Category Archives: Argentina

Anything about Argentina. From culture to business to wine and food.

Goodbye to Buenos Aires

Hello Anuva blog readers! My days of sipping boutique wine (at least as much), performing wine tastings in Buenos Aires and working the business side of Anuva Wines are being to wrap up. After a long and difficult decision, I … Continue reading

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Time for Wine

Wine, along with most other products, is expected to drop in sales and demand during a global recession such like the one we are experiencing today. What do we see with wine consumers during the recession? Many instead of buying … Continue reading

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Geography, Globalization, and Argentina’s rise on the International Wine Scene

Immigration has heavily influenced Argentina’s path toward cultural and economic identity throughout its history. Wine is certainly not separated from this fact. Europe, and most particularly France, experienced what is known as the phylloxera epidemic in the mid 19th century. … Continue reading

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The Characteristics of a Great Argentine Wine

As anyone who has done any serious wine tasting knows, the first step to observing, tasting, and (hopefully) enjoying a wine is to examine it visually. Part of this process involves surveying the color of the wine. by holding the … Continue reading

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The Neighborhood Parilla

I think most people that know me know this, but besides tasting good argentine wine, I love good food and cooking in general. When I’m not cooking dinner myself, I love to try new restaurants. The whole food revolution taking … Continue reading

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Wine, Wine Everywhere – And Not A Drop To Drink

Wine, is a lot like water: It is everywhere. It flows freely. You can drink it endlessly without any problem. It is the vitality of life. Indeed, it might be life itself. Both water and wine are synonymous with life … Continue reading

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Getting into the “Nose” of a Wine

Before being introduced to the world of wine several years ago, one thing that always seemed a little bit peculiar, strange, and even slightly pretentious to me was the great interest some people took in swishing around and smelling wine … Continue reading

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Oak Aging

If you have ever visited a winery here in Argentina, or anywhere in the world for that matter you’ve most likely seen large oak barrels filled with aging wine. While winemaking technologies have changed quite a bit in recent decades, … Continue reading

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Bonarda and the evolution of Argentina’s Wine Industry

Here at our tasting room here in Buenos Aires, we enjoy that Anuva Wines gives people the opportunity to try new and exciting vintages and varietals from small-scale, boutique wineries throughout Mendoza and Argentina’s wine country. And while there is … 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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