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World Malbec Day

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World Malbec Day began in 2011. It is a day created by Wines of Argentina, who were tasked with establishing Argentinian wine as a worldwide brand, and Malbec has become their “global ambassador”. April 17, 1853 is thought to be the day that the president of Argentina, Domingo Faustino Sarmienot, sent Michal Aime Pouget (a…

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The Oldest Wine I Have Ever Had…Thus Far

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Ever since watching the documentaries SOMM and SOMM: Into the Bottle (available on Netflix) I’ve been very curious about what very old wines are like; are they really that incredible!?! On a recent visit to a wine store I happened upon a magnum (1.5 litres) of Portuguese wine from 1997 for around $60. I knew…

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