We finally made our trip to Japan, one of the places we most wanted to see in the world. During the preparation phase, as always, we had in mind exploring the wine regions and grapes of the places we were visiting. Japanese wines, which we had never had the opportunity to experience before, were right … Continue reading “Beyond Sake: In Pursuit of Japanese Wines”
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Dubrovnik Wine Bars & Croatian Wines
Before saying hello to our little girl, we chose Dubrovnik for what would be our last trip alone for a while. When choosing our destination, we never imagined that we would taste this much wine in Croatia and buy nearly a suitcase full of wine on our way home 🙂 We had so little knowledge … Continue reading “Dubrovnik Wine Bars & Croatian Wines”
WSET3 Education in England
If you haven’t read it yet, we recommend reading our post WSET2 Education in France, which serves as an introduction to this topic, before reading this one. As a couple who has just freshly received the WSET3 exam results, we wanted to summarize our experiences regarding this education/certification program, particularly our international experiences. Are these … Continue reading “WSET3 Education in England”
WSET2 Education in France
The first country that comes to everyone’s mind when they think of wine is undoubtedly France. Since we fell in love with the world of wine, France has been one of the geographies we’ve been eager to explore. When we decided to develop our wine knowledge through professional education, we naturally started researching whether we … Continue reading “WSET2 Education in France”
London Wine Bars (England)
During our 1-week London trip planned for our WSET3 education, we of course didn’t waste our evenings. In order to both prepare our palates for the exam ( 🙂 ) and make new discoveries, we tried to explore London’s wine bars as much as possible. Although the intensive studying required by our course made these … Continue reading “London Wine Bars (England)”
English Wineries (Kent, East Sussex)
During our 1-week London trip planned for our WSET3 education, since we had come all the way to England, we didn’t hold back from exploring this geography that is one of the world’s newest wine regions. Although England has only recently started to be associated with wine thanks to the effects of global warming, the … Continue reading “English Wineries (Kent, East Sussex)”
South American Wines & Wine Bars (Peru, Bolivia, Chile, Argentina)
South America was a route we had dreamed of traveling for years. Machu Picchu, in particular, was always at the top of our travel list. After having to cancel our Peru trip several times due to the pandemic and various other reasons, we found the opportunity to realize it in 2023 by expanding the route … Continue reading “South American Wines & Wine Bars (Peru, Bolivia, Chile, Argentina)”
South African Wines & Wine Bars (Cape Town, Johannesburg, Stellenbosch)
Right after we booked our long-planned Grand Africa tour, the biggest question mark on our minds was how much of a chance we would get to taste South African wines. Since we were traveling with a large tour group, we wouldn’t have the opportunity to visit wine regions on our own as we usually do. … Continue reading “South African Wines & Wine Bars (Cape Town, Johannesburg, Stellenbosch)”
Greek Islands Wines & Wineries (Crete, Santorini, Mykonos, Milos) (Greece)
As our Greek Islands Cruise Tour, which we had planned months in advance, was approaching, the only topic we were researching like crazy was: Greek Wines! The wines we had recently had the chance to taste in both Drama and Chios had gotten us more than excited for our trip. Wine Regions of GreeceSource: https://winefolly.com/deep-dive/the-wine-regions-of-greece-map/ … Continue reading “Greek Islands Wines & Wineries (Crete, Santorini, Mykonos, Milos) (Greece)”
Melnik Vineyard Route & Bulgarian Wines - Part 1
Melnik is a tiny town with a population of only 300, located in the Struma Valley in southwestern Bulgaria, which we could describe as Bulgaria’s equivalent of Sirince. The most notable feature of this town, where you’d find more people per randomly selected square meter in Istanbul, is that the surrounding region has a very … Continue reading “Melnik Vineyard Route & Bulgarian Wines – Part 1”