by aricaribe | Aug 21, 2025 | Sidebar, Tasting, The Wine Explorers Letter, Wine Education
A Report From Wine Explorer Diego Samper Paris, France I was at the edge of Europe, near Faro, Portugal. Fresh fish. Good wine. A beautiful setting. The westernmost point of the continent, where the West becomes the East again. Old stone towns, salty Atlantic winds,...
by aricaribe | Aug 20, 2025 | Sidebar, Tasting, The Wine Explorers Letter, Wine Education
A Report From Wine Explorer Diego Samper Malbec Turns Fifteen: From Borrowed Bottle to Argentina’s Icon Paris, France I don’t remember the first malbec I tasted. But I do remember the first one I couldn’t afford. It was at Don Julio, back when it was still a...
by aricaribe | Aug 19, 2025 | Sidebar, Tasting, The Wine Explorers Letter, Wine Education
A Report From Wine Explorer Diego Samper Pope Francis Wine Story: Joy and Heritage “…a wedding feast lacking wine embarrasses the newlyweds – imagine finishing the wedding feast drinking tea? It would be an embarrassment!” Those weren’t the words of...
by aricaribe | Aug 18, 2025 | Sidebar, Tasting, The Wine Explorers Letter, Wine Education
A Report From Wine Explorer Diego Samper Depth of Life: The Story Behind Our Best Harvest Yet Report from the Valley This might just be our best harvest yet. By weight alone, it’s the most successful vintage we’ve had. We haven’t tasted the juice yet—but the news is...
by aricaribe | Aug 16, 2025 | Sidebar, Tasting, The Wine Explorers Letter, Wine Education
A Report From Wine Explorer Diego Samper – The algorithm is bullying you Paris, France I hate you, internet. But I also kind of love you. Because even while you numb our senses and oversimplify our problems, sometimes you still connect people in the right ways....
by aricaribe | Aug 15, 2025 | Sidebar, Tasting, The Wine Explorers Letter, Wine Education
A Report From Wine Explorer Diego Samper – Wine Collecting: Why the Best Bottles Shouldn’t Wait You remember it, don’t you? That first trip to the river. Or the beach. Knees bent, eyes down, fingers wet. You weren’t looking for anything—but then something caught...
