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Argentina Wineries & Principals at the Vancouver International Wine Festival

 mywinepal  April 2, 2023

When you attend the Vancouver International Wine Festival 2023 this month, the International Festival Tasting Room will have winery principals attending.  You have a chance to talk to them about their winery and their wines.  This is an opportunity you should not pass up.  Why did a winery make a sparkling wine or used whole-cluster fermentation for a wine, etc? …

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It’s Malbec World Day on April 17. Do You Have a Bottle?

 mywinepal  April 4, 2021

If someone asks you for a wine from Argentina, they would probably mention a bottle of Malbec, from a producer, such as Catena, Norton, or Luigi Bosca, but did you know that this red grape originally comes from the Bordeaux and Cahors regions in France?  It is a permitted blending grape in Bordeaux, but it had a hard time ripening,…

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What’s Special About April 17? Think Malbec.

 mywinepal  April 3, 2017

According to Wikipedia, “Malbec World Day is celebrated on April 17, to commemorate the day when president Domingo Faustino Sarmiento of Argentina officially made it his mission to transform Argentina’s wine industry. On that day, back in 1853, he tasked Michel Aimé Pouget, a French soil expert, to bring over new vines. Amongst his selection, was Malbec.” Did you know…

Quick Review: Bodega Norton Barrel Select Sauvignon Blanc

 mywinepal  January 28, 2017

When you think of Argentinean wine, you probably think of Malbec for red and Torrontes for white.  Some of you may also mention Bonarda.  But how about Sauvignon Blanc?  Bodega Norton has produced a partially barrel fermented (in French oak) Sauvignon Blanc, which is new to me.  Barrel fermented Sauvignon Blanc is more well-known coming from California where it is known…

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My Wine Suggestions for the Holidays 2013

 mywinepal  November 28, 2013  1 Comment on My Wine Suggestions for the Holidays 2013

Over the past year, I’ve had the opportunity to try many wines from around the world, in many different styles.  Out of my recommendations from the year, here are my picks that I think will make the holiday season more festive.  I tried to pick wines from most price points and all corners of the world. I also only picked…

Bodega Norton 1974 Malbec in glass and bottle

Can Malbec Age? Trying a 40 Year Old Malbec from Bodega Norton

 mywinepal  November 25, 2013  2 Comments on Can Malbec Age? Trying a 40 Year Old Malbec from Bodega Norton

Malbec is known as the signature grape of Argentina, but can it age?  We found this out, at least for our bottle sampled, during my Bodega Norton wine maker dinner earlier this month.  Bodega Norton’s Chief Winemaker, Jorge Riccitelli brought 3 bottles of their 1974 Malbec from Argentina for us to try.  Now this was not their Reserva level at…

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Having Dinner with the Wine Maker of the Year 2012

 mywinepal  November 12, 2013

Having dinner with the Wine Maker of the Year for 2012 is quite an event.  The odds of having a chance to meet and talk with the wine maker of the year, is slim, with so many great wine makers from around the world.  For me there is also a dash of synchronicity happening as I one week before reviewed…

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Tasting Three Malbecs from Bodega Norton with a Vinturi

 mywinepal  November 1, 2013  1 Comment on Tasting Three Malbecs from Bodega Norton with a Vinturi

About Bodega Norton Bodega Norton started in 1895 when Edmund James Norton arrived in Mendoza, Argentina. He founded Bodega Norton, south of the Mendoza River, planting vines he imported from France.  It wasn’t until 1989, almost 100 years, before Gernot Langes-Swarovski from Austria bought Bodega Norton. Through his efforts, in 2006, Wine Spectator nominated Bodega Norton as one of the…