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It’s hard to believe that not even two months ago wine lovers packed themselves into the Vancouver Trade and Convention Centre to learn about and try new wines from around the globe. On the last day of the Vancouver International Wine Festival, I was fortunate to find myself at an intimate dinner with Laura Catena…
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If you had asked me if I liked Malbec a couple of years ago, I would have probably disclosed to you that it wasn’t one of my favourite grape varietals. I have since learned though, that Malbec is not the grape that I thought it was. It can in fact be many things: fruit forward,…
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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…