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Stina and the taste of stone
by Miquel Hudin | 26-04-2023
In April of 2012 I made a long-overdue trip to Croatia for what was back then the hottest new wine fair to appear in years called, the Zagreb Wine Gourmet Weekend. It didn’t last long... more »
Hopping the Croatian Elaphiti Islands to Šipan
by Miquel Hudin | 13-03-2023
The Postira was built in 1963 and it’s one of those Adriatic transport boats that feels seemingly ageless. It just keeps chugging as the decades pass by, country borders and names changing while its hearty... more »
The wines of Hvar, Croatia 2023
by Miquel Hudin | 01-12-2022
Please see the accompanying Tasting Report for these wines of Hvar that’s been released together with this region report. The Croatian island of Hvar was more or less how I remembered it. This despite the... more »
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 »
The wines on Hvar Island, Croatia 2021
by Miquel Hudin | 10-03-2021
Please see the accompanying Tasting Report for these wines of Hvar that’s been released together with this region report. If you’ve not been, Hvar is an achingly beautiful island in Croatia that’s not an exaggeration... 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 »
The winding path to Frane Matulić’s Tavern Crkveno
by Miquel Hudin | 20-12-2011
Tavern Crkveno is located in Dol, which is one of the loveliest villages on the whole island of Brač. It is a bit remote, feeling nearly dropped in to a small valley in the interior... 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 »