Malbec and Carmenere are two Bordeaux varieties that have experienced a renaissance in South America. However, have you heard of another Bordeaux castaway in Argentina called Bequignol. Continue reading
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Wine Review: Rare Italian Varieties – Erbaluce & Pallagrello Nero
After exploring some ancient varieties from Greece and Armenia, I’m going to explore two old, rarer Italian grape varieties from Piedmont and Campania. Continue reading
California Wine Tourism: San Luis Obispo County & More
Here’s a run down of my wine adventures during my latest annual trip to California. I did wine tasting in San Luis Obispo County (SLO) and Sonoma. Continue reading
Wine Review: Argentina’s Native Criolla Varieties
Varieties like Malbec and Carmenere were European varieties used as modern attempts to create a market for Argentinian and Chilean wines. However, it’s their Criolla grapes that are the most unique and historical. Today, I’m exploring Argentinian Criolla varieties. Continue reading
Wine Review: Monovarietal Portuguese Wines
Wine Review: Monovarietal Portuguese Wines
Portugal’s most famous wines are usually blends. However, I found 3 monovarietal Portuguese wines to explore, two of which are quite rare and should excite any wine geek. Continue reading
Wine Tourism: Côtes Catalanes
I just got back from France and Spain, where I spent most of my time in both Spanish Catalonia and French Catalonia (or Northern Catalonia). This post will focus on wine tourism in the latter. Continue reading
Wine Review: Impressive Spanish Reds
I tasted several impressive and reasonably priced Spanish reds that I had to share with you. Most of them are not typical varieties that one first thinks of when looking for Spanish reds. Continue reading
Wine Review: Historic Wines from Catalonia
Catalonia (Catalunya in Catalan) is a small but important and diverse Spanish wine region with a lot of history. I’m going to try two wines from Catalonia that try to pay homage to that history. Continue reading
Wine Review: Chilean Portugais Bleu & Cesar Noir
Have you tried these 2 lesser known European varieties which can also be found in Chile? Like many other forgotten Chilean varieties, these were planted in Chile decades ago but got lost in the shuffle. Continue reading
Bordeaux Off the Beaten Path: Forgotten Grapes, Pirates & Robots
In addition to visiting some well-established Bordeaux chateaux and going beyond Bordeaux along the Dordogne, I decided to explore less orthodox Bordeaux producers who might be the future of the region: Château Cazebonne & Château Luchey-Halde. Continue reading