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In February I was fortunate enough to join Marina Castillo, Catena Zapata’s Canadian Export Manager, for a virtual tasting of wines from their Adrianna Vineyard. The Adrianna Vineyard was planted in 1992 by Nicolás Catena Zapata and named after his youngest daughter. The vineyard itself is located in the Gualtallary sub-district of the Tupungato Region,…
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I recently had the pleasure of sitting down with the Canadian Export Manager for Catena Zapata, Marina Castillo, for a virtual tasting of three incredible Malbec. Bodega Catena Zapata is a family run winery, now with its forth generation at the helm. Nicola Catena started this family enterprise when he sailed to Argentina from Italy…
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Catena Zapata’s 2018 Malbec is a great wine to have on-hand for your BBQ’s this summer, as it goes well with everything coming off the grill. This Malbec even stands-up to the heat in Chimichurri sauce, which we smothered on everything, including the burrata and grilled toasts. 2018 Catena Malbec $24.99 This wine is made…
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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,…