by Wine Explorer | Oct 8, 2021 | The Wine Explorers Letter
Spain. Most people don’t give it a second thought as a wine region. That’s a mistake. Spain has more acreage devoted to vines than any other country. Its northern regions have produced some of the greatest vintages of all time (e.g. the Pingus ’95 and ’97). When...
by Wine Explorer | Oct 1, 2021 | The Wine Explorers Letter
No essay today, as our Wine Explorer is on the road this week (finding some exciting and delicious wines for us, no doubt)... So we'll simply take a moment with Julien Miquel to answer the question, "Where does the alcohol in wine come from?" This week, former...
by Wine Explorer | Sep 24, 2021 | The Wine Explorers Letter
Note: If you haven’t had a chance to check out our fall sale, you should give it a look. We’ve put together some rich & warming reds, perfect for a cool fall evening… Click here if you’d like to see our selections for autumn 2021! No essay this week, as we’re...
by Wine Explorer | Sep 17, 2021 | The Wine Explorers Letter
Writing about gauchos these past two weeks has us thinking about malbec. But where does this quintessential Argentine grape come from? For that we return to our essay from earlier this year, about M. Malbeck and the origin of the “black wine.” More on that in a...
by Wine Explorer | Sep 10, 2021 | The Wine Explorers Letter
On long, dusty roads in the Calchaquí Valley, one occasionally passes a solitary tree or rock heap with what looks like a shrine, shrouded in red fabric, to the Virgin Mary or some other saint. Upon further inspection, the figurine beneath the red shroud is not any...
