Croatian Wines
How to taste Teran
by Miquel Hudin | 22-08-2014
I want to love Teran, really I do, but I don't even know what to call it at this point. The wines bearing this name had been made in Istria, Croatia for some time, but... more »
Tasting and visiting Clai
by Miquel Hudin | 05-11-2013 ~ 2 Comments
A little while back, we had the chance to traipse around Istria and catch up on many of the wineries that we either weren't able to see or simply didn't exist during our last visit... more »
Vinistra 2013
by Editorial | 11-07-2013
In May, we attended Vinistra. This was their 20th edition of the fair, but this isn't just an organization that puts on a fair each year to show the regional products of the Istrian Peninsula.... more »
The Vinologue-Torrassos extravaganza
by Editorial | 02-07-2013
Much like any region, if you go to enough wine related events, you end up bumping in to the same people. This is typically a good thing as you're all there for wine and wine... more »
In The Glass: Matošević Alba Barrique 2004
by Miquel Hudin | 02-06-2013
While paying a visit to Ivica Matošević's winery last month, we tasted our way through all his labels and, at one point he pulled out a bottle of 2004 Malvazija. The reason for opening this... more »
Extractions
by Editorial | 28-05-2013
A collection of nifty wine and travel bits from around the interwebs. BBC News "Global flight paths" shows where the planes are heading. Obviously not a coincidence how the busiest area also has the best... more »
In The Glass: Trapan Che non Che 2011
by Miquel Hudin | 06-05-2013
On the first night of arrival at this year's Zagreb Wine Gourmet Festival, I shared Catalan and Istrian bottles with Goran and Alen from Taste of Croatia at the Hole in One Pub in the... more »
Zagreb Wine Gourmet Weekend 2013
by Miquel Hudin | 01-05-2013 ~ 2 Comments
Last year, I went to the first Zagreb Wine Gourmet Weekend which was something of a continuation of the event from previous years, but under a slightly different name and organizer. You can read all... more »
Never forget the Mali Plavač
by Miquel Hudin | 02-01-2013
While dousing ourselves in San Francisco over the holidays, a friend invited us over for a Szechuan hot pot dinner. Despite eating out a lot in SF over the last two weeks, it was, without... more »
In The Glass: Miloš Stagnum Poluslatko 2003
by Miquel Hudin | 20-09-2012 ~ 2 Comments
It's a fantastic thing when the wonderfully strange crosses your path by way of an Istrian visiting Spain. Such was the case with this bottle of what I can really only call dessert wine from... more »