Articles
Bleuš, Kunjašić, and smaller wines
by Miquel Hudin | 07-11-2010
This is an article from our archives that was previously run on another site in June, 2007. Two more of the smaller producers on Korčula are Bleuš and Kunjašić. They are both located around Smokvica... more »
The non-truffle Žigante
by Miquel Hudin | 01-11-2010
This is an article from our archives that was previously run on another site in August, 2007. When visiting Istria, the most common encounter with the name "Žigante" is in the form of truffles. This... more »
The mighty Pfneiszl sisters
by Miquel Hudin | 26-10-2010
This is an article from our archives that was previously run on another site in July, 2008. Pfneiszl is a young winery on old lands. Or actually, it's an old winery on its own old... more »
The big lowdown on Kozlović
by Editorial | 20-10-2010
This is an article from our archives that was previously run on another site in August, 2007. The last stop on our whirlwind tour of Istrian wines was Kozlović. The location that the family has... more »
Jelsa, Hvar: Tomić & Duboković
by Miquel Hudin | 08-10-2010
This is an article from our archives that was previously run on another site in July, 2007. We visited two winemakers in the town of Jelsa on Hvar: Tomić and Duboković. While there are some... more »
The Source of Zinfandel
by Miquel Hudin | 05-08-2010
For those that know Zinfandel, they know that it's a tasty wine. It can be fruity, complex, deep, succulent, and as was the general perception until recently, oh-so Californian. Naturally, there are no native vitis... more »
The Best Croissants Outside of France: Part I
by Miquel Hudin | 11-03-2010
To be honest, I have no idea if there will ever be anymore parts to this series, but I just wanted to leave the door open to it, since I have a lot of world... more »
The VinoRakijaMan of Dalmatia, Croatia
by Miquel Hudin | 28-02-2010
If you were to translate "used-car salesman" in to Croatian, it would come out sounding a lot like, "vino rakija", although this literally means, "wine and brandy". These fellows are the rather sleazy wine salesmen... more »
El Born or el Borne neighborhood in Barcelona?
by Miquel Hudin | 12-02-2010
For those who aren't yet aware of the fact, Barcelona--and for that matter Catalunya as a whole--is officially a fully bilingual region no matter what right-wing Spanish media says to the contrary. This seems to... more »
The old road bus from Zagreb to Split
by Miquel Hudin | 25-01-2010
As I was most unfortunately informed, upon my arrival to Zagreb, there is no direct train from Zagreb to Split at the moment. They were performing an upgrade to the line that will drop it... more »