Wine of the Day: 2014 Bodega Colomé Estate Malbec #WorldMalbecDay

…this is an enticing Malbec that shows it’s mountain fruit pedigree – it’s concentrated, and complex with generous fruit beautifully moderated by mouth-watering acidity This wine is blend of Bodega Colomé’s four estate vineyards – La Brava which sits at 5,740 feet,  Colomé’ which surrounds the winery at 7,545 feet, El Arenal at 8,530 feet and Altura…

Wine of the Day – 2014 Seed Malbec

Seed Wine  is a boutique winery crafting less than 200 cases of wine annually.   Fruit for this wine was grown in the prestigious and rugged Altamira district of the Uco Valley from  42-year-old ungrafted Malbec vines grown in well-drained alluvial clay, limestone and gravel soils.  The cool, high elevation vineyard is situated at the extreme…

Top 20 Sparkling Wines Under $20!

Over the past couple of years I’ve made it a point to blog about sparkling wines. For a time I blogged about a different sparkling wine on a weekly basis (At one point I tried 30 different sparkling wines over a 30 week period!).  Though I’ve gotten away from it in recent months, it’s not…

What I’ve learned tasting 30 Sparkling Wines In 30 Weeks..

I’ve been drinking sparkling wine on a weekly basis since February, and blogging about it in my “T.G.I.F. Champagne and the like…” series.  During that time, I’ve tasted sparkling wines from not only the usual suspects, France, California, Spain, and Italy, but also countries that aren’t “top of mind” when it comes to bubbly like…