● Travel
Two days of Istria: a tavern, an oil mill and a winemaker in the same circle
How to connect a tavern, an oil mill and a winemaker in one weekend, without spending half a day behind the wheel or arriving at the tasting hungry.
19·08 / 4 min#istra
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Istrian Malvasia: fresh and macerated in the same cask
Same variety, two wine philosophies. One smells of acacia flowers, the other of dried apricots and tea. Here's how to tell them apart before the first sip.
19·08 / 4 min
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Istria through the hills: Motovun, Grožnjan and oil mills
August in the interior of Istria: the summer truffle that no one hides, oil mills between rows of olive trees and two towns on top of a hill.
19·08 / 4 min
● Gastronomy
Extra virgin olive oil: how to read the label
Acidity below 0.8% is the law, not a compliment. The real story begins only after the number, the year of harvest and the name of the variety.
19·08 / 7 min
● Gastronomy
Bruschetta at the end of the harvest and a burning sensation that you can't get over
That scratch in the throat after the first sip of new oil is not a flaw — it's oleocanthal, the only fair test that the oil is young and alive.
19·08 / 4 min
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Trieste in one day: nero, old taverns and fish market
A city where espresso doesn't exist — it's looking for nero. A one-day gourmet excursion across the border, from a Viennese tavern to a stall selling Adriatic sardines.
30·07 / 4 min
● Gastronomy
Five wine taverns along the road to the Adriatic
A 90-minute break that turns the whole trip into an event: five regions along the route to the sea where local wine is poured and a memorable plate is brought out.
24·07 / 4 min
● Enology
Malvazija, Grašac and Smederevka: white wines for summer
Three autochthonous white varieties of the Balkans, three temperaments and one common task — to withstand the heat without apologies or clichés.
22·07 / 6 min
● Travel
Five Adriatic beaches that can be reached by car and where you can park
No ferry, no hour of sand. Five beaches that you drive to, leave your car and in ten minutes you are in the water.
21·07 / 4 min
● Travel
The Night Before the Adriatic: What to Check While There's Still Time
A breakdown doesn't happen on the highway — it happens in the parking lot, in your head, the evening before. Here's what to check while you can still fix it.
20·07 / 4 min
● Enology
Malvasia and Blue Fish: A Summer Pairing That Rarely Misses
Oily sardines and Istrian Malvasia do the same job from opposite ends of the table — one coats the palate, the other scrapes it clean. Here's which bottles to look for.
20·07 / 4 min
● Travel
Istria for Gourmets: Fishing Villages, Oil Mills and Konobas
From sardines in Fažana to olive oil in Vodnjan and truffles above Motovun — a route where every stop is a meal.
20·07 / 4 min