Croatian Wines
Hello old friend, Baković
by Miquel Hudin | 16-06-2011
It was nearly four years ago that we had the pleasure of meeting Hrvoje Baković on the island of Brač in the port town of Supetar and bathing in the fantasticness that is his "Plavac... more »
Croatian wines in New York City
by Miquel Hudin | 13-06-2011
Today and tomorrow are big days for the wines from Croatia. It all starts off with the Croatian Grand Portfolio Tasting which is endeavoring to introduce those in the New York food and beverage scene... more »
Taste the R5 Riserva while you can
by Miquel Hudin | 10-06-2011
This small-production white (only 300 cases) is by one of our favorite Croatian wineries: Bibich in Skradin. The 2008 R5 Riserva is a curious wine. Overall, when chilled to the recommended 12-15C it is very... more »
The San Francisco Port4lio tasting
by Miquel Hudin | 21-05-2011
Last Wednesday was the annual Port4lio tasting that was comprised of three boutique wine importers who had a huge slew of wines to taste for the hospitality professionals in San Francisco. From Blue Danube Wines,... more »
An update on Dalmatian vintages
by Miquel Hudin | 25-04-2011
We had to scramble with Daniel Pedisich to meet up for a tasting of the wines he imports which in addition to our previous tasting in NYC will all go in to the update for... more »
Sampling Crljenak/Tribidrag
by Miquel Hudin | 20-04-2011
Crljenak Kaštelanski, also known as Tribidrag is not the easiest wine to find --at least in Croatia. In California, it's Zinfandel and in Italy, it's Primitivo. These are pretty much household names at this point.... more »
That Primitivo, Crljenak, Zinfandel feeling
by Miquel Hudin | 07-03-2011
Shockingly, this promo video for Paso Robles wine is not only amazingly accurate, but also quite funny covering the origins of Californian Zinfandel from Croatia and Italy all in the format of the Old Spice... more »
The joys of bulk wine
by Miquel Hudin | 01-02-2011
There's nothing sophisticated about it. You walk in to a winery like Empordàlia and go straight to the back of the place. There, you will find the massive 10,000 or 25,000 liter stainless steel tanks... more »
Explaining Plavac Mali
by Miquel Hudin | 14-01-2011
So, what is Plavac Mali? Where is Plavac Mali? How do you even say, Plavac Mali? Let's take a look at all of these items as we delve in detail into this particular grape which... more »
Stopping in at Hudin-Horvat Winery
by Miquel Hudin | 02-12-2010 ~ 1 Comment
This is an article from our archives that was previously run on another site in August, 2007. I hadn’t actually been to the Međimurje region before, but it felt a bit like home regardless. We... more »