Category: Argentina
From Barbera to Zinfandel, Finding Values in Old and New World Red Wines
Recent tastings – foreign and domestic, remotely or in person — led us to wine discoveries from the Sonoma Coast, to the mountains of Argentina, sunny slopes of Rioja and emerging vineyards in Central Otago, New Zealand....
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Red Wines from Four Continents for Summer Sipping, $10 to $20
The following wines were selected from among several hundred tasted in recent months and scored...
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Beyond Malbec: Premium Wines from Valle de Uco, Mendoza
We’d read many recent articles about the evolution of the wine business in the Mendoza region of...
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Summer Close Out on Red, White and Bubbly Wine Values
If you are looking for tasting adventures with unfamiliar grapes, Spain continues to provide some...
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Picnic, Barbecue and Burger Wines: New Finds from $9 to $16
In search of something with a little more style than beers and sodas to go with food during summer...
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40 Crowd-Pleasing Whites and Reds, Under $20, for the Holidays
Heading into the holiday season, we started tasting potential party-pleasing wines to add to your...
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Finding Your Benchmark Wines, Calibrating Your Palate
During the early days of running the San Diego Chapter of WINO (Wine Investigation for Novices and...
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Big wine country: 13 reds to match with BBQ, pasta, pizza
With the grilling season officially launched this past Memorial Day weekend on barbecues all over...
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BBQ fun: Cabernet, Merlot, Malbec and blends from $10 to $19
Retailers, merchants, supermarkets in some states and big box stores can be good browsing...
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Burgers and BBQ Red Wines to Toast the Fourth
Assuming big crowds are showing up for the Fourth of July festivities, we went through our tasting...
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Cabernet and Blends: Quaffing Values to Evolving Older Wines
In sampling several hundred wines at trade tastings and events, plus browsing local merchants for...
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A Toast to the New Year: Value Red Wines and Old Cellar Friends
For your party shopping pleasures, here are 21 of the best values from the several hundred wines...
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