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WINES OF CROATIA: The First-Ever Grand Portfolio Tasting in New York City

25.06.2011 * Luka

NEW YORK – June 13, 2011 marked the first-ever grand portfolio tasting of Croatian wines, which took place at Hudson Terrace in New York City. Cliff Rames, founder of Wines of Croatia, an organization that promotes the wines and lifestyle of Croatia, led an educational winemaker seminar. A tasting on the terrace followed, featuring Croatia’s signature native varieties including Malvazija, Pošip, Teran, Plavac Mali, Graševina and Žlahtina.

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Istria Scores with Grimalda, Nevina & Uroboros: Part IV of the Neal Martin Report

11.06.2011 * Luka

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Editor’s Note: With this report, Robert Parker’s influential “Wine Advocate” journal has published its first-ever review of a selection of wines from Croatia. The report and subsequent scores were written and posted by Neal Martin of www.wine-journal.comand www.erobertparker.com and are reprinted here with permission.

In Part IV of his report, we present Mr. Martin’s reviews and scores (based on a 100-point scale) of wines from the Istria region of northwest Croatia, which Mr. Martin tasted in May 2010. The opinions and reviews contained herein are purely Mr. Martin’s work and are subject to copyright and may not be republished elsewhere without permission of the author.

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