Croatian Wines
Plešivica: Croatia’s unsung wine hero
by Morana Zibar | 10-03-2016
It may be the smallest wine region in Croatia, but in many ways it’s the most ground-breaking and compelling. Plešivica is a green, hilly region some 30km southwest from Zagreb. It’s often overlooked when compared... more »
The rest of 2016
by Miquel Hudin | 05-01-2016
Continued from yesterday, a few more observations about what’s to come in 2016 in general and outside of Catalonia. Southern France I just received an email from Michel Blanc in Châteauneuf going on at length... more »
The Lasina of Bibich & Sladić
by Miquel Hudin | 11-11-2015
Hop around the Balkans for even a short time and you get to make friends with a lot of new grapes. While those in the know have possibly heard of Plavac Mali or that Zinfandel... more »
The wines of Dalmatia, Croatia in 2015
by Miquel Hudin | 13-06-2015
The wines of Dalmatia, Croatia are not terribly well-known and until I wrote a book about them in 2007, I didn’t fully have a grasp of them either despite first tasting them back in 2004.... more »
The Paradox of wine in Split, Croatia
by Miquel Hudin | 18-05-2015
In Spain, many wine bars have sprung up in recent years as many people looked at their glass of 3€ a bottle Rioja that they’re drinking in say, Barcelona and asked, “Why am I drinking... more »
Catalunya at Dalmacija Wine Expo 2015
by Miquel Hudin | 16-05-2015
In returning to Dalmatia for the first time in many years, I attended the Dalmacija Wine Expo 2015 in Split and conducted a Master Class comparing three wines of Catalonia with three of Dalmatia. I... more »
Dalmatian grape invaders
by Miquel Hudin | 08-05-2015
There is a bigger, boomier, more extracted article looming about the current state of Dalmatian wines as I tasted last month at the Dalmacija Wine Expo in Split, Croatia but for now, I present this... more »
Label Grand Karakterre 2014
by Miquel Hudin | 08-12-2014
Anyone within reach of Ljubljana, Slovenia or Zagreb, Croatia should set aside time this Friday and Saturday to attend the Label Grand Karakterre fair. This Central & Southeastern European fair of organic/natural wines is in... more »
How to taste Teran
by Miquel Hudin | 22-08-2014
I want to love Teran, really I do, but I don’t even know what to call it at this point. The wines bearing this name had been made in Istria, Croatia for some time, but... more »
Tasting and visiting Clai
by Miquel Hudin | 05-11-2013
A little while back, we had the chance to traipse around Istria and catch up on many of the wineries that we either weren’t able to see or simply didn’t exist during our last visit... more »