{"id":5454,"date":"2020-07-30T15:53:45","date_gmt":"2020-07-30T18:53:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/domainebousquet.com\/?p=5454"},"modified":"2020-07-30T15:53:45","modified_gmt":"2020-07-30T18:53:45","slug":"a-glass-of-the-mother-goddess","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/domainebousquet.com\/en\/a-glass-of-the-mother-goddess\/","title":{"rendered":"A Glass Of The Mother Goddess"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"paragraph\"><span style=\"color: #2a2a2a;font-size: medium\">If you are looking for a red wine to go with summertime grilling, this red blend produced by Domaine Bousquet will definitely make your palate sing!\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"wsite-image wsite-image-border-none \"><a><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/thewineknitter.com\/uploads\/3\/4\/7\/9\/34791843\/20200727-090406_orig.jpg\" alt=\"Picture\" width=\"249\" height=\"512\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"paragraph\"><span style=\"color: #2a2a2a;font-size: medium\">Domaine Bousquet is Argentina\u2019s largest exporter of organically grown wines. The winery is located in the Gualtallary Valley, which is situated high up in the Tupungato district of the Uco Valley.\u00a0 Altitudes here reach up to 5,249 ft.\u00a0 To read about the winery\u2019s history, the climate, terroir and more, please click on the menu at right.<\/p>\n<p>The label on this wine is a striking portrayal of Gaia, who in Greek mythology was the mother goddess that presided over the earth.\u00a0 She is considered the personification of the Earth.<\/span><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"wsite-image wsite-image-border-none \"><a><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/thewineknitter.com\/uploads\/3\/4\/7\/9\/34791843\/20200729-105549_orig.jpg\" alt=\"Picture\" width=\"249\" height=\"512\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"paragraph\"><span style=\"color: #2a2a2a;font-size: medium\"><strong>Gaia Red Blend 2018<\/strong><br \/>\n50% Malbec, 45% Syrah and 5% Cabernet Sauvignon make up this blend. The best grapes are used for this wine and are harvested manually from Domaine Bousquet\u2019s organically farmed vineyards. Wine aging takes place in French oak barrels for ten months.<\/span><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"wsite-image wsite-image-border-none \"><a><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/thewineknitter.com\/uploads\/3\/4\/7\/9\/34791843\/20200727-085721_orig.jpg\" alt=\"Picture\" width=\"388\" height=\"472\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"paragraph\"><span style=\"color: #2a2a2a;font-size: medium\">Delectable aromas of dark berries, spice and violet are the opening act for this tantalizing wine.\u00a0 The palate is entertained with blackberry, dark cherry, dark plum, spices and a touch of vanilla all of which lingers on a lengthy finish.\u00a0 A silky mouthfeel and fresh acidity add to the richness and complexity of this wine.\u00a0 In addition to grilled meats, appetizers and pasta, this wine goes well with fish.\u00a0 Try Gaia with a chocolate dessert.\u00a0 It is a great finale!<br \/>\nAlcohol:\u00a0 14.5%<br \/>\nSRP:\u00a0 $20<\/p>\n<p>The wine paired beautifully with this grilled swordfish surrounded by red grapefruit and peaches.<\/span><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"wsite-image wsite-image-border-none \"><a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/thewineknitter.com\/uploads\/3\/4\/7\/9\/34791843\/20200311-194134_orig.jpg\" alt=\"Picture\" width=\"359\" height=\"479\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Photo credit: Penny Weiss<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"paragraph\"><span style=\"color: #2a2a2a;font-size: medium\">Note:\u00a0 The photos taken at the restaurant are pre-COVID-19.<\/p>\n<p>Until next time\u2026<\/p>\n<p>Cheers!<br \/>\nPenina<\/span><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you are looking for a red wine to go with summertime grilling, this red blend produced by Domaine Bousquet will definitely make your palate sing!\u00a0 Domaine Bousquet is Argentina\u2019s largest exporter of organically grown wines. The winery is located in the Gualtallary Valley, which is situated high up in the Tupungato district of the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5455,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5454","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blog-en"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/domainebousquet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5454","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/domainebousquet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/domainebousquet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/domainebousquet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/domainebousquet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5454"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/domainebousquet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5454\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/domainebousquet.com\/en\/wp-json\/"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/domainebousquet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5454"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/domainebousquet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5454"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/domainebousquet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5454"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}