Croatian Wines and Exotic Wine Travel
Tour guide and wine enthusiast Andrew Villone of Savor the Experience Tours discusses Croatian Wines with the amazing duo at the helm of Exotic Wine Travel. Charine Tan and Matthew Horkey discuss how they became travel nomads, wine gurus and experts on under-the-radar wine regions and wine varietals. Learn more about Croatia’s best indigenous varietals as well as up-and-coming wine destinations in this hour-long video.
Dr. Matthew Horkey has authored four books (Travel Learn Earn, Uncorking The Caucasus, Sipping Santa Barbara, and Cracking Croatian Wine). His wine writing has appeared on JancisRobinson.com and Wine Folly. He’s been a guest speaker at the American University of Rome, Life University, and various companies including Microsoft, TripAdvisor, Norton Rose, and JP Morgan. Dr. Horkey is passionate about learning and trying traditional and unique wines, sharing information with people, and turning them on to wine.
Charine Tan took the scenic route to entrepreneurship and racked up eight years of corporate experience across different functions: from branding to corporate performance, marketing, public relations, research, social media, and sales. Today, she brings together those skills and experience as the co-founder of Exotic Wine Travel, working with wineries, importers, distributors, tourism boards, and associations in the promotion of wine and wine tourism. She has a demonstrated history of driving impactful conversations and events for c-suite customers from high-growth, global enterprises including Fortune 100 companies, Moët Hennessy Diageo, Pernod Ricard, and Treasury Wine Estates.
Discover more from Matthew and Charine on the Exotic Wine Travel YouTube channel.