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Discovering the Hungarian Burgundy: Kovács Nimród Wines

Posted on January 12, 2017

Discover the other side of Hungarian wine with an intro to the wine region of Eger.

Unique Portugal: An interview with the venerable Tony Smith

Posted on March 3, 2014 1 Comment

I had the chance to sit down with the venerable Tony Smith of Lima Smith Lda., which owns Quinta de Covela and Quinta da Boa Vista of northern Portugal. This was a unique opportunity to sit down with this former editor, previously based in the UK, of Conde Nast and discuss how he went from being […]

Welcome to the Valley of Gold: Douro, Portugal

The Douro River Valley has steep and twisting canyons that have been sculpted over the years into terraces by hard-working farmers. The birthplace of port wine, the Douro River Valley was demarcated in 1756 by the Marquis of Pombal and is one of the oldest regulated wine regions in the world. It is also one […]