How Anyone Can Be a Vineyard Manager
BY KELLY A. MAGYARICS Miguel Ortiz checking grapes at Ponzi Vineyards / Photo courtesy Ponzi Vineyard manager, agronomist, viticulturist. All refer to someone who’s job is to make sure that grapes on the vine are tended to and allowed to flourish into their best selves. The role is like a project manager of sorts, where the fruit is […]
Argentina: my top 25
In partnership with Wines of Argentina While Malbec remains Argentina’s flagship variety, winemakers are increasingly producing innovative blends, as well as exploring new varieties and styles. Alejandro Iglesias recommends his favourites Alejandro Iglesias April 28, 2020 Promotion South America guide – Argentina Susana Balbo Wines, Susana Balbo Signature White Blend, Uco Valley, Mendoza 2019 95 £16.95-£20 […]
Pandemic a Double – Edged Sword for Wine
© Shutterstock | Wine shipments from Europe should be unaffected, but distribution in the US will still be tough. It would be easy to take a dark view of wine’s various crises, but it’s not all doom and gloom. By W. Blake Gray | Posted Friday, 13-Mar-2020 There’s good news and bad news about the impact on […]
Notes on wine tariffs, blends from Argentina – By John McDonald
Big props to Cape! Cape High wrestlers handily won the most team points at last weekend’s State Wrestling Championships, held at Cape, with 264. The top three teams were from our region, Sussex Central 254 and Milford 252. I’m sure Fredman has it well covered in our sports section. Interesting news on the wine tariff […]
Argentina’s Domaine Bousquet Adds Two Wines to USDA-Certified Organic Virgen Range
New York, NY, March 9, 2020 – Just a year after the highly successful U.S. debut of Virgen Organic Red Blend 2018, Domaine Bousquet’s first-ever USDA-certified, no-sulfites-added, vegan, organic wine, Argentina’s largest exporter of organically grown wines is adding a Virgen Organic Malbec 2019 and Virgen Organic Cabernet Sauvignon 2019 to the line. The U.S. launch […]
Domaine Bousquet Virgen Organic Red Blend 2019 – Would Complement Many a Dish by Reggie Solomon, Wine Casual
Domaine Bousquet, Virgen Organic Red Blend 2019, Tupungato, Uco Valley, Mendoza, Argentina Tasting Note: A red blend to pair with a midweek meal that would complement many a dish. Deep-intensity purple in color, this wine has a medium-intensity nose of black plum, blackberry, raspberry and blossom. On the palate the dry, medium-bodied red blend has medium-intensity, […]
Domaine Bousquet Virgen Organic Malbec 2019 – A Malbec with an Endearing, Yeasty Quality by Reggie Solomon, Wine Casual
Domaine Bousquet, Virgen Organic Malbec 2019, Tupungato, Uco Valley, Mendoza, Argentina Tasting Note: A malbec with an endearing, yeasty quality on the nose. Deep-intensity purple in color, this wine has a medium-intensity nose of black plum, raspberry puree, red currant, red cherry, crushed-dried violet blossom and bread dough. On the palate the dry, medium-bodied malbec has […]
Domaine Bousquet Virgen Organic Cabernet Sauvignon 2019 – Midweek Cabernet – by Reggie Solomon, Wine Casual
Domaine Bousquet, Virgen Organic Cabernet Sauvignon 2019, Tupungato, Uco Valley, Mendoza, Argentina Tasting Note: An organic cabernet sauvignon with nice berry notes. Deep-intensity purple in color, this wine has an aromatic, medium-plus-intensity nose of black plum, blackberry and bramble with some notes of yogurt. On the palate the dry, medium-bodied cabernet sauvignon has medium-intensity flavors suggested […]
Domaine Bousquet Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon – A Dandy of a Deal BY: JON THORSEN
Tasty Cab from Argentina, the Domaine Bousquet Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon. 85% Cabernet Sauvignon and 15% Malbec from estate vineyards in Tupungato, Alto Gualtallary, Mendoza, Argentina. It is made from organically grown grapes and is also vegan friendly. The wine spends 10 months French oak and has 3 g/L of residual sugar. Sample submitted for review. The Domaine Bousquet Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon has an […]
DOMAINE BOUSQUET-FROM SOUTHWEST FRANCE TO ANDEAN ARGENTINA – By HARVEY FINKEL
High, dry, and sandy. But Jean Bousquet visualized vines when he first visited the then-desolate Gualtallary Valley of the Tupungato District of the larger Uco Valley in western Argentina’s Mendoza Province thirty years ago. Told he was crazy, that he was buying a beach, “all sand, no sea,” Bousquet nevertheless liquidated his holdings near Carcassonne […]
