Second Bottles and Second Thoughts: Trivia from the Wine World
From Basque Rioja to Sweden’s anxiety carriers, the stories behind what (and why) we drink.
How many wine regions exist in two countries?
Technically one, although arguably two. Tokaji/Tokajský is one region divided between two nations - Hungary and (modern day) Slovakia by the Treaty of Trianon in 1920. The other is more contentious. Two of Rioja’s sub-regions lie in Spain, while Rioja Alavesa lies in The Basque Country.
This sort of trivia led…
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