Category: Malbec

Celebrating 10 Years of Wines and Friendship With World Wine Synergy

 mywinepal  May 30, 2025  0 Comments on Celebrating 10 Years of Wines and Friendship With World Wine Synergy

I enjoy working with wine agents.  They gather wines from around the world and offer the wines to us for our enjoyment.  This year is the 10th Anniversary of World Wine Synergy (WWS), and I was fortunate, along with other wine trade people to celebrate this anniversary at La Quercia restaurant.  Over those 10 years I’ve been invited to meet…

My Last Two Malbecs To Please You For Malbec World Day, April 17, 2025PR SAMPLE 

 mywinepal  April 7, 2025

Here are my final two Argentinean Malbec wines that I would like to present to you in preparation for Malbec World Day, April 17, 2025.  The first wine is Doña Paula Estate High Altitude Malbec 2023 and the second wine is Luigi Bosca Wines’ Malbec 2022. You may remember that I wrote about the Luigi Bosca Wines’ La Linda Old…

Yalumba Y Series Lighter Chardonnay 2024 and Luigi Bosca Wines La Linda Old Vines Malbec 2021

Opposites in a Glass: With a Low-Alcohol Chardonnay and a Full-Bodied MalbecPR SAMPLE 

 mywinepal  April 3, 2025

Opposites attract, at times.  Other times, it is great to enjoy their diversity.  I’m taking the latter track in this tasting of a low-alcohol Australian Chardonnay and a fuller-bodied Malbec from Argentina.  Some people are looking for low-alcohol, and lower calorie, wines, while others want to enjoy the full-body and richness of other wines.  I have Yalumba’s Y Series Lighter…

Terrazas de los Andes Reserva Malbec 2021 and Decero Remolinos Vineyard Malbec 2021 wines

Two More Malbec Wines to Celebrate Malbec World Day, April 17, 2025PR SAMPLE 

 mywinepal  March 26, 2025

I have two more Malbec wines from Argentina to tell you about in preparation for Malbec World Day on April 17, 2025. These two wines are both 2021 vintage, although one is listed as Reserva, it may have some additional claims to older vines or longer aging, while the other is noted as a single vineyard wine. The two wines…

El Esteco Don David Reserve Malbec 2023 and Trapiche Reserve Selected Vineyards Malbec 2023

Two Argentinean Malbecs for Malbec World DayPR SAMPLE 

 mywinepal  March 18, 2025

Malbec is Argentina’s signature red grape.  It’s different due to the high mountain (Andes) elevation of its vineyards, giving it lots of unfiltered sunshine that affects the grape skins (getting thicker) to produce a wine with deep colour and more fruit flavours. I picked these two bottles of Malbec today as they have screw cap closures.  I think many of…

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FREE Malbec World Day Consumer Tastings in April in BC

 mywinepal  March 12, 2025

This week I will start tasting a few Argentinean Malbec wines and giving you my impressions of them, leading up to Malbec World Day.  Watch for my initial post on Instagram, followed by a longer article on mywinepal.com. There will also be other Malbec-related activities that you can participate in, in the Vancouver area.  Here is a press release about…

Wines of Argentina Malbec World Day

Are You A Malbec Fan? Take This Quiz

 mywinepal  February 20, 2025

April 17, 2025 marks Malbec World Day, a celebration of this bold and expressive red wine that has captivated wine lovers worldwide. The date commemorates a key moment in Argentina’s wine history when efforts began to elevate the country’s viticulture. Over time, Malbec has flourished, producing wines with rich dark fruit flavours, velvety textures, and a signature hint of spice….

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VanWineFest 2025: Welcome J. Lohr Vineyards & Wines

 mywinepal  November 6, 2024

Let’s welcome J. Lohr Vineyards & Wines to the Vancouver International Wine Festival 2025 and enjoy their wines from the Paso Robles region of California. Here is some background to the winery and a list of the wines they will be pouring at the International Festival Tasting Room.  Enjoy. About J. Lohr Vineyards & Wines J. Lohr Vineyards & Wines,…

A flight of wines to taste at Hillside Winery

Visiting the Naramata Bench 2024: Hillside WineryPR SAMPLE 

 mywinepal  October 31, 2024

Hillside Winery on the Naramata Bench was the last winery on my wine-tasting tour.  The founders of the winery were Vera and Bohumir Klokcka who had emigrated from Czechoslovakia in 1979, buying the property but did not plant the first grape vines till 1984.  Although no longer owners, I’m told that winemaker, Kathy Malone, still talks with Vera, who is…

Da Silva Vineyards & Winery tasting room

Visiting the Naramata Bench 2024: Da Silva Vineyards & WineryPR SAMPLE 

 mywinepal  October 29, 2024

When you visit Da Silva Vineyards & Winery on the Naramata Bench, it feels like you are transported to Portugal.  The tasting room is beautiful, with bone-white walls and chandeliers, giving off a European feel.  The wines are equally special.  Richard and Twylla da Silva own the winery, with Richard coming from a Portuguese background. The names of some of…