Articles
Take a dip in 1986 Yugoslavia
by Miquel Hudin | 06-10-2011
From the pretty much always awesome, Yugoslavia - Virtual Museum comes mention of a 25 year-old travel documentary shot in what was then, Yugoslavia. It's an amusing half hour watch if for no other reason... more »
The re-branded wines
by Miquel Hudin | 05-10-2011
In coming home the other day, I pulled the Cole Hardware mailer out of my box. This is a local hardware store that, despite my pleas to the contrary keeps sending me a paper advertisement... more »
Blason 2009 Malvasia & 2009 Franconia
by Miquel Hudin | 03-10-2011
It's always fun to take a chance on unfamiliar wines. Sometimes you get burned and other times you find something fantastic. It was something from a bit of both sides in these two Blason wines... more »
Down home, country wine
by Miquel Hudin | 30-09-2011
The initial call to Long Creek Winery went along the lines of: "Hi, any chance we could come over for a tasting?" "We only do 'em on Saturday." "Okay, but I'm only in town today... more »
Google Places wine in San Francisco
by Miquel Hudin | 28-09-2011
For those who may think that Yelp.com is a mafia controlling the flow of information for restaurants and bars while basically offering a "protection money" plan to skim out bad reviews (it is), Google Places... more »
Defining Prošek
by Miquel Hudin | 26-09-2011 ~ 3 Comments
It's often the case that Dalmatian Prošek is confused with Italian Prosecco, but they are nothing alike (Prošek is a sweet, dessert wine while Prosecco is a sparkling wine) and they share no grapes in... more »
Vinologue coverage on Scoutmob San Francisco
by Miquel Hudin | 24-09-2011
We need to give a great deal of thanks to Scoutmob SF for their recent coverage this week. For those who aren't aware of Scoutmob, it's similar to Groupon and Living Social except that it... more »
On drinking, ćevapi, etc. in Portland
by Miquel Hudin | 23-09-2011
It's often the case that wherever we go, we're always on the lookout for ćevapi. These tasty little Balkan sausages can be rather elusive and despite the large diaspora, nearly impossible to find in the... more »
Willamette Valley wine rundown
by Miquel Hudin | 22-09-2011
Visiting wineries is always a tricky proposition as shown by any of our guides where we feel like we could always have used an extra week to dig up just a scratch more information. Of... more »
Portland’s urban wineries
by Miquel Hudin | 21-09-2011
The concept of an "urban winery" is quite simple: bring in grapes from outside vineyards, press, ferment, age, and bottle them in an large urban space. While it lacks that rustic/schmancy charm of a winery... more »