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Argentinean Wines
Wednesday, May 2, 2007
Starting at 4:30pm until 7:00pm
Join us to taste wines from some of Argentina's finest producers.
Catena Cabernet Sauvignon
Ben Marco Malbec
Tikal Malbec
Gusto Red Blend
·Enjoy 15% off during the tasting hours of the wine selections being poured.
·Take 10% off all beer selections being poured during the tasting hours.
·Need a map to Libations?
·Take a look at the
archive of previous in-store tastings.
·Libations offers a coupon,
$3 off $15 -or- $5 off $25.
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Argentina
Europe was devastated by a grapevine root-eating aphid called phylloxera in the mid 1880s. Hundreds of thousands of Spanish, French, and Italians left Europe for Argentina. During this period, Argentina established an agricultural school, upgraded the Mayan aquaducts, re-planted European grape varieties, and finished a main highway from the wine producing Mendoza to the crossroads of trade, Buenos Aires. At the turn of the twentieth century, the ground work was laid for producing wines worthy of the global wine market.
Argentina didn't enter the market with the rest of the "New World" wine producers. Its economy, once one of the richest in the world, was in shambles the later part of the twentieth century when the likes of California, Australia, and New Zealand were turning heads in Europe.
But, Argentineans were making wine at that time too, lots of wine. In fact, most of its wine was drunk domestically. This is impressive considering it has been ranked fifth in global wine production for all the twentieth century. This may be another reason Argentina didn't enter the global market; it had no need to.
Lifestyles have changed in Argentina. People now drink less wine and are willing to pay more for it. The excess from the decline in domestic consumption is exported, mostly to the United States. The improvement in quality of wine has been exponential. The winemaking community tore up the workhorse varieties and looked to the grapes of their homeland. They planted cabernet sauvignon, malbec, and merlot from Bordeaux, chardonnay and pinot noir from Burgundy, dolcetto, barbera, and bonarda from Piedmont, and tempranillo and torrontes from Spain.
Malbec, the meek Bordeaux varietal, roars with finesse and flavor when grown in the foothills of the Andes. Malbec is Argentina's flagship offering, boasting notes of ripe cherries and hypnotic smoke. Argentina's rugged terrain, the ability to control irrigation, and varying altitude offers grapes the kind of environment that produces top-quality wines. Many producers offer flagship wines that can be compared to some of California's best. Other producers style their better quality wines after the chateaux of Bordeaux. Whether it is an inexpensive bottle for everyday drinking or a limited production, cellar worthy bottle, Argentina offers an interesting array of wines.
Libations Wine & Spirits offers 10% discount
on all cases of wine mix or match.
Every Wednesday from 4:30pm to 7:00pm we pour samples for you.
Join us on selected Fridays and Saturdays too.
Upcoming Events:
Argentina Wines, Wednesday, May 2, 2007
Unusual White Varietals, Wednesday, May 9, 2007
Wine Source, Wednesday, May 16, 2007
Distributor Selection
Memorial Day Beers, Wednesday, May 23, 2007
Serenity Winery, Wednesday, May 30, 2007
Italian Wines, Wednesday, June 6, 2007
Saki Tasting, Wednesday, June 13, 2007
Porch Pounders, Wednesday, June 20, 2007
BBQ Wines & 4th of July Beers, Wednesday, June 27, 2007
NO TASTING, Wednesday, July 4, 2007
French Value Wines, Wednesday, July 11, 2007
Wednesday tasting hours are 4:30 to 7:00 pm. Saturday tasting hours are 2:00 to 4:30 p.m.
Each sample is a one ounce portion to adults 21 and older.
Limit four different samples per person.
Libations Wine & Spirits, Arapahoe & Parker Roads,
Northeast corner at Arapahoe Crossings
6554 South Parker Road, Aurora, Colorado 80016
Monday - Saturday, 9am - 10pm
Phone: 303-766-0575
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