Malbec is changing, and for the better – as the judges at this year’s Global Masters blind tasting of the grape were delighted to discover. Patrick Schmitt MW reports.
Argentina's wines were dominant across all categories at the 2022 Global Malbec Masters contest, hosted by British publication The Drink Business , with more than 70 of the country's labels.
Argentina ended 2022 on a high following the selection of Pyros Vineyard Limestone Hill Malbec 2018 and Doña Paula Los Indios Parcel 2019 as the best Malbecs in the world by British publication .
The 12 wines of Christmas (part 2) 21st December, 2020 by Patrick Schmitt
Having brought you the first half of my dozen top drops for Christmas last week, here is the second instalment, taking in fizz from the Western Cape and Riesling from Canada.
The 12 wines of Christmas: part 2
As previously reported, the following selection features some of my favourite wines from across
db’s extensive programme of Global Wine Masters, which have continued throughout 2020 in-between lockdowns, and in line with physical distancing guidelines and UK Government regulations.
Representing a snapshot of my top-performers from across the tastings of 2020, these are the bottles I would buy for consuming at any time of year, but particularly during Christmastide.
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NEW YORK, NY / ACCESSWIRE / December 16, 2020 / Gaucho Group Holdings, Inc. (OTCQB:VINO), a company that includes a growing collection of e-commerce retail platforms with a concentration on fine wines, luxury real estate, leather goods, accessories, and luxury home items, announces that its wine brand Algodon Fine Wines has been awarded three medal awards from the Drink s Business 2020 Global Malbec Masters competition. Algodon s Gran Cuvee 2012 was awarded a gold medal, its Malbec-Bonarda 2014 won a silver medal, and its Malbec 2017 won a silver medal.
The Drink s Business Global Masters is a series of blind tasting competitions, judged by the finest palates in the world: a panel of Masters of Wine, Master Sommeliers, and senior buyers only. All preconceived ideas about the importance of location are pushed to one side as wines from across the world are judged on the taste of their grapes, the skill of their winemakers, and their respective price classes. The top wines were aw