Articles
The winding path to Frane Matulić’s Tavern Crkveno
by Miquel Hudin | 20-12-2011
Tavern Crkveno is located in Dol, which is one of the loveliest villages on the whole island of Brač. It is a bit remote, feeling nearly dropped in to a small valley in the interior... more »
In The Glass: Casa Mariol Ull de Llebre
by Miquel Hudin | 18-12-2011
One of the great aspects to food in Spain is that there is wine from Spain to go with it. When at Rekons (an Argentine empanadas spot in the Eixample/Sant Antoni area of c/Comte de... more »
Hitting a taste of Ernie Els’ wine
by Miquel Hudin | 15-12-2011
It’s not often that you see golf and wine mixed together, but outside Stellenbosch in the Greater Simonsberg region, Ernie Els has mixed the two with his Ernie Els Wines. Established in 1999 and completed... more »
In The Glass: Terra Remota Camino 2006
by Miquel Hudin | 12-12-2011
Many probably will guess that the name Terra Remota simply means “remote land” in Catalan and given that this winery is located in Spain, nearly up at the French border, it shouldn’t be a surprise.... more »
Down in Smokvica at Jedinstvo PZ
by Miquel Hudin | 09-12-2011
For the larger part of the 20th century, wine production on Korčula was shuttled through two main collectives. The main one that most people would be familiar with is Pošip Čara. The other, Jedinstvo PZ... more »
Vehovar and sweet Eastern Slovenia
by Miquel Hudin | 30-11-2011
This is an article from our archives that was previously run on another site in August, 2007. We cut across the Croatian border to Slovenia to stay with some family there in Slovenska Bistrica. On... more »
The Pošip of Krajančić
by Miquel Hudin | 28-11-2011
The islands off the coast of Croatia are nothing short of stunning and Korčula is the one island that has the advantage of not being a long, once-a-day ferry ride away from the mainland, and... more »
Vinarija Dingač, the other Dingač
by Miquel Hudin | 22-11-2011
This winery (Croatian: vinarija), is the biggest producer in the area. They are able to churn out 1.5 million liters of wine a year, which is more than all the other producers combined. Of course,... more »
Restful, peaceful, Rust en Vrede
by Miquel Hudin | 18-11-2011
Established in 1694 by ex-Governor, and rather unpleasant fellow, Willem Adriaan van der Stel, the 54 hectare estate of Rust en Vrede has quietly graced the vineyards outside of Stellenbosch for several centuries now and... more »
To Potomje and Kiridžija
by Miquel Hudin | 15-11-2011
When you drive around for a half hour in a village with a population less than a metropolitan city block, you start to get frustrated when you can’t find one single vintner. Then, all of... more »