Category: Argentina
Single Blind Tasting – Fun Exercise in Improving Wine Appreciation
by Tom Gable | Jan 31, 2019 | Argentina, Australia, California, France, New Zealand, Spain | 0
Can a single blind tasting be of value to wine drinkers seeking to learn more techniques for identifying the similarities and differences in wines, while honing their individual palates and sensitivities? The answer is yes,...
Read MoreFrom Barbera to Zinfandel, Finding Values in Old and New World Red Wines
by Tom Gable | Nov 4, 2018 | Argentina, Australia, California, Discoveries, France, New Zealand, Oregon, Spain | 0
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....
Read MoreRed Wines from Four Continents for Summer Sipping, $10 to $20
by Tom Gable | Jul 11, 2018 | Argentina, Australia, California, Discoveries, France, Italy, Values | 0
The following wines were selected from among several hundred tasted in recent months and scored...
Read MoreBeyond Malbec: Premium Wines from Valle de Uco, Mendoza
by Tom Gable | May 31, 2018 | Argentina, Discoveries | 0
We’d read many recent articles about the evolution of the wine business in the Mendoza region of...
Read MoreSummer Close Out on Red, White and Bubbly Wine Values
by Tom Gable | Aug 31, 2017 | Argentina, California, Discoveries, France, South Africa, Spain, Values | 0
If you are looking for tasting adventures with unfamiliar grapes, Spain continues to provide some...
Read MorePicnic, Barbecue and Burger Wines: New Finds from $9 to $16
by Tom Gable | Jul 31, 2017 | Argentina, California, Chile, Discoveries, Oregon, Values, Washington | 0
In search of something with a little more style than beers and sodas to go with food during summer...
Read More40 Crowd-Pleasing Whites and Reds, Under $20, for the Holidays
by Tom Gable | Nov 30, 2016 | Argentina, California, Discoveries | 0
Heading into the holiday season, we started tasting potential party-pleasing wines to add to your...
Read MoreFinding Your Benchmark Wines, Calibrating Your Palate
by Tom Gable | Sep 30, 2016 | Argentina, Bordeaux, Burgundy, California, Chile, Classics, Discoveries, France, Germany, Italy, New Zealand, Oregon, South Africa, Spain, Washington | 0
During the early days of running the San Diego Chapter of WINO (Wine Investigation for Novices and...
Read MoreBig wine country: 13 reds to match with BBQ, pasta, pizza
by Tom Gable | May 31, 2016 | Argentina, Australia, California, Discoveries, France, Rhone, Spain, Washington | 0
With the grilling season officially launched this past Memorial Day weekend on barbecues all over...
Read MoreBBQ fun: Cabernet, Merlot, Malbec and blends from $10 to $19
by Tom Gable | Jun 30, 2015 | Argentina, California, Discoveries, France, Values, Washington | 0
Retailers, merchants, supermarkets in some states and big box stores can be good browsing...
Read MoreBurgers and BBQ Red Wines to Toast the Fourth
by Tom Gable | Jun 30, 2014 | Argentina, Australia, California, Discoveries, France | 0
Assuming big crowds are showing up for the Fourth of July festivities, we went through our tasting...
Read MoreCabernet and Blends: Quaffing Values to Evolving Older Wines
by Tom Gable | Feb 28, 2014 | Argentina, Bordeaux, California, Discoveries, Values, Washington | 0
In sampling several hundred wines at trade tastings and events, plus browsing local merchants for...
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