There’s something comforting about something familiar around the holidays. Maybe that’s why so many of us (myself included) watch movies like “A Christmas Story” (best Christmas movie, period) or ...
While every budding wine geek worth their salt can easily reel off the names of all the grapes allowed in a Bordeaux blend, few realize that almost every single wine made in Bordeaux utilizes three at ...
What is 3.54 inches in diameter at the base, with a stem 3.94 inches in length, and a bowl that measures 5.32 inches tall and 3.5 inches wide at its fullest point? Give up? What is 3.54 inches in ...
Devil Proof is a cult wine brand created by first-generation winemaker Jesse Katz and was inspired by his time spent in Argentina growing and crafting world-class Malbec. The story began in 1997 when a ...
Much like we consider cabernet sauvignon to be the king of California wines, many consider malbec to be the national varietal of Argentina. Malbec has a very interesting history, beginning as a ...
It's no secret that Argentina produces some of the most marvelous Malbec wines in the world. I've written about these big, full-bodied red wines from South America before in previous wine columns, ...
A Bordeaux native now loving life in Argentina, heat-seeking Malbec is basically the wine equivalent of a well-worn leather jacket. Wines made from Malbec are robust, inky purple, and quite tannic. In ...
Grapes are grown on every continent except Antarctica, which is a way of saying they’re highly, highly adaptive plants. Some have been bred or evolved to handle humidity; some freak out unless it’s ...
Cooking meat on a grill with a glass of wine - Alex Photo Stock/Shutterstock If you've ever been to Argentina, you know that an asado isn't just a meal, it's an event. Like yerba mate is a national ...
Wine and chocolate is a notoriously tricky pairing. Wine expert Leslie Sbrocco demystifies the challenge of pairing this duo ...