After all this wine it’s Miller Time … seriously, a beer is what I wanted after sampling all these wines from these two South American powerhouses, Chile and Argentina: rich, fruity, robust, high alcohol … no wonder these wines are all the rage, they’re so dang good and chuggable. At some point in the middle of the tasting I just wanted to get a full glass, sit in a corner and start speaking Latin American in whatever dialect I was suppose to converse in.
Okay, let’s get serious for a second, there were some really good wines being poured, and I took this opportunity to taste the wines not in Vintages or on the General List – I figured I could taste those any day. No, tonight I was going for those limited edition, pay-50%-down-tonight-get-’em-in-six-months wines; basically, the ones I may never get to try again, unless I’m invited back next year.
The room was broken down into half Chile (on the left) and Argentina (on the right) – with a divider down the middle called “Wine Discoveries” – here you could learn about certain regions, different grape types, or non-traditional grape varieties (like Torrentes, big there but not here) – I was sad to see no Bonarda station, which is due for its day in the sun – great value wines that have tons of fruit … oh well maybe next year.
Chile … (Top Chilean Wines) … (to find out the best Chilean and Argentinean wines of the night, click here)