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When “travel writing” is neither

by  |  30-08-2011

I came across this article on The Telegraph yesterday by Nigel Donnelly. To summarize, it's an article about "caravanning" on holiday. Nigel and his wife jam through several countries before entering Croatia and naturally, that's... more »
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AOC, AVA, DO, DOC, and now: HV

by  |  26-08-2011

For those who enjoy digging a bit deeper on wines, the following terms will be rather familiar to you: AOC, AVA, DO, and DOC. These are of course controlled wine regions in France, the US,... more »
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Croatian wine tasting at the Barrel Room

by  |  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 »

The Dingač

by  |  15-08-2011 ~ 2 Comments

There's been a flurry of activity lately in regards to Croatian wines and more specifically, the Croatian wine growing region of Dingač. This is typical for this summer holiday time of year as people head... more »
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Wall Street Journal on Croatian Wines

by  |  04-08-2011

That still-functioning bastion of Rupert Murdoch, the Wall Street Journal had a small overview snippet on Croatian wines today. The author, Will Lyons surmised: My first impressions are favorable. The whites I tasted showed real... more »
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On Hvar Island

by  |  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 »
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Wine Spectator goes Croatia crazy

by  |  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 »
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Dingač 2009 Pelješac Plavac Mali

by  |  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 »
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Visiting Vinarija Bartulović

by  |  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 »

The joy of Paški sir

by  |  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 »