“This wine is too good for toast-drinking, my dear. You don’t want to mix emotions up with a wine like that. You lose the taste.” – Ernest Hemingway, Author Buenos Aires – I had the opportunity recently to drop in on the guys who run 7 Spirits, one of the few wine import companies here… Read More A Little Spanish Grape
“The privilege of a lifetime is being who you are.” – Joseph Campbell, author Buenos Aires – I hesitate to start this post off with an apology, because most of those the apology is aimed at probably don’t remember that this event was going to include them. But so be it – I apologize to… Read More Tasting of a Lifetime
“There may be some perfectly nice people who use the word ‘brunch’ but I prefer not to know them.” – Heywood Brown, author Perdriel, Argentina – Up bright and early after, once again, only a few hours sleep – but managed to get down to the hotel’s cafe and make my way through a cup… Read More Three for Brunch?
“When nature exceeds culture, we have the rustic. When culture exceeds nature then we the pedant.” Confucius, philosopher Maipú, Argentina – Returning to the hotel at a reasonable hour around 4:30 or 5:00 p.m. from our steady tasting and lunching, John and I decided to venture out for a stroll around Plaza Independencía, the central… Read More A Foursome Before Dinner
“I go by the theory of reciprocity – if we are accommodating to our customers, they will give us something back in return.” – Michael Egan, CEO Luján de Cuyo, Argentina – I’m going to try to shorten up these posts a little – I’d like to get back onto food and catch up to… Read More Lunch-in Three
“The Argentine industry was focused exclusively on the internal market and when I arrived to the country it only exported bulk wine. In the 90’s, everything changed. Argentina had to modify its wine-making style in order to grow exports, because what they were making for the local market was not what the rest of the… Read More Five in the Foothills
“Nobody ever went broke underestimating the taste of the American public.” – H.L. Mencken, writer Mendoza, Argentina – It seemed to be the question on everyone’s lips, along with a voiced answer from many. “What do Americans think of Argentine wines?” The U.S. market has become so important to the Argentine wine world that it… Read More Followed by a Mendoza Quartet
“My family purchased vineyards in Napa Valley over 35 years ago, and I have been making wine for almost 25 years, with over 30 harvests under my belt. I was fortunate to make my own wines at Robert Pepi Winery with my father until the winery was sold in 1994. Since 1996 I have been… Read More San Rafael Trio