Tag Archives: New World Wine
Food & Wine Thursdays: Argentina, On Beyond Malbec
I’ve already written about Malbec on this blog, but I thought it was a topic big enough to re-address. I apologize to my regular reader(s?) if I repeat myself excessively. In the last couple years the grape Malbec has become … Continue reading
Food & Wine Thursdays: New World Adventures in Non-Gallic Varietals
The vast majority of current international grape varietals–which is to say, grape varietals which have found homes in regions other than where they originated–are French in origin. These are the grapes that even the most casual wine drinker knows: Cabernet … Continue reading
Food & Wine Thursdays: Three Marginal French Grapes I Love
Europe in the 19th century was very good at two things: war, and displacing its agrarian class. As the continent rapidly industrialized, independent farmers and shepherds were marginalized and, seeing little opportunity in Old Europe, emigrated to the New World. … Continue reading
The Satellite Show 