Croatian Wines
Zagreb Wine Gourmet Weekend Day III
by Miquel Hudin | 15-04-2012 ~ 4 Comments
In many cultures, Sunday is a day of rest. For the attendees, exhibitors, and staff at the Zagreb Wine Gourmet Weekend, after Days I & II it was indeed this, as well as a day... more »
Zagreb Wine Gourmet Weekend Day II
by Miquel Hudin | 14-04-2012
Coming from Day I, naturally Day II of the Zagreb Wine Gourmet Weekend was a more smoothly-oiled machine. Everyone had settled in to their tables and more signs had been put up to make sure... more »
Zagreb Wine Gourmet Weekend Day I
by Miquel Hudin | 13-04-2012
Today was the opening day of the Zagreb wine Gourmet Weekend, a three day event to showcase not only the wines of Croatia, but also the foods. While there are now several regional events, this... more »
Biondivino Vinicola Benanti tasting
by Miquel Hudin | 11-11-2011
It's one of those rare gems in the wine world when you're afforded the chance to do a true vertical tastings. Sure, you can get a glimpse of this when you visit a winery and... more »
Giovanni Rosso tasting with the winemaker
by Miquel Hudin | 28-10-2011
It's pretty much a guarantee that whatever winery Biondivino chooses to host for a tasting, the offer will be great. And such was the case with David Rosso of Giovanni Ross pouring a few bottles... more »
Simply Italian tasting in San Francisco
by Miquel Hudin | 27-10-2011
Yesterday, was a large-scale tasting called Simply Italian. These types of tastings are a mixed blessing as they give people in the "industry" the chance to taste a broad range of wines; many of which... more »
The Hidden Vine reopens on Merchant Street
by Miquel Hudin | 18-10-2011
For some reason, the Jackson Square District in San Francisco generally doesn't get a lot of love. While a wonderful area full of 19th century, Gold Rush-era buildings, it's completely dead after 6-7PM. The area... more »
Google Places wine in San Francisco
by Miquel Hudin | 28-09-2011
For those who may think that Yelp.com is a mafia controlling the flow of information for restaurants and bars while basically offering a "protection money" plan to skim out bad reviews (it is), Google Places... more »
Croatian Grand Portfolio Tasting video
by Miquel Hudin | 02-07-2011
For those that like a constant soundtrack of random music as well as soundbites about Croatian wine, then this video is for you. I'm not sure when it was posted online, but it gives a... more »
Croatian Portfolio Tasting article roundup
by Miquel Hudin | 24-06-2011 ~ 1 Comment
A number of articles have been written about the Croatian portfolio tasting event last week in New York City at Hudson Terrace. Here's a roundup of a few of them: Croatian Chronicle emphasized that, "Now,... more »