Who could resist a wine tasting of luxury wines, a dilemma that I think we all know the answer to. Case in point occurred when I attended a Folio Fine Wine Partners Wine Tasting at Stanley’s Wet Goods in Culver City. Impressive accurately describes the wines sampled. The wines featured represented mostly red wine from

Discover Colomé wines of Salta, Argentina
It was an Argentine kind of evening or I should say more specifically the wine region of Salta Argentina. On this night we sample two wines from Bodega Colomé, a winery located in the Calchaqui Valley. Colomé is one of the oldest wineries in Argentina dating back to 1831. Furthermore the winery’s location in the

6 Malbecs to enjoy on Malbec World Day
Next Monday, April 17th is Malbec World Day. In considering the cuisine for the night you might want to think about a beefy meal that pairs with Malbec to celebrate the day. The day was chosen because it commemorates a day back in 1853 that the president of Argentina, Domingo Faustino Sarmiento, decided to elevate

Achaval-Ferrer: Expressing terroir with Malbec
Achaval-Ferrer typifies the new and old world qualities of creating wine that makes Argentina and Malbec stand out. Meeting recently with Achaval-Ferrer’s Global Brand Ambassador, Marcelo Victoria, it became obvious that several key points were paramount to the winery’s success; low yields, the amount of vines per bottle, warmer fermentation, purity and complexity from