Articles
On Hvar Island
by Miquel Hudin | 29-07-2011 ~ 1 Comment
The Croatian tourism mecca. The New Riviera. The New Saint Tropez. Whatever. The accolades for Hvar being geographically fortunate enough to be Hvar continually roll in from tourism promoters around the world. The New York... more »
In The Glass: Broc Cellars 2007 Bennett Valley Grenache
by Miquel Hudin | 28-07-2011
When pouring it, you think, "Wait, a Californian winemaker who actually allows the true color of Grenache to come through? No way! This just might be interesting." And, it is. The 2007 Bennett Valley Grenche... more »
Cantallops: Wine and an absence of wolves
by Miquel Hudin | 27-07-2011
This is an article from our archives that was previously run on another site in December, 2008. Meandering a bit north of the Catalan town of Figueres you get close and closer to La Jonquera... more »
Wine Spectator goes Croatia crazy
by Miquel Hudin | 26-07-2011
Looks like the writers for Wine Spectator just got back from Croatia as they covered it in great length yesterday over three posts: Overview, Food & Wine, and more about Croatian cuisine. The articles provide... more »
Dingač 2009 Pelješac Plavac Mali
by Miquel Hudin | 25-07-2011 ~ 5 Comments
Despite what is now years of promotion, Croatian wines are still a relatively unknown although more and more people are being exposed to them. Naturally, the difficulty in this is that people are unfamiliar with... more »
The cost of tea, the cost of coffee
by Miquel Hudin | 20-07-2011
I'm an admitted tea drinker and I'm quite happy with that. I do sometimes splurge and go out for a cup of coffee at somewhere like Hooker's Sweet Treats [sadly closed in 2019]. Naturally, I... more »
And your palate is…?
by Miquel Hudin |
I've really quite gotten in to what Jon Bonné writes in his blog. I've always found him to be a balanced and solid wine critic for the SF Chronicle. But, it seems that his blog... more »
Traveling with wine
by Miquel Hudin | 18-07-2011 ~ 1 Comment
Being in the midst of the summer holidays and given our focus on wine travels, we thought it appropriate to address the age-old need of the "entourist": bringing your wine back home. We've found that... more »
Visiting Vinarija Bartulović
by Miquel Hudin | 15-07-2011
When you twist and turn along the road up Pelješac, you eventually come to the village of Prizdrina which is the home of Bartulović winery. It quickly becomes obvious that the son, Mario, has been... more »
A glimpse in to Oliver Conti
by Miquel Hudin | 13-07-2011 ~ 1 Comment
We came across a brief review (in Catalan) of the winery of Oliver Conti up in Northeastern Catalonia, Spain. The writeup is overall quite positive, extolling the virtues of the Conti wines as well as... more »