Beaujolais nouveau is, for many of us, the only young wine we know – that is, one bottled and sold immediately after fermentation, only a few weeks after harvest. The process is careful to preserve the fruit characteristics, but not the bitter tannins, giving a wine light in taste, with flavours of red fruit, slightly…
Delighted to see so many of Hvar’s winemakers at the 11th annual Vino.com, Zagreb’s premier wine expo, held Nov 25-26 in the Hotel Esplanade. Despite the rival attractions of the Davis Cup tournament also in town, and the opening of the Christmas Advent celebrations, Vino.com was extremely popular. It was packed out on Saturday afternoon, by…
The new Carić winery tasting room is very handy for us – just a short walk across the bridge in the heart of Vrboska! We’re turning into regulars here, and it’s been great watching a run-down old building evolving into an attractive, traditionally-styled konoba tasting-room. Owners Ivo and Ivana Carić have put in many hours…
Go Hvar 