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It is hot and sunny now, but that should not scare you away from enjoying big red wines. Having an outdoor bbq on the patio is a great excuse to open one of these two bottles of Argentinean Malbec. I received these two bottles, which btw, coincide with a selection of great-value Argentine wines that will be featured in BCL…
I’ve enjoyed the wines of Luigi Bosca from Argentina for many years, Malbecs in particular, but this winery is about more than Malbec wines. In this video interview undertaken at VanWineFest 2023 with Gaston Caltabiano, Area Manager for Canada, I spoke with him about their Pinot Noir and Cabernet Sauvignon wines. Listen and then look for these wines at your…
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? …
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,…
Valentine’s Day is coming up soon. Sharing a bottle of sparkling wine with your significant other over a nice meal is always a nice way to go. Here is a list of 9 sparkling wines that I tasted over the past year that are in the BC market (or available across the border) that I thought you may like to…
This year I had many wines that I tasted this year that almost made my 5-star category; 27 white wines and 45 red wines. These wines I rated as 4.5-5 stars. When I check over them again, I can remember how much I enjoyed these wines. Having a 4.5-5 or a 5-star rating does not mean that you need to…
The Luigi Bosca family has a 120 history of growing grapes and producing wines in Mendoza, Argentina. Alberto Arizu the great-grandson for the Luigi Bosca winery spoke to us today about the history of the winery, the family, and the Malbec grape. His great grandfather, originally from Italy, bought land in the Mendoza region is 1901 and started to plant…
If you are a lover of Argentinean wines, or maybe want to learn more about them, in particular, Malbec, then you may want to attend one of these free events by the BC Liquor Stores in August. Below is the press release about their upcoming Wines of Argentina tastings. Plus read about their online contest! Enjoy. ~~~ July 26, 2018…
