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Hand of God Wine (Yes, it’s From Argentina)

August 22, 2011
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Not being a football fan but having lived in England for a number of years now, I am vaguely familiar with the phrase “hand of God”. When I spotted a bottle of the Hand of God red wine at the recent American winebloggers conference in Virginia, it definitely caught my attention. It also helped that [...]

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Malbec Mania: La Chamiza Polo Amateur 2010 and Urban Uco 2009

March 25, 2011
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Hey man, this Malbec ain’t bad. I got a bottle a few months back from a chap under Brighton station, who assured me that the only way to drink Malbec was with a big, fat steak. With a little white pepper ground into it to really work the tannins. I did as I was told, [...]

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Neethlingshof Malbec 2009

March 14, 2011
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Every cloud has a silver lining. If my local Waitrose had not burned down a few years back I probably would never have got to try this wine and for that I’m grateful. Of course, I am not about to go out and torch every Waitrose so they get rebuilt with better wine sections but [...]

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Red Wine Season in Argentina

February 4, 2011
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It’s red wine season! That’s right, time to put away the rosé, give up the whites (well, maybe not all whites: there’s nothing like a lovely white Burgundy at this time of year) and bring out the big boys. By that, I mean rich and flavourful red wines, and what better country, therefore, to choose your red [...]

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Crios 2009 Malbec by Susanah Balbo

January 3, 2011
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You never know where Argentine wine is going to pop up. I remember once I was on a small island off the coast of S. Carolina in the States and while perusing the wine list came across the one and only Argentine wine on the list; it  was a white Torrontes from the famed Argentine [...]

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Septimo Dia Malbec 2008, what else would you have with steak?

November 7, 2010
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I used to live in Buenos Aires, Argentina so I’m a quite familiar with the wines coming from there. Those were the days, when a good malbec cost the equivalent of 3 or 4 US dollars. Well, the good times can’t last forever and after a year I left Buenos Aires but I still appreciate [...]

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Trivento Reserva Shiraz Malbec 2008

September 28, 2010
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The first notes from this wine were overpoweringly oaky and I mistakenly thought it would complement a tender, spiced steak. After the first impression, the oaky taste fell away to give a milder, thinner flavour that was disappointingly washed away by the strong meaty flavours and I would recommend that this wine accompany a less [...]

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Clos de los Siete 2005

September 26, 2010
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This is my favourite Argentinian wine and one that influential wine critic, Robert Parker, gives 90 points. It also features in the book 1,001 Wines you must try before you die. Clos de Los Siete is a project managed by Michel Rolland and comprises seven different vineyards in the foothills of the Andes just south [...]

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Signatures of Doolhof 2008, a Malbec from South Africa

September 9, 2010
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Everyone knows that Pinotage comes from South Africa and Malbec from South America, right? Well, the South Africans have begun to plant Malbec so that could soon be changing. I received a bottle of Signatures of Doolhof Malbec 2008 the other day and was  very curious to try it. I wasn’t sure what to expect [...]

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Alamos Malbec 2009

July 3, 2010
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Well, what a big, big bottle of wine this is. It looks bigger than other bottles; it smells bigger than other bottles; it even tastes bigger than other bottles. As of about two years ago, I am a Malbec convert – as of this moment, Alamos‘ ‘Wines of Catena‘ Malbec is the best I’ve had. [...]

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