AWToday 21/09/08

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Three Bodegas and their malbecs from Mendoza By RENIE AND STERLING STEVES September 17, 2008 Mendoza is an arid stretch of land similar to New Mexico with the stately purple-hued, snow-capped Andes Mountains as a backdrop. Mendoza wine region (the size of Illinois) is to Argentina like California wine country is to the United States — huge in size with varied climate conditions and different terroir from one end of the wine area to the other.

 

Four Of The Best From Supermarket Shelves
Glasgow Daily Record – Glasgow,Scotland,UK Argentina has promoted Malbec into the big league, from a minor grape used for blending with illustrious peers like Cabernet Sauvignon. …

Delicious, inexpensive wines from Argentina
September 17, 2008 By Karen Page and Andrew Dornenburg Special to The Washington Post The South American nation has long been a big producer. Now they are focusing on quality, too.

 

Sidebar: The annus mirabilis
The Times – Johannesburg,Gauteng,South Africa … for a red wine shortage.” His remarks make sense in light of a sudden Russian thirst. “Argentina is shipping 10 million litres a week to St Petersburg. …

 

Wine with a twist at Washington’s 1st self-service wine bar
Inquirer.net – Philippines At $50 a glass, that might be difficult,” said Alejandro Umerez, an Argentinian economics student who works nights as Ceviche’s manager. …

Stellar Cellar
Kiplinger.com – Washington,DC,USA The wine is a Bordeaux-like blend: 51% merlot and 49% cabernet sauvignon. Luigi Bosca Cabernet Sauvignon Reserva 2005 For an equally elegant red, …

 

Astica Torrontes 2007 ($8).
By TOM MARQUARDT and PATRICK DARR Published September 17, 2008 If you can find this white wine, buy it. At this price, you can’t go wrong. From Argentina, torrontes is a very aromatic wine with citrus and grapefruit notes. The wine is simple and a good match to pork and chicken.

 

 

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Southern Hemisphere Round II
By Howard Bernstein FYI: Tuesday, September 23 from 5-7 PM Casa di Vino

Ciclos Malbec Merlot 2005
By noreply@blogger.com (Shea) The final wine of the South American terroir trio is this Ciclos Malbec from S. Michel Torino Estate of the Cafayate region in Argentina. Cafayate is a high altitude region, which promised concentration and power. … Just Grapes – http://just-grapes.blogspot.com/

Tapiz Malbec
By nobody@flickr.com (meggle) meggle posted a photo:. Tapiz Malbec.
Pat and I picked this up at BevMo’s 5 cent wine sale. It’s pretty tasty for the price, and it isn’t at all bitter like other lower price-point Malbecs I’ve had.
Uploads from meggle – http://www.flickr.com/photos/sesen/

Three Days of Wine
By vinicultured
They must contain at least 70% malbec, which is very unusual given that malbec is a minor grape in the rest of France (see: Bordeaux). This varietal has been transplanted to the New World with HUGE success, so much so that many people …
Vinicultured: A Wine Blog – http://vinicultured.com

Soul Events at the Argentinean winebar
By malbeck Imagine it runs softly as the tannins on the Malbec wines. Imagine you will have a wine tender-me, Daniel- dedicating his heart to every single one of your guests. Imagine you give them the total wine experience, combined with … Argentinsk vinbar Tango y Vinos-… – http://malbeck.wordpress.com

Ciao Sucos, Bienvenidos Vino Tinto! – Puerto Iguazu, Litoral …
Got blankets, pillows, bigger seats than an aeroplane (like club class), hot dinner, free wines, whisky. Pretty impressive. Roohi had kept doubting Akshay when he had said that the coaches in Argentina were really pretty good. …

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Wine News

 Is our perception of wine influenced by price?
The Wine Guys by Tom Marquardt & Patrick Darr
There is probably someone in your social circle who frowns at thought of opening a $10 wine. Either he’s so wealthy, money is no object — or he wants to pretend he’s wealthy.
http://www.sanmarcosrecord.com/features/local_story_261114957.html?keyword=secondarystory

Wine with a twist at Washington’s first self-service wine bar
AFP
For Shekim, it wasn’t the blackcurrant-redolent bouquet of the Zolo from Argentina or the pedigree of Chile’s Almaviva 2005, made in the style of …

Evico more than 150 wine species
Cuyonoticias – Cuyo,Mendoza,Argentina
The quite traditional event has been organised by “Bodegas de Argentina” (Wine Cellars from Argentina), along with the APEAA (Asociación de Profesionales en …

Novato winemaker Cabernet Corp. branches out from Chile to Argentina
Marin Independent-Journal – San Rafael,CA,USA
By Nancy Isles Nation Peter (left) and Eric Axelson are owners of Cabernet Corp., a Novato company that imports wine from Chile. (IJ photo/Jeff Vendsel) …

Food & Wine Calendar
MiamiHerald.com – Miami,FL,USA
Sunset Corners Wine Tasting: Features Domaines Baron de Rothschild vintages from estates in Argentina, Chile, France and Portugal; noon-4 pm, …

Tasting Notes
Sun-Sentinel.com – Fort Lauderdale,FL,USA
Seafood lovers take note: This unique Argentine wine is for you. If you prefer a crisp, green-apple flavored sauvignon blanc, then you want the South …

Wine Blogs

Varietal Death Match, Round 8: Malbec v Carmenere
Oct 28, 2008 (Tue): Varietal Death Match, Round 8: Malbec v Carmenere October 28, 2008 at 7:00 pm-8:30 pm Location: Gordons Fine Wine & Culinary Center Instructor: John Raeder, Wine Consultant Cost: $25 per person Register: …
Greater Boston Wine Tasting and… – http://www.localwineevents.com/Greater-Boston-Wine/

by Mariana Onofri We are back!! Winemaker’s nights are back …
By Alejandrina
LAS LOICAS RESERVA MALBEC 2007, this wine will be released in 8 months after the bottle aging is over. Although this wine was bottled not long ago, it has a really nice roundness that talk very well of polyphenols’ ripeness. …
Vines of Mendoza Blog – http://www.vinesofmendoza.com/blog

Raiders of the Lost Arg
By Dan
No, the Wines of Argentina trade tasting at Lord’s yesterday had a proverbial glint in its eye, and not just because it had consumed too much Malbec. There was a bit of a buzz about the room and a mini-avalanche of journos, …
Bibendum – http://www.bibendum-wine.co.uk/blog

BRAVO!!!!!!!
By Alison Smith(Alison Smith)
Mapema Malbec Mendoza 2006 Score: 90 | $20. Ripe and forward with dark licorice, fig, currant preserve and chocolate notes riding along round, rich tannins. Rock solid finish. Drink now through 2010. 2000 cases made. …
TexaCali Wine Trail – http://texacaliwinetrail.blogspot.com/

Maipe Malbec 2007 added by GeraldQ.
By GeraldQ
Maipe Malbec 2007 added by GeraldQ.
Recent Activity Report at WineLog.net – http://www.winelog.net

Don’t Cry for Me, Vino 100
By Todd Johnson
This fun Uptown wine bar is hosting its “Extravaganza from Argentina” next Wednesday, Sept 24. Enjoy generous tastings of eight Argentine wines, appetizers including “the best empanadas outside of Buenos Aires” (hyperbole much? …
SideDish – http://sidedish.dmagazine.com

The Southern Hemisphere – Round Two
Sep 23, 2008 (Tue): Casa di Vino visits the Southern Hemisphere to taste the latest from Argentina, New Zealand & more.[...]
Des Moines Wine Tasting and Dinners… – http://www.localwineevents.com/Des-Moines-Wine/