Tag Diego Samper

The best complaint

How one member’s complaint inspired a simpler monthly wine club: four bottles, one each week, carefully chosen to make wine easy.

A guided introduction to six French wines selected across Champagne, Loire, Provence, Rhône, Beaujolais, and Bordeaux, with pairing ideas.

Why critics’ scores never tell the full story, and why imperfect wines often become the bottles people remember most.

Why candy disrupts wine, how tannins really work, and which sweets can actually improve a glass.

In Argentina, an asado is never just dinner. It is friendship, ritual, and wine shared slowly around the fire.

A journey through Argentina’s high desert vineyards, where dust, old vines, sheep, and altitude all become part of the wine.

A reminder that the best bottle is not the one chosen by season, but the one that feels right in the moment.

From river sediment in Colombia to mountain vineyards in Argentina, a reflection on slow work, memory, and what makes wine worth seeking.

A reflection on why expensive bottles do not always deliver more meaning, and how context changes what a wine is worth.

A look at how Criolla Chica moved from forgotten heritage grape to one of Argentina’s most talked-about wines.