Articles
Don Jacobo from Rioja
by Miquel Hudin | 30-05-2011
Started over 100 years ago, Don Jacobo is a winery located in Navarrete, Spain, up in the Rioja region. We were quite happy to have the chance to meet the gregarious director, Francisco Javier Martinez... more »
Slovenia makes a lot of out a little
by Miquel Hudin | 27-05-2011
Slovenia is a remarkable little country. With a population just over two million, a shape like a running chicken, and most every place within a 1.5 hour drive from the capital, Ljubljana, they do some... more »
Just a taste of Jura
by Miquel Hudin | 25-05-2011
When we were in New York last month, tasting wines for an update to the Dalmatia guide, Krešo Petreković, of Vinum let us know about a tasting of French wines from the Jura region that... more »
Kabaj/Bar Bambino wine dinner
by Miquel Hudin | 23-05-2011
In addition to being in San Francisco for the Port4lio event, the duo of Jean-Michel and Tomo from Kabaj were also present at two wine dinners brought about by Blue Danube Wine. The first was... more »
The San Francisco Port4lio tasting
by Miquel Hudin | 21-05-2011
Last Wednesday was the annual Port4lio tasting that was comprised of three boutique wine importers who had a huge slew of wines to taste for the hospitality professionals in San Francisco. From Blue Danube Wines,... more »
Salute to wine at the 100th Bay to Breakers
by Miquel Hudin | 16-05-2011
For those who are unfamiliar with the event, every year since 1912, San Francisco has hosted an annual foot race called, Bay to Breakers. What started as a simple, 12km race across a city that... more »
Italy on top of San Francisco
by Miquel Hudin | 13-05-2011
The venue alone was worth the trip to the Vias Portfolio Tasting. They chose the top, 32nd floor of the Westin St. Francis which, despite helping prompt childhood memories of terror in riding in those... more »
A neighborhood tasting at Biondivino
by Miquel Hudin | 11-05-2011 ~ 1 Comment
On the West Coast of the US, in this day and age of supermarket wine shopping, it's often very hard to find places to buy wine that have that personal touch and where the very... more »