group to close out the year with celebration of sparkling wine and holiday nibbles! It's been a while since I've been able to participate in one of the group's blog events, but how could I possibly resist one featuring sparkling wine from literally anywhere in the world? [easy-image-collage id=20775] I jumped at the challenge and decided to go a slightly esoteric route with the wine and pulled out a Hungarian pezsgő, a German Sekt, and (thanks to a friend's contribution) a traditional method from Armenia. For the nibbles though I went simple with a tried and true cheeseboard and a crab rangoon twist

By 0European Wines, Red Wine, White Wine, Wine Reviews

  Disclosure: This post contains affiliate links. This past summer, I took a trip I've been wanting to make for a few years now: Sofia. Bulgaria may not be on the top of everyone's travel wish list (although it should be, it's beautiful!) but it's been on mine for a while now. Why? Wine, naturally! I've heard great things about Bulgarian wine and two years ago, Shoyu Sugar brought back an amazing Riesling pét-nat that cemented my desire to explore the country's wine scene.  [easy-image-collage id=20618] As I've only been to Bulgaria once before and wanted to do at least one non wine activity. In the end, I settled on a day

By 0Articles, European Wines, Red Wine, Rose Wine, Turkish Wine, White Wine, Wine Reviews

  For my birthday in August, my friend Malia of Shoyu Sugar made SPAM musubis for me!! I remember eating SPAM a bit when I was a kid. My mom mixed ground SPAM with American cheese and white onions and we made hot sandwiches with it. I actually really kind of liked it. But it wasn't until I had Malia's musubis that I understood what kind of magic you can make with this meat.  I won't go into the history of SPAM or how deeply embedded it is in Hawaiian culture. Suffice to say, SPAM musubis are a common snack food in Hawaii. When she can get the ingredients, Malia

By 0European Wines, White Wine, Wine Reviews

  I get very little Croatian wine where I am but have enjoyed (as far as I recall!) every one that I've got my hands on. The Saints Hills St Ante Posh was certainly one to enjoy!  Owner Ernest Tolj established his Saints Hills winery, as he says, " but a stone’s throw away from Dubrovnik, and two from Diocletian’s Palace in Split and Vespasian’s Amphitheater in Pula." A romantic description to be sure. But for clarity's sake