The joy of Paški sir

by Miquel Hudin | 11-07-2011 ~ 3 Comments

When it comes to cheese, Croatia is most definitely not France. There are just a few, distinct Croatian cheeses made there, but they are made extremely well. This is why is was quite exciting to... more »

The Bibich 2004 Sangreal Merlot

by Miquel Hudin | 06-07-2011

Obviously, Merlot has had a bad name as of late, no thanks in part to the quintessential line in Sideways: No, if anyone orders Merlot, I'm leaving. I am NOT drinking any fucking Merlot! To... more »

Jelsa and 19th century wine from Hvar

by Miquel Hudin | 01-07-2011 ~ 1 Comment

This Plavac Mali post on Go Hvar was nice reminder about the history of the wine on Hvar, which author Mara is currently exploring. Another interesting item in regards to Hvar wine history is the... more »

Looking on the beauty of Hvar

by Miquel Hudin | 28-06-2011

Last week, the folks from Carić Winery in the Hvar island of Croatia posted a really nice picture on their Facebook wall of the village of Svirče and the lavender growing wild around it. It... more »

Announcing the release of Dalmatia 2nd Edition!

by Miquel Hudin | 22-06-2011

We've been spending the first half of 2011 busily updating one of our favorite guides and now we're happy to formally announce the release of our Dalmatia guide. In this new edition we guide you... more »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »