{"id":37760,"date":"2025-12-30T10:34:55","date_gmt":"2025-12-30T08:34:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/villamelnik.com\/melnik-family-tree-among-dr-matthew-horkeys-best-wines-of-2025\/"},"modified":"2025-12-30T10:34:55","modified_gmt":"2025-12-30T08:34:55","slug":"melnik-family-tree-among-dr-matthew-horkeys-best-wines-of-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/villamelnik.com\/en\/melnik-family-tree-among-dr-matthew-horkeys-best-wines-of-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Melnik Family Tree among Dr. Matthew Horkey\u2019s BEST WINES of 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>What a great way to end the year! <a href=\"https:\/\/villamelnik.com\/en\/vinen-magazin\/rare-varieties-en\/melnik-family-tree-2\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Melnik Family Tree<\/a> entered wine expert Dr. Matthew Horkey\u2019s BEST WINES OF 2025 list! <\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=OeqqvKX_Pow&amp;t=3980s\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-37745\" title=\"Screenshot 2025-12-30 093816\" src=\"https:\/\/villamelnik.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Screenshot-2025-12-30-093816.png\" alt=\"Melnik Family Tree Best Wines\" width=\"1241\" height=\"742\" srcset=\"https:\/\/villamelnik.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Screenshot-2025-12-30-093816.png 1241w, https:\/\/villamelnik.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Screenshot-2025-12-30-093816-400x239.png 400w, https:\/\/villamelnik.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Screenshot-2025-12-30-093816-768x459.png 768w, https:\/\/villamelnik.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Screenshot-2025-12-30-093816-430x257.png 430w, https:\/\/villamelnik.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Screenshot-2025-12-30-093816-700x419.png 700w, https:\/\/villamelnik.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Screenshot-2025-12-30-093816-150x90.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1241px) 100vw, 1241px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Wine judge and YouTube wine sensation Dr. Matthew Horkey visited Villa Melnik in December 2025 after \u2013 in his own words \u2013 years of reading about and dreaming about visiting the Melnik region. He was impressed by our warm hospitality, the beautiful surroundings and the high quality of our wines.<br \/>\nThe wine Melnik Family Tree \u2013 a blend of the indigenous Shiroka Melnik and it\u2019s modern crossings \u2013 left a deep impression on him.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>So honored to be on this prestigious list! 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