Articles

Catalunya at Dalmacija Wine Expo 2015

by  |  16-05-2015

In returning to Dalmatia for the first time in many years, I attended the Dalmacija Wine Expo 2015 in Split and conducted a Master Class comparing three wines of Catalonia with three of Dalmatia. I... more »

Dalmatian grape invaders

by  |  08-05-2015

There is a bigger, boomier, more extracted article looming about the current state of Dalmatian wines as I tasted last month at the Dalmacija Wine Expo in Split, Croatia but for now, I present this... more »
Hudin.com

Extractions

by  |  18-08-2013

A collection of nifty wine and travel bits from around the interwebs. Paris Pricing Insanity On our recent trip up to Paris, we found the murder the they get away with on wine prices with... more »
Hudin.com

Dalmatia

by  |  14-06-2013

The wines of Croatia have oft been misunderstood or even disregarded. People tend to want to believe that the best wines only exist in France, Italy, Spain, and California. But naturally, anyone who starts to... more »
Hudin.com

Zagreb Wine Gourmet Weekend 2013

by  |  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 »
Hudin.com

Never forget the Mali Plavač

by  |  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 »
Hudin.com

In The Glass: Miloš Stagnum Poluslatko 2003

by  |  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 »
Hudin.com

In The Glass: Vuina Plavac Štafileo Barrique 2009

by  |  09-09-2012

This is an interesting take on Plavac Mali from Vuina, a winery located between Split and Trogir on the coast of Croatia. Ironically, while not a bumpin', off-the-chart wine growing region, this is where the... more »
Hudin.com

Madirazza Plavac Mali with a side of nostalgia

by  |  28-08-2012 ~ 1 Comment

When it comes to what we imbibe, it seems that there are the instances where we're just trying to fill our stomachs and/or get drunk. Then there are those instances where what we take in... more »

The Crljenak/Tribidrag Showdown

by  |  22-06-2012 ~ 2 Comments

Some time back, we had our first taste of the newly-invigorated Crljenak being released by Zlatan Plenković. Again, as quick fly-by primer, Crljenak (or Crljenak Kaštelanski or Tribidrag/Pribidrag) is the genetically identical grape to Zinfandel... more »