Category Archives: Macedonia
What does a Master of Wine do?
An interview and tasting of Polish Pinot Noir I did for @AleWino in Poland. With @Izabela Kamińska Talking a bit about what I do as a Master of Wine
Posted in Bulgaria, Croatia, Hungary, Kekfrankos, Macedonia, Master of Wine, Moldova, Opinion, Polish Wine, Romania, Serbia, Slovenia, The Wines of Bulgaria, Romania and Moldova, Tokaji, Uncategorized
Tagged balkans, Bulgaria, Central and Eastern Europe, Croatia, Master of Wine, MW, pinot noir, Polish Wine, Romania, wine
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The Wine Revolution in Central & Eastern Europe
An interview I did recently for Napa Valley Wine Academy , talking with Monika Bielka-Vescovi about how things have changed in these important wine countries.
Posted in Armenia, Bulgaria, Croatia, Decanter, Hungary, Kekfrankos, Macedonia, Moldova, Opinion, Romania, Slovenia, The Wines of Bulgaria, Romania and Moldova, Tokaji, Uncategorized
Tagged Armenia, Bulgaria, Croatia, Furmint, Genetics, Hungary, Marjan Simcic, Master of Wine, MW, Napa Valley Wine Academy, Polish Wine, Szepsy, wine, winemaking
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Writing for Decanter
Useful link to most of my writing for Decanter and Decanter.com is here https://www.decanter.com/author/carolinegilby/
Tales from the East
Over the years I’ve been writing about wine I found my role has changed. Back in the mid 1990s when I first went freelance, there were still a lot of really quite poor wines for sale, so the job of … Continue reading
Macedonian Vranec from Stobi
Always good to see wines from my still slightly obscure patch getting good write-ups. And it’s nice to get some credit – even if not strictly accurate. What I will put my name to is doing some extensive benchmarking tastings and … Continue reading
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The Black Stallion Grape
A blog post I wrote about Vranec/Vranac recently for a client’s newsletter. http://stobi.co.uk/blog/the-black-stallion-grape/
Posted in Macedonia, Wine Science
Tagged Macedonia, Tribidrag, Vardar Valley, Vranac, Vranec
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More on Macedonia
Another article I wrote recently on the wines of the Republic of Macedonia – this time for VinCE magazine http://www.vincemagazine.com/?p=4945
Syrah – a question of identity
A little post I wrote for a client looking at the identity and genetics of Syrah/Shiraz http://stobi.co.uk/blog/syrah-a-question-of-identity/
Time to be Taken Seriously
My latest article for Harpers on the current picture and potential in emerging countries from Eastern Europe. I genuinely believe the time has come for these countries who have quality, fair prices ( us usually though not always) and an … Continue reading
Posted in Bulgaria, Croatia, Hungary, Macedonia, Moldova, Opinion, Romania, Slovenia
Tagged balkans, Central and Eastern Europe, emerging regions, Harpers, wine
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Oak – the other vital plant in winemaking
A little piece I wrote for a client blog on the use of oak in wine making
Posted in Macedonia, Wine Science
Tagged oak, Quercus alba, quercus petraea, quercus robur, quercus sessilis, vanillin
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A sense of taste
A sense of taste A little piece I wrote recently for Signature UK’s newsletter about how little we really understand how our sense of taste works. And that’s what wine is all about.
Posted in Macedonia, Opinion, Wine Science
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Macedonia – a question of identity
I was lucky enough to visit the Republic of Macedonia earlier this year and in late spring, it’s a stunning country, and there are tortoises in the vineyards too – how cool is that? This is the article I wrote for Meininger’s Wine Business International for the … Continue reading
Posted in Macedonia, Meininger's Wine Business International
Tagged Macedonia, Tikves, Vranec, wine, Zilavka
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Caroline Gilby on Wine 