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 »

Kuća Hrvatskih Vina seriously brings the wine

by Miquel Hudin | 08-07-2011

Historically, there hasn't been a tremendously good method to get one's hands on any Croatian wine made in the country wherever you may be. If you were in Dubrovnik, you probably wouldn't find the wines... 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 »

Muscatel never sounded so bad

by Miquel Hudin | 04-07-2011

Muscatel is one of those wines that I love in sweet form, especially the Catalan Moscatell. Pictured at the right is a lovely example from Celler Martin Faixó in Cadaqués, Empordà. It's a light, sweet,... more »

Croatian Grand Portfolio Tasting video

by Miquel Hudin | 02-07-2011

For those that like a constant soundtrack of random music as well as soundbites about Croatian wine, then this video is for you. I'm not sure when it was posted online, but it gives a... 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 »