As you drive from Tucuman to Cafayate the lush green fertile hills with flora resembling my native Central Europe turn into an almost life-less dessert with the rising altitude. The land gets drier, rocky and all you can see are giant cacti some more than 200 years old. Colorful rocks with hues if red, brown [...]
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Michel Rolland and his Argentine miracle: Yacochuya
Posted in Argentina, Wine by country, tagged Argentine wine, Cafayate, Etchart, high-altitude wine, Malbec, Michel Rolland, red wine, San Pedro de Yacochuya, top-rated wine, wine in Argentina, wine tasting on February 3, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Decanter Great Italian Fine Wine Encounter
Posted in Wine by country, Wine tasting & restaurants, tagged Decanter events, Decanter Italian Fine Wine Encounter 2010, Italian wine, Italian wine tasting, Moscato d'Asti, Planeta, wine events in London, wine tasting on May 15, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
The annual ‘Grande’ Italian wine tasting at the Landmark hotel in London organised by the prominent wine magazine Decanter today didn’t stay in a shade of its sister event held in November. With 300 fine wines to taste it wasn’t a humble demonstration of the product beloved by many Italians who proudly share their passion [...]
Bordeaux: Château Smith Haut Lafitte
Posted in France: Bordeaux, Wine tasting & restaurants, tagged Bordeaux, Caudalie, Chateau Smith Haut Lafitte, Chateau Smith Havt Lafitte, Graves, white Bordeaux, wine from Bordeaux, wine tasting on April 12, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Nesting in Graves between the villages of Martillac and a bit bigger Léognan you will find Châteav Smith Havt Lafitte. It was bought by the end of the eighties by a former French ski champions Monsieur Daniel and Madame Florence Cathiard who transformed the estate tramendously. Today, the old marries here with the state of [...]
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