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I am writing this on the night of Malbec World Day 2021 (17th April) as I am in the midst of an amazing wine journey through Argentina’s Malbec’s thanks to the lovely folks from Sol y Vino who kindly sent me four of their wines to sample. Sol y Vino is a wine importer and…
Did you know Malbec is celebrated on the 17th of April every year? Yep it’s officially Malbec World Day! I was kindly sent this sample from the follks at Terranu Wines in South Australia (thank you!) to sample. I was trying to hold off until we had some blue cheese in the house (the recommended…
Happy Malbec World Day everyone! If you’re not aware, the 17th of April every year is Malbec World Day. It signifies the day in 1853 that President Domingo Faustino Sarmiento of Argentina officially made it his mission to transform Argentina’s wine industry. He did this by asking French soil expert, Michel Aimé Pouget, to introduce new wine…
Have you tried a wine made from Malbec? Have you tried a wine made from Petit Verdot? Have you tried a wine made from the 2 put together? Aka an MPV. My friends over at John Kosovich Wines in Perth’s Swan Valley have done just that (thank you for the sample guys!). These 2 varietals thrive in…
Did you indulge for Malbec World Day yesterday? Naturally Mr Spittoon and I had a wee splurge once the bub was in bed. We cracked into this Western Australia Hayshed Hill 2017 Malbec from Margaret River. This bottle was in my sample 2020 Chef & the Cellar Calendar Case from Wine Selectors. Each year Wine Selectors releases a…
I’m finding more and more wines fall into the vegan and vegetarian friendly category. Including this lovely little sample I received from Cellarmasters – thank you!!
This was our Sunday night – red wine, homemade pies and salad (#balance). I have to admit, it made the end of the week pretty darn enjoyable. This bottle of Brown Brothers 2018 Limited Release Malbec is part of the REDvolution Wine Selectors case. I was kindly gifted a sample case by Wine Selectors (thank…
Oh boy did I have fun diving into Naomi’s cellar 😉 I have consumed many Ferngrove wines, and their King Malbec from their Orchid range is pretty special. As you can see from the picture, this 2017 vintage also picked up a gold medal.