Wednesday. 17 August. 2011. 10:00 am
Introducing Torrontes, the up-and-coming new world wine.
Everyone knows about Malbec from Argentina but now there is a new wine on the world’s wine tasting lips from this vast country and that is Torrontes.
A light, pale gold wine with heady floral and tropical fruit aromas, locals call it ‘the liar’ because of its deceptively sweet and aromatic nose, when it is actually quite a dry and sometimes bitter wine. Originally hailing from France, the grape was brought to Argentina in a pot-luck plantation of vines like so many other varietals during European immigration. And, like Malbec, it did better in Argentina than its European counterpart.
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Thursday. 7 July. 2011. 10:02 am
Top value Argentine wines.
Argentine Malbec has steadily gained international fame over the past two decades but there is more than one trick to this pony as the country demonstrates a greater diversity with increasingly high standards year-on-year. Here are our five top summer wines, all available in Hong Kong:
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Monday. 20 June. 2011. 9:42 am
South African wine dinner.
Come join Eben Sadie, owner and winemaker of The Sadie Family, for a wine dinner at Posto Pubblico on 23 June. Eben is a former wine-maker at Fairview known for producing some of the best South African wines around.
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Thursday. 5 May. 2011. 10:22 am
Discover Malbec.
When we talk about Malbec today, it’s as good as talking about Argentina’s red. As Argentina’s emblematic variety, there is no other country on the planet that is able to produce a Malbec like Argentina … not even close. Interestingly, however, Malbec is originally from France; Michel Aimé Pouget, a prominent French agronomist in around 1852, brought Malbec to this land. It adapted quickly to the terroirs offered by Argentina’s rocky landscape, and was developed to its fullest potential and shown different characteristics.
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Wednesday. 20 April. 2011. 9:47 am
2009 Louis Latour – the best ever Burgundy vintage?
Louis Latour, the iconic Burgundy winery, has just released its latest vintage and, on first reflection, this could be one of the greatest ever vintages for Burgundian reds.
Founded in 1794, Louis Latour has for a long time been the benchmark for commercial Burgundian wine. Now in its eleventh generation of family ownership, the Louis Latour winery has turned out some stunning 2009 reds, to match their 2008 vintage that was so successful for whites.
2009 Louis Latour – the best ever Burgundy vintage?
Louis Latour, the iconic Burgundy winery, has just released its latest vintage and, on first reflection, this could be one of the greatest ever vintages for Burgundian reds.
Founded in 1794, Louis Latour has for a long time been the benchmark for commercial Burgundian wine. Now in its eleventh generation of family ownership, the Louis Latour winery has turned out some stunning 2009 reds, to match their 2008 vintage that was so successful for whites.
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Thursday. 7 April. 2011. 10:47 am
Award-winning New Zealand wine now available in Hong Kong.
At the recent Royal Easter Wine Show held in New Zealand recently, Whitehaven – an award-winning winery from Marlborough known for their wonderful Sauvignon Blanc and Pinot Noir – won the much coveted award category of the show, the Sauvignon Blanc. Whitehaven has been one of the leading Sauvignon Blanc labels in New Zealand and have been distributed in Hong Kong for over 10 years.
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