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Wine Spectator goes Croatia crazy

by  |  26-07-2011

Looks like the writers for Wine Spectator just got back from Croatia as they covered it in great length yesterday over three posts: Overview, Food & Wine, and more about Croatian cuisine. The articles provide... more »
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Dingač 2009 Pelješac Plavac Mali

by  |  25-07-2011 ~ 5 Comments

Despite what is now years of promotion, Croatian wines are still a relatively unknown although more and more people are being exposed to them. Naturally, the difficulty in this is that people are unfamiliar with... more »
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The cost of tea, the cost of coffee

by  |  20-07-2011

I'm an admitted tea drinker and I'm quite happy with that. I do sometimes splurge and go out for a cup of coffee at somewhere like Hooker's Sweet Treats [sadly closed in 2019]. Naturally, I... more »
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And your palate is…?

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I've really quite gotten in to what Jon Bonné writes in his blog. I've always found him to be a balanced and solid wine critic for the SF Chronicle. But, it seems that his blog... more »
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Traveling with wine

by  |  18-07-2011 ~ 1 Comment

Being in the midst of the summer holidays and given our focus on wine travels, we thought it appropriate to address the age-old need of the "entourist": bringing your wine back home. We've found that... more »
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Visiting Vinarija Bartulović

by  |  15-07-2011

When you twist and turn along the road up Pelješac, you eventually come to the village of Prizdrina which is the home of Bartulović winery. It quickly becomes obvious that the son, Mario, has been... more »
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A glimpse in to Oliver Conti

by  |  13-07-2011 ~ 1 Comment

We came across a brief review (in Catalan) of the winery of Oliver Conti up in Northeastern Catalonia, Spain. The writeup is overall quite positive, extolling the virtues of the Conti wines as well as... more »

The joy of Paški sir

by  |  11-07-2011 ~ 3 Comments

When it comes to cheese, Croatia is most definitely not France. There are just a few, distinct Croatian cheeses made there, but they are made extremely well. This is why is was quite exciting to... more »
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Kuća Hrvatskih Vina seriously brings the wine

by  |  08-07-2011

Historically, there hasn't been a tremendously good method to get one's hands on any Croatian wine made in the country wherever you may be. If you were in Dubrovnik, you probably wouldn't find the wines... more »
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The Bibich 2004 Sangreal Merlot

by  |  06-07-2011

Obviously, Merlot has had a bad name as of late, no thanks in part to the quintessential line in Sideways: No, if anyone orders Merlot, I'm leaving. I am NOT drinking any fucking Merlot! To... more »