Category Archives: Wine Tasting in Argentina

Caluna Blend Wine from Argentina

One of my favorite wines to serve of late in our wine tastings in Buenos Aires, Argentina is the Caluna Blend, a blend of 48% Malbec, 42% Cabernet Sauvignon, and 10% Merlot. It has become an easy best-seller in just … Continue reading

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Wine Temperatures 101

Several days ago I was served a glass of red wine (a Malbec from Salta, Argentina, in fact) and was appalled to find, upon touching my hand to the glass and getting ready for my first sip, it was cold! … Continue reading

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Personal Wine Imports in the US

Say you’re not a business but simply a wine enthusiast of whatever degree trying to import quality Malbec wine from Argentina. Depending on the circumstances of your import, the process can be as simple as picking up a package or … Continue reading

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Taking Notes on Wine

Since I started working in the Anuva wine tasting room, I’ve seen more than a couple first-time tasters, when asked if they would like to take notes, stare blankly back, a bit confused, as if trying to understand if the … Continue reading

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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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Wine Glass Shapes 101

From Buenos Aires, Argentina to the most northern point of Canada, probably almost everyone can recognize a wine glass. Far fewer people, however, could describe why the wine glass has such a distinct shape, or why different types of wines … 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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