Mendoza
A recap of a year’s travel and culinary adventures
NOTE: For some photos of our year abroad, check out our Photo Gallery! I can’t believe this day has come. Has it really been a year since Ryan and I set off to travel the world? What a crazy year it has been! What began as the longest honeymoon ever turned into a culinary tour … Continue reading
Norton Extra Brut Espumante
Like Trapiche, whose Fond de Cave Malbec I recently reviewed, Norton is one of the larger bodegas in Argentina. The amount of wines that the produce is at times astounding: so many lines, so many varietals, so many names and labels… it makes my head spin. Today I am highlighting one of my favorite Norton … Continue reading
Trapiche “Fond de Cave” 2008 Malbec Reserva
I’m always stunned when I come across a more subdued Malbec. So many are big, juicy and really fruity… but occasionally, you try one that is milder, with more mature fruit and a calmness that you don’t see too often in the varietal (particularly those from Argentina!). This wine had chocolate, a little tobacco, and … Continue reading
Top Malbecs from Argentina (in honor of World Malbec Day)
Happy World Malbec day! We missed celebrating World Malbec Day in the country that put Malbec on the map, Argentina, by just two days. But just because we’re in Italy and currently getting our filled of Lazio’s Frascatis and Marinos doesn’t mean that we don’t still have a passion for the grape that Argentina grows … Continue reading
Tapiz 2010 Torrontes
During the three weeks I spent in Mendoza, Argentina’s primary wine producing region, I visited many wineries. Tapiz was by far my favorite. Who could resist a horse-drawn carriage ride through vineyards, a tour of the facilities that included barrel samplings and the opportunity to taste clarified and unclarified wines, and tastes of some of … Continue reading
Septima Malbec 2009
It seems to me that there is quite a disparity between the styles of inexpensive and really inexpensive Malbec wines. Less expensive Malbecs, although quite good for their price, tend to be leaner, more acidic, and less complex: they are simple wines with more subdued fruits, and are a great bargain. For $10-$20 more, Malbecs … Continue reading
Sur de los Andes Malbec
It’s about time I got around to writing about one of my all-time favorite, easy-drinking Malbecs: the beautiful wine from Sur de Los Andes. One of the winery’s entry-level productions, this smooth, fruit-driven wine is a perfect go-to wine. One of the wine’s best qualities is its mature flavors: rather than being really fruit-driven and … Continue reading
Learning Argentina’s major wine regions
If there is one thing that living in Argentina has taught me, it is that Argentine wines are NOT just Malbec, and they are NOT just Mendoza. Looking to expand your palate a little, and learn some more about what this country has to offer the wine world? Grab your maps: we’re learnin’ about geography! … Continue reading
Winery Focus: Lamadrid
I would like to present a new section of Sedimentality: Winery Focus, where we highlight wineries which consistently make delicious, high-quality wines. Our goal is to introduce our readers not just to wines, but to the wineries and the people behind them. Wine is often a labor of love, and we wanted to share the … Continue reading
Achaval Ferrer Malbec 2009
It is so funny how we stick with what we know. Before moving to Argentina, Achaval Ferrer was one of the few Argentine wines that I was incredibly familiar with: when I worked at The Wine Bank, we carried several of their wines, including their beautiful Quimera blend, which changes from year to year depending … Continue reading