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Malbec Wines | Prices, Types & Reviews

Written By: Brian Freedman on Wednesday, July 5, 2006
Long considered a supporting player in Bordeaux, Malbec is now best known as one of the most widely planted varieties in Argentina, which arguably produces the worlds best Malbec varietal wines. In Argentina, Malbecs are tannic, deeply colored, and rich wines that, depending on the vintage and the style in which they are made, can be drunk...read more
 

Sparkling Wines | Prices, Types & Reviews

Written By: Brian Freedman on Wednesday, July 12, 2006
Sparkling wine is any wine with bubbles in it. The bubbles can get there by a number of processes, and the ways in which that fizziness is imparted affects the flavor and texture of the sparkling wine that results. In fact, the way in which the still wine (non-bubbly) is made sparkling (bubbly) is just as important as the grapes that were used...read more
 

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New York Wines | Prices, Types & Reviews

Written By: Brian Freedman on Wednesday, July 12, 2006
New York State produces some of the most interesting wines in America, and it is only for reasons of fashion and assumption that it is not as popular as some of the country's more traditional wine-producing states like California or Oregon. The truth, however, is that New York grows a wider range of grape varieties than any other state in...read more
 

Argentina Wines | Prices, Types & Reviews

Written By: Brian Freedman on Wednesday, January 24, 2007
Some of the most exciting and reasonably-priced wines in the entire world are being made in Argentina. Technological advances in vineyard management and a willingness to experiment with lesser-known grape varieties have combined to create what is arguably one of the biggest wine success stories of the last few decades. Wine lovers all over the...read more

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Mendoza Wines | Prices, Types & Reviews

Written By: Brian Freedman on Wednesday, January 24, 2007
This is the most important wine-producing region in all of Argentina, which has become one of the two most important wine-producing countries in South America (Chile is the other one). In Mendoza, which is located in the west of the country, few grape varieties are as lauded these days as Malbec (though some quite good Cabernet Sauvignon and...read more
 

Other Argentinean Wines | Prices, Types & Reviews

Written By: Brian Freedman on Wednesday, January 24, 2007
Aside from Mendoza, there are several other wine regions of note in Argentina, including La Rioja and San Juan. There are others, but you will likely not see many wines from them in the American marketplace. Really, aside from Mendoza, you should focus more on the grape variety and style of the wine you’re considering from Argentina, rather...read more
 

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Mendoza Malbec Reserva Wine Showdown Transcript

Written By: ClassicWines.com Team on Tuesday, October 2, 2007

Brian Freedman: Welcome to the ClassicWines.com Weekly Wine Showdown. I am Brian Freedman. Today we have a really interesting tasting for you. We’re going to be tasting two Malbec Reservas, both from the Mendoza Region and both from 2005.

Now, Malbec has become one of the most popular grapes in America because it’s easy; it’s great fruit, medium...

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Tempranillo Wines | Prices, Types & Reviews

Written By: Brian Freedman on Tuesday, July 11, 2006
Tempranillo most famously provides the backbone to Spain's Rioja, which is a blend of Tempranillo and Garnacha (and occasionally a bit of Mazuelo and Graciano). The grape itself is thick-skinned and early-maturing, and when Tempranillo is made into a varietal wines, it tends to be full-flavored and dark-colored but not highly...

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Discovering Charbono

Written By: Dylan York on Monday, November 26, 2007

Try this bold and powerful red.

For those of you who enjoy high quality, small production, powerhouse red wines, look no further than Charbono. Charbono, believe it or not, has been in California since the 1880's but today is only produced by a few select wineries who have mastered the varietal's attributes. Charbono's origin has been traced back to the Savoie region of...read more
 

Argentinian Wines | Prices, Types & Reviews

Written By: Brian Freedman on Monday, July 31, 2006
Some of the most exciting and reasonably-priced wines in the entire world are being made in Argentina. Technological advances in vineyard management and a willingness to experiment with lesser-known grape varieties have combined to create what is arguably one of the biggest wine success stories of the last few decades. Wine lovers all over the...read more
 

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