Articles
San Francisco’s newest old wine bar:The Barrel Room
by Miquel Hudin | 12-08-2011
If memory serves, the old Hidden Vine opened up some time back in 2005 at which point it was one of our most favorite spots in all of... more »
A bit about Vinarija Čitluk
by Miquel Hudin | 08-08-2011
It was one of the five original cooperatives from the Communist era but once that became a relic of the past, Vinarija Čitluk was privatized in to the... more »
Wall Street Journal on Croatian Wines
by Miquel Hudin | 04-08-2011
That still-functioning bastion of Rupert Murdoch, the Wall Street Journal had a small overview snippet on Croatian wines today. The author, Will Lyons surmised: My first impressions are... more »
Celler Generi Prat d’Egna 2004 vs. 2005
by Miquel Hudin | 03-08-2011
We’ve talked about Celler Generi in Agullana before. Francesc is the only winemaker in the town and he makes interesting and very small-production craft wines. We took the... more »
A fond farewell, Koko Cocktails
by Miquel Hudin | 01-08-2011
The weekend sadly saw the close of one of our favorite cocktail bars in San Francisco, Koko Cocktails. When not drinking wine, we would often find ourselves there... more »
On Hvar Island
by Miquel Hudin | 29-07-2011
The Croatian tourism mecca. The New Riviera. The New Saint Tropez. Whatever. The accolades for Hvar being geographically fortunate enough to be Hvar continually roll in from tourism... more »
In The Glass: Broc Cellars 2007 Bennett Valley Grenache
by Miquel Hudin | 28-07-2011
When pouring it, you think, “Wait, a Californian winemaker who actually allows the true color of Grenache to come through? No way! This just might be interesting.” And,... more »
Cantallops: Wine and an absence of wolves
by Miquel Hudin | 27-07-2011
This is an article from our archives that was previously run on another site in December, 2008. Meandering a bit north of the Catalan town of Figueres you... more »
Dingač 2009 Pelješac Plavac Mali
by Miquel Hudin | 25-07-2011
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... more »
The cost of tea, the cost of coffee
by Miquel Hudin | 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... more »