We like Argentine wine a lot, specifically Malbec (red) and Torrontés (white).
Malbec is the most common red wine in Argentina. It is a very complex dark and spicy wine.The grape was initially grown in France and was brought to Argentina in the latter part of the 19th century. The grapes are mostly grown around Mendoza, an area north and west of Buenos Aires close to Chile.
Torrontés is Argentina's most popular white wine. The wine is as complex as the Malbec but it’s also (somehow) simultaneously dry and sweet. The majority of this wine is produced in the Valley of Cafayate in Salta which is further north than Mendoza and close to Paraguay.
Last weekend we stumbled upon a very impressive wine shop (in Spanish it is called a vinoteca). It is called Lode Joaquin Alberti and is located on Jorge Luis Borges Street (#1772, if you’re going there) in Palermo Viejo.
The picture is of a Rose Malbec we bought at this store (and subsequently drank) as well as PB.
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Lode Joaquin web site
Information on Malbec
Information on Torrontés
1 comment:
Patagonia or bust, huh? I have a mental picture of sheep or goatherders on a mountainside. I must do some research.
Beautiful photo of the wine. So clear and red, looks delicious.
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