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Author: Craig Heschuk

Posted on October 3, 2023February 3, 2026

Episode 29: Villa Melnik in Bulgaria

This podcast comes from the beautiful and exotic Melnik wine region in Bulgaria. We’ve traveled here to visit the preeminent regional winery, Villa Melnik. Nick Zikatanov had a dream to…

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Posted on October 2, 2023February 3, 2026

Deep Wine History in Bulgaria’s Melnik Region

It is autumn, 1760. A camel train is winding along the cobblestone road, shaded by arching fig and plane trees. The camel drivers trace the course of the Melnishka river,…

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Posted on July 3, 2021February 3, 2026

Chill Red Wines For Summer

Inhibitions drop considerably in summer. Everybody let’s it all hang out. It’s time for some seasonal exhibitionism. Clothes get remarkably skimpy. Parts of the body start getting sunburnt that haven’t…

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Posted on May 14, 2021February 3, 2026

A Winelover’s Guide to Summer in Greece

It’s 4pm, the summer sun is still hot, the sand on the beach even hotter – and the taverna is calling. Time to gather up the beach bag, muster family…

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Posted on May 7, 2020February 3, 2026

Episode 28: Chris Tolley of Moon Curser – Part 2

This is the second part of my podcast interview with Chris Tolley of Moon Curser Vineyards. If you’ve listened to the first part of this interview then you know how…

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Posted on April 29, 2020February 3, 2026

Top Wine Recommendations from Great Winemakers (2nd Instalment)

Welcome back to those of you who have already read the 1st part of this two-part series. We asked 11 very talented winemakers to tell us what wines they like…

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Posted on April 27, 2020February 3, 2026

Top Wine Recommendations from Great Winemakers (1st Instalment)

One of the requirements in the job description for a winemaker is to “taste wine”. Now there are some great careers out there but even the best job rarely has…

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Posted on April 4, 2020February 3, 2026

Episode 27: Chris Tolley of Moon Curser Vineyards

Moon Curser Vineyards occupies a really unique location in the Okanagan valley wine region of British Columbia. In this podcast Chris Tolley gives us a terrific introduction to the place…

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Posted on March 29, 2020February 3, 2026

British Columbia Wines – The Triumph Of A Cool Climate

Let me set out my stall here. I propose that if you want to find the world’s most exciting and vibrant wines then just start by looking for wines from…

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Posted on March 16, 2020February 3, 2026

The Tokaj Trail – From Budapest to Eger and Tokaj

The wines of the Tokaj region vie with some of the greatest names in history for the title of most admired wines in the world . Both in price and…

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