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Update from the Argentine Harvest

It looks to be a warm week in the Calchaquí Valley. One last burst before winter. Up at the higher elevations (8,000 feet and above), the winds of winter have already begun to arrive – blowing away the oxygen, so the locals say. Thankfully, the harvests are all done...

Sauv Blanc from the Fault Zone

No weekly video from Julien this week as he has been hard at work preparing the tasting video for our Australia/New Zealand collection. If you haven’t seen it yet, be sure to check it out here… Well, we missed out on a big family gathering this Easter. No children...

The Rusted Roots of Coonawarra

Last week, we took you on a tour of two Australian vineyards: Langmeil, with its 19th century shiraz vines (the oldest in the world), and Helen & Joey and their cool pinot noir. This week, we continue our journey into the antipodes with what is perhaps the...

John Wayne in a Flower Shirt

Syrah is a hard wine. A dry wine. It is perhaps the most similar to malbec of all the European varietals. Karen MacNeil once said syrah reminded her of “the guy who wears cowboy boots with his tuxedo.” In other words, that most manly of men. Shiraz, the Australian...
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