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A taste of 2021 Pošip from Korčula, Croatia
by Miquel Hudin | 08-08-2022
There’s little debate about the fact that one of my most favorite white grape varieties from Croatia is Pošip. Please immediately make note that this is not a synonym for the Hungarian grape, Furmint. That’s... more »

A bunch of cool Croatian grapes for the summer
by Morana Zibar | 03-08-2020
Yet another hot summer arrived in Croatia, but it certainly feels a bit different this year. There are far less tourists, which is actually not that bad as you don’t have to elbow your way... more »

In The Glass: Krajančić – Intrada 2016
by Miquel Hudin | 07-10-2017
The Dalmatian grape, Pošip can most certainly be boring, banal, and limp. If overproduced and fermented in large, not perfectly-controlled volumes it dies a mournful death aromatically. But, like so many grapes, when a simple... more »

In The Glass: Kunjasić Pošip 2010
by Miquel Hudin | 23-07-2012
As something of a bookend to the Kunjasić’s Plavac Mali, we opened up their 2010 Pošip the other night; both of which are from Korčula island in Croatia. It hits 13.7% alcohol and despite no... more »

Plavac Mali on Korčula?
by Miquel Hudin | 13-06-2012
It’s generally assumed that the island of Korčula is heavily invested in making lots of Pošip. This full-bodied, delectable, native white grape has been happily growing on Croatia’s coast for ages. While the grape does... more »

Down in Smokvica at Jedinstvo PZ
by Miquel Hudin | 09-12-2011
For the larger part of the 20th century, wine production on Korčula was shuttled through two main collectives. The main one that most people would be familiar with is Pošip Čara. The other, Jedinstvo PZ... more »

The Pošip of Krajančić
by Miquel Hudin | 28-11-2011
The islands off the coast of Croatia are nothing short of stunning and Korčula is the one island that has the advantage of not being a long, once-a-day ferry ride away from the mainland, and... more »

Pošip Čara
by Miquel Hudin | 01-11-2011
When driving from East to West on Korčula, it’s quite easy to nearly miss Čara. A small, pleasant village of less than 600 people in the middle of the island, most don’t realize that if... more »

Croatian wine tasting at the Barrel Room
by Miquel Hudin | 23-08-2011
Last night we had the pleasure to attend a nice overview of Croatian wines at newly-opened the Barrel Room (more) in San Francisco. We were mainly along for the ride given that we focus on... more »

Bleuš, Kunjašić, and smaller wines
by Miquel Hudin | 07-11-2010
This is an article from our archives that was previously run on another site in June, 2007. Two more of the smaller producers on Korčula are Bleuš and Kunjašić. They are both located around Smokvica... more »