Monthly Archives: May 2011

Degustación de yerba mate

Leí un artículo interesante sobre una sommelier especialista en cata de yerba mate. Básicamente la degustación contiene los mismos pasos que para un wine tasting pero con sus propias particularidades: Primero hay que analizar la calidad de la yerba: Vista: … Continue reading

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Las reglas no escritas sobre cómo abordar un avión y comportarse en el vuelo.

1. No líquidos y, especialmente, No vinos en tu equipaje de mano. No podés llevar líquidos con vos, asegurate de despacharlos a todos, especialmente si tenés botellas de vino. Y mucho más especialmente si viniste a un Anuva Wine Tasting … Continue reading

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Some Background on Argentina’s “Other Red Grape”

I really enjoy serving glasses of Bonarda at the Anuva wine tastings in Buenos Aires, as it is a very unique wine that most people have never heard of before. The Bonarda grape is said to be originally from the … Continue reading

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Wine in Buenos Aires vs Mendoza

Wine is different by region: Argentine wine is of a different varietal, climate, production process–really, everything except the core insight of fermenting grapes–than wine in, say, Chile. And Chilean and Argentine wine are different than wine in France and Italy. … Continue reading

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Is an Excess of Coins in the Future?

Anyone that has lived in or visited Argentina in the past several years almost immediately notices the lack of monedas (coins). This gets especially frustrating when you primarily use public transport to get around, such as I do to get … Continue reading

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Surprise Wine Tasting Reunion

Anuva Wines always sees a wide variety that come to enjoy the wines of Mendoza in Buenos Aires. In 2010, we saw wine tasters from over 50 countries, many coming with friends and family and many solo travelers as well. … Continue reading

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