Category Archives: wine drinking

Weekly Wine News: June 12

This week’s Wine News is here! We have articles coming in from all over the world, hand picked for you to sip on. If one really speaks to your personal tastes, please let us know! Wine Spectator: The 2013 southern … Continue reading

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Sideways – A Wine Education

When I start learning about anything, I like to see if I can find any movies or documentaries on the subject. Thinking it was about wine, I watched Sideways. I was only partially right in my assumption.  It was really … 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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Wine Aging

I think it is a common mistake among those that do not know much about wine to believe, as a general rule, that most wine gets better with age. On the contrary, most wines are actually best when they are … Continue reading

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First Impressions of Argentine Malbec

When I began to learn about Argentinean wines it did not take me long to discover that the grape varietal for which Argentina is most renowned is the Malbec. Educating myself on wine in Argentina, it was hard to read … 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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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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Buenos Aires Wine Tasting Goes to Oregon

In attempts to spread the word, one of our best clients, a fellow Oregonian who we will call Mr. Ketchup (he will get this joke), invited me to the luxurious Riverside Golf Club in Portland, Oregon to taste fabulous Malbec, … Continue reading

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The Age Old Question of Ageing Wine

I was recently extremely pleased when I opened a bottle of our Naiara Malbec Reserve 2006 to find that it had gone through an evolution. I had not tasted this wine for at least a year and attended a wedding … Continue reading

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Coming Soon: Hypoallergenic Argentine Malbec?

A recent article from MSNBC.com talks about the strange phenomenon of wine allergies. Imagine you’re in your favorite restaurant, drinking that ruby red Malbec, when all of a sudden *POOF* SNEEZE ATTAAAAAAACK. Terrible right? Not to mention you’d die of … Continue reading

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