Entries Tagged as ‘Mendoza’

February 26, 2008

Weekday Wine: Argentine Bonarda (Sur de los Andes Bonarda 2006, $11)

 
Bonarda, an Argentine grape, accounts for more acreage than Malbec in Argentina.  Despite this, I’d guess that most people in the U.S. probably haven’t heard of it.  In fact, I have to admit that I am speaking from experience: up until I came into possession of this bottle by gift a few weeks ago, I hadn’t heard of [...]

February 5, 2008

Weekday Wine: Super Tuesday Special Feature

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Today, we feel that’s it’s our patriotic duty to depart from the every day discourse to answer a question that’s been on a lot of people’s minds: are we better off relying on the experience of the old guard, or should we take our chances on the newcomers? 
Ok people, we’re not really going to talk politics here, [...]