Monthly Archives: April 2018

Argentina’s Domaine Bousquet: High Altitude Selections from the Uco Valley

Posted on April 21, 2018 by don

Located in the Tupungato district of Mendoza’s Uco Valley, this very high altitude estate (5249’) buffeted by the cool winds of the Andes was founded by Jean Bousquet in 1997 with a first release of wines in 2005. Today the … Continue reading →

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Tannat and More from Uruguay’s Bodega Marichal

Posted on April 10, 2018 by don

Juan Andrés Marichal is one our favorite Uruguayan winemakers, and these new releases of his don’t disappoint.  Bodega Marichal is a family-owned winery established in 1938 in the Canelones region located west of Montevideo.  We visited Juan at his winery … Continue reading →

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Mt. Beautiful of North Canterbury: New Releases

Posted on April 3, 2018 by don

David Teece, the founder of Mt Beautiful wines, grew up on a farm in New Zealand, studied economics at the University of Pennsylvania, and taught at Stanford and Oxford before settling down in Berkeley, California, where he is a professor … Continue reading →

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