Articles
The Plavac and the Darnekuša of Plančić
by Miquel Hudin | 28-05-2012
Plančić is a coastal Croatian winery on Hvar Island and when it comes to making truly Croatian wines, they know their business given that they only use native Croatian grapes. Bogdanuša, Parč, Darnekuša, and of... more »
In The Glass: Antunović Postup 2010
by Miquel Hudin | 27-04-2012
This bottle was picked up while in Zagreb at the Wine Weekend. While Antunović wasn't present (this bottle is from the almighty & glorious, Vrutak), it's always interesting to taste a Postup wine as they... more »
Let the tastings commence!
by Miquel Hudin | 25-04-2012 ~ 2 Comments
While we're still in the midst of and nearly completed with our new Empordà-Costa Brava enotourism guide, we've also picked up a large number of tasting samples from from the Zagreb wine fair. We'll be... more »
No Reservations Croatia media blitz is on
by Miquel Hudin | 19-04-2012
And it lands. In preparation for the April 23rd airing of No Reservations: Croatian Coast, Anthony Bourdain and company have expanded their Croatian episode page a great deal. Based upon their visit from back in... more »
Alen Bibich, first great wine, then hospitality
by Miquel Hudin | ~ 3 Comments
For those visiting the Dalmatian Coast, you will often hear the term "Balkan Hospitality" bandied about. Once seeing the Jägermeister shot tents, expensive hotels, and the menus at restaurants printed in all languages except that... more »
The wines of Boškinac
by Miquel Hudin | 17-04-2012
Boškinac is a hotel, restaurant, and most importantly, winery on the island of Pag. Recently, they've been getting a good deal of press. Secret Dalmatia visited them not once, but twice. Taste of Croatia reviewed... more »
Finding Matković Plavac Mali
by Miquel Hudin | 12-03-2012 ~ 1 Comment
The Croatian postal system has this 'fun' tendency to put smaller towns in to a bigger town's postal code. Well, actually, most of Europe does this. But, in the case of Matković who is the... more »
A small peek at No Reservations in Croatia
by Miquel Hudin | 02-03-2012
As we had mentioned back in October of last year, Anthony Bourdain and his No Reservations crew had decided to shoot along the Croatian coast and take in all that is fantastic on the Adriatic... more »
Miličić wines, with video!
by Miquel Hudin | 13-02-2012 ~ 2 Comments
Miličić is an easy winery to find in Potomje, as it's quite big and continues to get bigger. The amazing thing about this is that Pavo Miličić isn't starting with the foundations of a former... more »
Enjoying Plovac Mali and other Croatian islandisms
by Miquel Hudin | 03-02-2012
Something that is to be expected, yet still surprising when traversing the Croatian islands of Dalmatia, is the change in language. The dialects of Croatian will actually shift in very large degrees from island to... more »