Behind the Cork™ - Trivento Malbec
2021 Trivento Malbec ($11) On April 17, wine lovers around the world will celebrate Malbec World Day, an international tribute to Argentinian Malbec. At Bodega Trivento, this day honors the rich hist…
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Behind the Cork™ - Le Petit Verre Wines
Le Petit Verre Wines From the Tupungato Valley of Argentina’s Uco Valley comes Le Petit Verre Wines. And, they are imported by Origins Organic which is run by Anne Bousquet of the Domaine Bousquet fa…
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Behind the Cork™ - Catena Malbec
2019 Catena Malbec ($15) World Malbec Day is coming up on Sunday, April 17th, an annual holiday that commemorates the founding of the first agricultural school in Argentina in 1853, which was instrum…
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Behind the Cork™ - Alavida Malbec
2021 Alavida Malbec ($19) World Malbec Day is coming up on Sunday, April 17th, an annual holiday that commemorates the founding of the first agricultural school in Argentina in 1853, which was instru…
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Behind the Cork™ - Trivento Reserve Malbec
2020 Trivento Reserve Malbec ($11) World Malbec Day is coming up on Sunday, April 17th, an annual holiday that commemorates the founding of the first agricultural school in Argentina in 1853, which w…
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Behind the Cork™ - Wines of TILIA (Part 2)
Wines of TILIA from Argentina Tilia’s rural origins in Mendoza Argentina connect them deeply to the land and to their community. As the first Argentine wine to carry the Bodegas de Argentina Certifie…
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Behind the Cork™ - Wines of Domaine Bousquet, Part 2
Embraced for their freshness, vibrant aromatics and fruit-forward qualities, wines from Tupungato Valley in Mendoza’s Uco Valley have become “must-haves” for Argentine connoisseurs. Domaine Bousquet, …
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Behind the Cork™ - Domaine Bousquet Virgen Organic Wines
2020 Virgen Organic Wines ($13 ea) Virgen Wines, by Domaine Bousquet, only produces wines made from organic grapes and is Argentina’s largest exporter of organic-fruit wines with upward of 100,000 ca…
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Behind the Cork™ - Hess Lion Tamer Cabernet Sauvignon
2017 Hess Collection Lion Tamer Cabernet Sauvignon ($60) This Hess Lion Tamer Cabernet Sauvignon is from Napa Valley. It a blend of 81% Cabernet Sauvignon, 11% Petite Sirah and 8% Malbec. It’s aged i…
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Behind the Cork™ - Lion Tamer Red Blend
2016 Lion Tamer Red - The Hess Collection ($45) This red blend comes from The Hess Collection of wines from Napa Valley. Hess Family wines was founded by Donald Hess in 1978. Today, Tim Persson (Don…
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