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Beyond Malbec: Argentina’s Big Red Blends Roundtable

22 March 2011

On a cool, sunny Sunday afternoon, Glenn and I tasted six big, bold Argentine blends. I had been gathering these wines since fall in preparation for a Roundtable tasting. And now with spring, Easter dinner, and grilling season on our doorstep, it was time to finally taste them.
While I am, of course, a fan of [...]

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Beyond Malbec: Argentine Pinot Noirs for under $20

24 February 2011

In one of my first wine classes with Bill Nesto at Boston University, he noted that for many wine lovers Pinot Noir was both the pinnacle of their wine drinking experience and their biggest disappointment. The sentiment has stayed with me and, largely, proven correct, though I feel that for no other varietal is the [...]

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Beyond Malbec: An Evening Exploring Argentine Wine with Master of Wine Sandy Block

16 February 2011

Along with fellow Master of Wine Bill Nesto, Sandy Block developed the curriculum for the wine studies program at Boston University’s Elizabeth Bishop Wine Resource Center. Though we saw him in the classroom less over time, there was a clear sense that he had left an indelible mark in shaping the program. It was a [...]

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Wine Review: 2007 Bodega Renacer Enamore

14 February 2011

What could be better for Valentine’s Day than a wine named “to fall in love with”? In the spirit of celebrating Saint Valentine, I opened one of my favorite wines: Bodega Renacer’s Enamore. Despite the translation from the Spanish, the wine’s name is actually a nearly perfect anagram for Amarone, a type of [...]

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Wine Spectator Presents: Top Wines of Argentina at the Boston Wine Expo 2010

19 January 2011

Part of the Beyond Malbec series.
Yes, you read that correctly! A review of a seminar held about year ago. As I count down the days to the 20th Annual Boston Wine Expo, I recently went back to my notes from last year to remind myself of some of the highlights. To my surprise, I found [...]

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Beyond Malbec: The Finesse and Purity of Patagonia’s Malbecs

9 January 2011

Part of the Beyond Malbec series.
There is a bit of irony in choosing this theme for post number 3 in the Beyond Malbec series. After all, my intention had been to explore and highlight the incredible range of varietals and styles that are being produced in Argentina.  But then I opened a bottle of Bodega [...]

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Terrific Torrontés, Argentina’s Signature White Grape

29 November 2010

Part of the Beyond Malbec series.
My introduction to Torrontés came in 2003 over dinner with friends in Argentina. Herman, the host, was delighted to hear that I had never tried Torrontés. “Perfecto!” he exclaimed. “You must learn this wine. It is very popular here.”  An outstanding cook, Herman prepared chicken in a creamy lemon sauce. [...]

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Beyond Malbec: Exploring the Diversity and Depth of Argentine Wines

16 November 2010

First in a series.
To a very large degree, Argentina is the reason that I developed a passion for wine, and subsequently have gone on to study wine at BU and WSET and contribute to the Wine Dine With Us blog. I took my first trip to Argentina in 2001 and fell in love with the [...]

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Wine Review: 2004 Ruca Malen Cabernet Sauvignon

2 September 2010

Set a bit further out from Mendoza’s more established wineries, Ruca Malen has a stunning, unobstructed view to the Andes Mountains from its doorstep. Like many great wineries, Ruca Malen has a great story.

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Wine Review: 2009 La Posta Cocina Blanco de Blancos

10 August 2010

Known for producing some very good Malbec- and Bonarda-based red wines, Argentina’s La Posta has produced its first white wine, the 2009 Cocina Blanco de Blancos.  While have over the past few years enjoyed La Posta’s red wines, I hesitated somewhat in buying this wine.  Not that I can think of many examples in which [...]

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