Yesterday I wrote up a rather nice Malbec red wine from the Mendoza Region in Argentina. The UK market is awash with Malbec reds from Mendoza and I have had mixed results. Some I absolutely love and others have been seriously blah. So I decided it was time to get to grips with this wine … Continue reading Argentinian Wine Regions
Month: September 2020
Trivento Golden Reserve 2017
The second wine in my quarantine box and this one was much more the thing. A red wine from the Mendoza region of Argentina made with 100% Malbec and aged in French oak for 12 months. It is delicious. I have drunk the Trivento Reserva before as it is a favourite of my Dad's and … Continue reading Trivento Golden Reserve 2017
The Straw Hat Prestige White
I'm currently in the UK visiting family. This is usually when I get to try a range of non Spanish wines. However this time the government has dictated that I must self isolate for 2 weeks. Fortunately my family put together a quarantine care box that included 3 bottles of wine. The first is this … Continue reading The Straw Hat Prestige White
FOUR SPANISH WINERIES, AMONG THE BEST IN THE WORLD FOR WINE TOURISM
Planning some staycations for this year as travel abroad seems to be off the cards for a while, fortunately Spain is well placed wine holidays 😀😀 as this article from thisistherealSpain.com demonstrates. ThisIsTheRealSpain.com : Four Spanish Wineries