Dr. Matthew Horkey, operator of the website Exotic Wine Travel and YouTube channel Exotic Wine Travel, gave an interview to THE SCENT.

 

Exotic Wine Travel wants to be a resource for learning more about lesser-known wine regions and unique wines. The website is intended for wine lovers who have an open mind, a curious attitude, and an adventurous palate.

 

Dr. Matthew Horkey, born in Korea, 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. An experienced public speaker in his pre-wine life, 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. He does that now predominantly via the Exotic Wine Travel YouTube channel.

 

In 2015, Matthew left Singapore and a lucrative career for a sabbatical trip and has been on the road non-stop ever since. He now leads a location-independent lifestyle and produces content about wine for a living. Matthews spends all of his time around wines and winemakers, sampling around 5,000 wines annually. Out of the thousands of wine grape varieties in the world, he’s tried almost 400 of them.