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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…
I have two more Argentinean Malbecs to tell you about in preparation for Malbec World Day on April 17. The first wine is Bodegas Santa Ana La Mascota Vineyards Malbec 2020 and the second is Trapiche Broquel Selected Barrels Malbec 2020. Both are from the same vintage. Do they show similar characteristics? I noticed that their Diam corks have the…
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,…
Dish N’ Dazzle is a yearly event where Argentinean wineries come to BC to show off their wines and some local Vancouver restaurants offer tasty bites from their menus. The event supports the BC Hospitality Foundation charity. A few of the wines that were brought for us to enjoy are 2017 Argentina Wine Award winners. Malbecs are definitely at the fore,…
With September, comes the new season of tasting wines which have arrived in British Columbia, through the IVSA. There can always be found wines from every corner of the world, and also beer and spirits too. My wine picks come from across the world, and I hope you have a chance to try them sometime soon. Where I had the…
Argentina is a country with Old World roots, yet produces wines that are definitely New World in style. Most wine drinkers have probably heard about their signature red grape “Malbec“, but there are also other hidden treasures for you to discover, like Torrontes (their signature white grape), Bonarda, Syrah, and Pinot Grigio. The Celebrate One Night in Argentina shows us…
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