Croatian Wines
Yet another hot summer arrived in Croatia, but it certainly feels a bit different this year. There are far less tourists, which is actually not that bad as you don’t have to elbow your way... more »
Yet another hot summer arrived in Croatia, but it certainly feels a... more »
Maybe I’m wrong, but I feel the coastal wines of Croatia need far less introduction at this point than they did 15 years ago. A warm, Mediterranean/Adriatic climate makes for easily-approachable, open wines with a... more »
Maybe I’m wrong, but I feel the coastal wines of Croatia need... more »
When I wrote about the passing of Zlatan Plenković last year, I made mention that his wines and in reality, a wine of Plavac Mali were largely responsible for moving me into a broader appreciation... more »
When I wrote about the passing of Zlatan Plenković last year, I... more »
When in Split, Croatia in 2015 to do a presentation at Dalmacija Expo, I spent a few rewarding nights bopping around the city–something I’ve rarely done in lieu of mainly hanging out in the now... more »
When in Split, Croatia in 2015 to do a presentation at Dalmacija... more »
The Dalmatian grape, Pošip can most certainly be boring, banal, and limp. If overproduced and fermented in large, not perfectly-controlled volumes it dies a mournful death aromatically. But, like so many grapes, when a simple... more »
The Dalmatian grape, Pošip can most certainly be boring, banal, and limp.... more »
I have more than a soft spot when it comes to the wines of Vedran Kiridžija. It was exactly a decade ago that I visited him for the first time when researching the Dalmatia book... more »
I have more than a soft spot when it comes to the... more »
In regards to tourism, Croatia is now a destination in its own right and has long shed the infamous, “The Next” descriptor which has seemingly been passed on to Albania, now “The Next Croatia”. In... more »
In regards to tourism, Croatia is now a destination in its own... more »
I had the chance to sample this Pelješac wine from Violić recently which was quite interesting as it tastes more of the recent movement by some makers in the generally hearty Dingač region to literally... more »
I had the chance to sample this Pelješac wine from Violić recently... more »
While at the Grand Tasting in February, in one of the masterclasses, I had the chance to taste the wines of Poletti, a Croatian winery located in Central Istria. Making wine for some six generations,... more »
While at the Grand Tasting in February, in one of the masterclasses,... more »
When it comes to the “Grand Crus” of Croatia, if people know one, it would be Dingač, although I’m sure even that’s a stretch. There’s nothing shameful in this as Croatia hasn’t done much to... more »
When it comes to the “Grand Crus” of Croatia, if people know... more »
