AnuvaBlog

We began the Anuva video project with a visit to Bodegas Sin Fin and Carlos Caselles the owner. I usually beg not to have any wine poured during business meetings and the like, as I find it distracting to both the meeting and the tasting of new wine. But I could not resist, as at the same time, having the wine there for the camera also looked very good.

When he poured the Sin Fin Guarda Malbec, I took in the aroma and was immediately brought back to one of my first wine tasting experiences in Argentina with one of our sommelier consultants, Leandro Martinez. Sweet vanilla extract along with red berry aromas and a hint of baking spices jumped out at me and in the mouth, the ripe fruit lingered long and velvety.

My disappointment came when I realized that I would have to spit out the wine, since it was my first meeting of the day, and much business needed to be discussed, and footage shot.

Looks like we’re off to a great start here in Mendoza and I hope to share some great video footage of the wineries and their key players very soon.

Several Argentine winemakers walked away with prestigious medals at the recent Mediterranean International Wine & Spirits Challenge - Terravino 2008, including a couple of wineries that are in the Anuva Vinos Wine Club. Bodega Sin Fin and Las Perdices both won awards for having some of the best price-to-quality ratios around.

In fact, not only did Las Perdices win for its Don Juan Reserve Blend as well as Sauvignon Blanc, it was also awarded one of the highest accolades of the event, winning a Double Gold Medal for its Tinamú Blend. Though Anuva Vinos currently doesn’t feature it, it’s coincidentally sitting one of the desks in our offices right now, an artifact from a recent blind taste test for our next shipment.

It’s great to see Argentina garnering more and more recognition not only for the great price-to-quality wines its producing, but also for the sheer high quality of the wines its producing. Salud!

(PS. Don’t be overly shocked if you happened to find the Las Perdices Sauvignon Blanc in one of the next upcoming shipments….)

Photo: Courtesy of MDZ Online