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They say wine is a family business. Not the mafia type family, mind you.

Gabriel and Monica Blanco exemplify one of these families. They make a line of wines called Mairena that truly illustrates how important their family is to them:

The name Mairena is originally what they wanted to name their oldest daughter, but due to the military dictatorship at the time, this was not possible. The Blanco’s were told that the name “Mairena” did not exist in the book of names that were “acceptable” and “legal” to bestow upon a child and that they would have to pick another name. Reluctantly they did and the indirect result was that they named their wine Mairena and designed the label with the image of a young girl with lovely flowing hair, embossed in the background.

Their Bonarda has 90 points from Robert Parker and their Malbec is also highly rated. Soon their reserve Malbec/Bonarda blend and reserve Bonarda will win many awards as well. Anuva Wines has just introduced these wines to the U.S. market.

The Blanco’s live in Lujan de Cuyo, Mendoza where they are surrounded by their family vineyards and make their wines.

www.anuvawines.com

Lessley Anderson, a wine and drinks writer for Chow.com recently featured a post on Anuva Vinos. Check out the link below!

Put a Bow on These Bottles
By Lessley Anderson
Wines are chosen by a panel of local experts through blind tastings, and you can reorder anything that you like. It’s a great opportunity to learn about fun regional Argentine varietals other than Malbec, such as the rich, …
http://www.chow.com/wine_and_drinks/6817

(Photo Source: Chow.com)

What a kind and generous man, Zach Everett. He and his lovely wife Robin invited over several guests and the Anuva team to present some of our wines. The Mayol Bonarda turned out to be the hit of the evening.

Ostensibly the reason for this I see, is that the Mayol Bonarda has many distinct characteristics not found in many “common” varietals. This Bonarda in particular has quite an aroma of juicy fruit in the nose and stays consistent in the mouth, has a very nice structure and medium-full body. All in all its a crowd pleaser. This wine I think is the one that drove several people to become members of Anuva right then and there.

And all this on top of a Celtics championship over the Fakers… what a splendid evening it was.