AltWeeklies Wire
Value Vino: Malbec and Manifest Destinynew
Argentina has done such a thorough job of coopting malbec, that you'd think the grape to be autochthonous. (I have always wanted to use this word, basically a fancy form of "indigenous.")
San Antonio Current |
Ron Bechtol |
05-09-2012 |
Food+Drink
Will Argentina's Favorite Grape Go the Way of Merlot?new
Malbec is the darling of the wine world, and it's left the competition choking on its dust. While super-hot wine trends tend to get swallowed up by the pack, Malbec's many strengths make me believe it can be more than just the flavor of the week.
Fast Forward Weekly |
Kevin McLean |
04-02-2009 |
Food+Drink
A Difference of Opinion on the Usually-Reliable Bargain Malbecsnew
It was no surprise that I really enjoyed this latest round of Malbecs, two of which hail predictably from Argentina's Mendoza region, with the third coming from unspecified "coastal vineyards" in California. The surprise was that our Token Winemaker really didn't.
East Bay Express |
Blair Campbell |
10-29-2008 |
Food+Drink
