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Wines of Spain: Discovering the Different Wine Denominations of Galicia

Spain is one of the leading countries in viticulture that boasts of quality, authenticity, history and traditions. It is also the first quantitative exporter in the world and the third in value. The country may be known for its iconic red grape, Tempranillo or Airén, its most cultivated white grape, but in reality, there are more than 400 grape varieties that are cultivated, 235 of … Continue reading Wines of Spain: Discovering the Different Wine Denominations of Galicia

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Traveling Around Slovenia: Getting To Know Its Rich Gastronomical Culture

A country’s gastronomy is hard to define in just a few words especially that of Slovenia which has so much heterogeneity. Slovenian cuisine is influenced by the diversity of the country’s history, environment and its neighboring cultures. It is almost land-locked by its neighbors in the west by Italy, Hungary in the east, Croatia in the south and Austria in the north. It shares a … Continue reading Traveling Around Slovenia: Getting To Know Its Rich Gastronomical Culture

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Les Garrigues: Venturing into an Unexplored Gastronomic Corner of Catalonia, Spain

Getting to know a place shouldn’t limit us to seeing what is in front of us. It also entails the usage of our senses of smell and taste to get a profound cognizance of why we are in that spot in the first place. When we taste the local gastronomy, it is something that is particularly unique from that place because whatever grows in that … Continue reading Les Garrigues: Venturing into an Unexplored Gastronomic Corner of Catalonia, Spain

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Eguisheim in Alsace, France: Town & Wines

Upon entry to the cobblestone roads of Eguisheim, nothing else existed between me, my camera and my subject – the whole town. It’s a small place with immaculate tidiness that’s dressed impeccably with multicolored summer blooms while the brightly colored traditional medieval half-timbered houses stood attractively on both sides of the road. I didn’t know where to start photographing because every single detail is eye … Continue reading Eguisheim in Alsace, France: Town & Wines

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Spiezer Winery in Spiez, Switzerland

The Swiss are keeping quiet about something. Their country is not just about superior chocolates, magnificent alps, extravagant watches and private banks. Nature gave them rich soil and excellent micro climates to tinker with so two thousand years ago, they planted grape vines that they use to make outstanding wines. They have six wine regions producing red and white wines with a current percentage of … Continue reading Spiezer Winery in Spiez, Switzerland

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