We are putting the finishing touches on the winery at the Private Vineyard Estates. On Friday, we “flew in” a couple of the larger stainless steel tanks. In addition to a few 7,500 and 10,000 liter tanks, the majority of wine will be made in very small 1,000 liter tanks for each of our owners. We expect to start making wine in about a week with the Merlot, followed by Malbec and finally Cab Sauv, Cab Franc and Syrah.
Les informamos que el día 8 de Febrero nuestra sala de degustación permanecerá cerrada por llevarse a cabo un evento privado.
Miércoles 10 de febrero | 19 a 21hs | $30
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Todos los martes y viernes | 19 a 21hs
Jueves 11 de febrero | 21 a 23hs | $35
Maridaje con vinos de la Bodega Zuccardi. Incluye dos copas de vino acompañadas de
variedad de tapas. Descuentos especiales en los productos de esta bodega.
Reservas: events@vinesofmendoza.com Tel. +54 (0261) 438 1031
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So don’t be afraid, sign up, take a whirl around the “virtual” twitter block and tune in next Thursday January 28th at 6pm EDT to taste with The Vines team and Walter Bressia.
If you have any technical questions, feel free to email me at emily@vinesofmendoza.com
We have been fans of star Mendoza winemaker, Walter Bressia for a long time and are excited
to share three of his wines for a “real time” group tasting no matter where you live!
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Dear friends,
There was an article that ran today about The Vines of Mendoza in Reuters and I’d like to clarify some important points it presented. Felix Salmon, the author, is certainly entitled to his opinion but we feel strongly that he’s off the mark.
The article confuses the mission of Vines, and starts by saying that the organization is focused on making money, rather than the love of wine. We are, in fact, exactly the opposite. As you know if you’re an owner, Pablo, Dave & I started the Vines of Mendoza to enable people (including myself) to realize the dream of owning a vineyard and making wine without needing to invest millions of dollars in vineyard operations in Napa or other parts of the world.
The Vines of Mendoza encourages all current and prospective Private Vineyard Estate owners to come down to Mendoza and visit — to taste, to plant, to harvest and ultimately to play a big part in making their own wine. We have winemakers on hand to educate all visitors about the process of ownership and how to have the best experience.
We strive for owners to be involved with the day-to-day winemaking. In fact, 6 of our owners will spend weeks in the winery in March making their wine alongside top-ranked wine experts like Santiago Achaval and Rob Lawson.
And, don’t worry, for those of you confused by the Reuters piece – you can purchase up to 18 acres of vineyards.
We hope to see you at The Vines very soon. We are sure that in a moment you will love winemaking and Mendoza as much as we do. The following photos say this more than I ever could in this blog post: http://michaelhevans.com/2010/01/02/top-photos-of-2009-the-vines-of-mendoza-private-vineyard-estates/.
Very truly yours,
Michael Evans
CEO & Co-Founder
The Vines of Mendoza
Michael Evans, CEO and founder of The Vines of Mendoza has been asked to be the keynote speaker for the 2010 Wine Entrepreneur Conference which will be held at the Embassies of Argentina and Chile in Washinton DC on January 21 and 22, 2010.
The Wine Entrepreneur conference is the only professional wine conference focusing on wine entrepreneurship. It is intended to four categories of individuals:
• Wine enthusiasts who want to act on their dream to one day start their own wine business
• Wine professionals who want to further their career in the wine industry by broadening the scope of their knowledge
• Wine entrepreneurs looking to fund the next stage of their business and meet potential investors, partners, employees or advisors.
• Wine business angels and investors who want to be exposed to new ideas, concepts and projects relating to the wine industry.
The first day of the conference will explore the steps of the wine business value chain – from wineries, importers and distributors to wine bars, wine stores, wine journalism and wine & charity. The second day will examine the issues headlining the industry, such as the impact of technology, franchising models, packaging innovation, funding challenges and social media. Both days will feature inspirational panels with over 35 wine entrepreneurs who have followed their passions and leveraged tools such as the internet, social media, alternative financing techniques, innovative design, socially conscious philosophies, and unique business models to drive their success.
The Vines of Mendoza would like to announce our first winemaker’s night of the 2009-2010 season. Bodega Sin Fin will help us kick off this super popular event with their fruit forward, complex wine gems.
Every Wednesday from October through April we host a local winemaker who shares his newest wines as well as some inside tricks of the trade and possibly some wine fables if you are lucky. If you are in Mendoza, Argentina, be sure to work this event into your schedule!
Every Wednesday from 7-9pm in The Vines downtown Mendoza Tasting Room.
For information contact: ana@vinesofmendoza.com
Vintage is more than just one stage in winemaking. It is time of celebration and in countries like in France, where this tradition is so deep in the culture of people, the whole family is part of this exciting moment. Madame, as we call Catherine Pére- Vérge, has a traditional family winemaking weekend every year. His son and two daughters together with her 9 grandchildren join her at Chateau La Gay to make their own barrels of wine.
Madame explained to me that it is very important for her to teach their grandchildren to value the tradition and art of making wine. She tells that when she was a child came every year to Bordeaux for harvest time to work, but at this time they didn’t own their own Chateau. In 1985 Madame bought Chateau Montviel, and later in 1998, when she sold her father’s famous company Cristal d’Arques, she decided to buy Chateau Le Gay, becoming wine a lifestyle for her. Finally, in 2001, she decided to become part of the successful project Clos de los Siete, in Argentina.
Saturday and Sunday morning the family started early the day picking grapes. They continued sorting grapes and destemming by hand!!! So as to fill their own barrel that afterwards it will be distributed among all grandchildren. Madame laughs and explains that they sell these bottles at a very good price among their relatives and friends!
The day ended with a sort of black tie dinner, at Chateau Le Gay with Madame, all her family, Marcelo Pelleriti and us, the Argentine team. We had la viande as they say in French. A big piece of beef barely cooked, not even blue! Really tender ( but not sure if better than the Argentinian beef) but it was very tasty. Paired with a Le Gay 2003 it made of it a perfect marriage!
The weekend was over and so the work for Madame’s grandchildren. They came back to their normal lives in Belgium where they live. Vintage weekend is over for them, but vintage time is not over at all at Pomerol!
It was really nice seeing how Madame passes on her wine passion to all her grandchildren!!!!
There is one week left to take advantage of The Vines of Mendoza Month of Malbec sale- with over 32 boutique Argentine Malbecs at 25% off.
Mix and match from some of the best bodegas in Argentina and stock up on your favorites.
Just visit The Vines online wine shop.
Offer valid through September 30th.
So one thing about living as an expat is that you miss certain traditions and holidays and one of them for me is Labor Day. There is just something about it- the seasons changing, the last vestiges of warm weather, the soft muted colors, there is just something…I used to live in the Napa Valley and Labor Day is the perfect excuse for everyone to fire up the grill and search through their cellars for some gems to share with friends and family. That and it is the perfect season for heirloom tomatoes, but that is another story, and yes, I do realize that I am spoiled.
So this year I am going to share some Malbec gems with you, albeit digitally, but I will take full advantage of drinking these Malbecs to celebrate at an asado that we are having on Monday at The Vines of Mendoza Private Vineyard Estates. (A close substitute, but I will still miss the caprese salad with zebra striped tomoates)
So following The Wine Spectator’s lead we would like to share the Punto Final Reserva and Ave Malbec. Click here for the full article and you can find both of these wines at 25% at The Vines of Mendoza online wine shop. Try this tasty steak recipe with them.
A dark, tarry style, with crushed plum, fig and hoisin sauce flavors backed by an invigorating licorice snap note on the ripe, muscular finish. Powerful but driven, this brings you back for more. Drink now through 2012. 10,000 cases made. —J.M.
Deliciously vibrant, with mouthwatering acidity running through the dark plum, violet, pastis and licorice snap notes, which stay tangy and pure on the nicely driven finish. Drink now through 2010. Tasted twice, with consistent notes. 8,000 cases made. —J.M.
Click read further for the entire recipe! Yum
