Argentina and Those Pesky Malbec’s

Argentina and Those Pesky Malbec’s – Episode #296

August 20, 2007

Malbec is on fire and South America is taking full advantage and credit for this and you know what, good for them. Gary Vaynerchuk explores 4 new world Malbec wines for you today. LURKERS join us!

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Wines tasted in this episode:

Alamos MalbecArgentine Malbec
2005 Ben Marco MalbecArgentine Malbec
2005 Susana Balbo MalbecArgentine Malbec
2002 Nieto Cadus MalbecArgentine Malbec

Links mentioned in todays episode.

WLTV Free Pack #1 (for the Aug 24th show)

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August 22, 2007

organicguy
Nice….love malbecs…favorite city is Florence, Italy…Must go back and spend more time there seeing all that we missed.
August 22, 2007

Kathleen
My first love – San Francisco. I can hear the cable cars in my dreams about a week before I go back home, sometimes.
Kathleen
Albany, NY
August 22, 2007

Louis S
QOTD: Bit of a tough call. Five years ago I’d have said Barcelona, no question. Now Montreal is catching up, thanks in large part to the music kicking so much ass.
August 22, 2007

portland guy
OK episode —

QOTD – tough call, but Barcelona, London, San Sebastian and – of course — NYC come immediately to mind.
August 22, 2007

eduardo amaral
Hi Gary,

Benmarco is fully-owned by Suzana Balbo too. It’s a hommage to the father of his husband (Pedro Marchevisk), I guess. Pedro has worked for ages on the vines of Catena.
BTW, Catena Zapata owns Alamos; it’s one of their startup brands. The pinot noir is also very interesting
Finally, Cadus is a brand of Nieto Senetiner. Pretty consistent producer, specially the Don Nicanor product line (best buy).
Catena Zapata is probably the great emperor of Argentinian wines. His top brands are excellent.

Congrats on the episode.
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Eduardo Amaral
Brazil
August 22, 2007

Marz
Oh, QOTD – Austin, TX!
August 22, 2007

Marz
Nice call, Lars! How ’bout dem Vikings der, eh? Loved the intro. Oh, and good episode.
August 22, 2007

eric
Krakow Poland is a gorgeous old world central European city that is modern enough to be comfortable in, but still traditional enough that it isn’t all tourists. Great food, cafes, beers scenery and wonderfully kind and friendly people.
August 22, 2007

wayno da wino
Yo Gary !!
Thanx for another fantastic episode !!
Da Alamos sounds like a “find”, love dat
armpit action. Nice Oak-Monster (Cadus)!!

QOTD: Crescent City, CA (laid-back town
nestled in da Redwood trees)
August 22, 2007

BHOWE
If you like the Almos, and I do. Try the Terrazaz and the Andluna malbecs. The Andeluna was really good, about $12.
Gary, watch out for 11/22 a different kind of monster is coming!
August 22, 2007

Augustus
Rome, no question about it. Try to sit by the Fontana di Trevi with a terrific bottle of Pinot Grigio on a hot summer night, watching a couple get married in the most beautiful piazza you have ever seen, and somehow avoid falling in love with Rome.
August 22, 2007

the big wine O
santa barbara, cali was pretty nice; also the monterey area (cali); st tropez, france; scituate, mass; san fran pretty fun
August 22, 2007

def
total newbie to the show. i am hooked already, however. maybe you’ve covered this in the past, but have you tried the pascual toso malbec (2004 vintage, in particular)? i wasn’t very knowledgeable on malbecs before drinking this wine, and it seems to be a little uncharacteristic in its mellowness and smooth fruit. i couldn’t get enough of it, and now the new vintage has taken over and it isn’t quite the same. opinion?
August 22, 2007

Alos Diallo
Bangkok then maybe New York city, the most fun cities that I have ever been to.
August 21, 2007

ciaobarbara
the Milwakee person up there has obviously not been to Florence Italy…or any small town in Tuscany.
August 21, 2007

Eduardo
I’ve been told that since most wines are aged in oak, it can be said : “If you don’t like oak, you don’t like wine”………just kidding.
Ed C.
August 21, 2007

Capt M
The Susana Balbo looks so yummy!! TREMENDOUS show! QOTD: It’s hard to say, but I love Madrid. However, I would love to go back to Hong Kong, and to Singapore. But my favorite in the world is probably Madrid.
August 21, 2007

Dash
QOTD: I fell in love with Nice, France & Cervo, Italy… I can’t decide, but at least they are not too far a way from each other!

Gary, I just have to say that my boyfriend and I do drink wine with you everyday, except now my boyfriend (appellation man) has a second job and I must carry on the tradition of after work tasting by myself… Oh well, I don’t mind!
August 21, 2007

Scarred1
Qotd

Paris
Buenos Aires
Chicago
Birmingham AL
Houston
August 21, 2007

Scarred1
wierd?

. . . for
August 21, 2007

Scarred1
Ok a coomnet few will see cause Im a day late . . .

Great episode. I love Malbec since going to Argentina last year and drink it often. I am always looking for values, so the Alamos is a big hit. I have also liked the Clos del los Siete and Amancaya (they may be Malbec blends) for
August 21, 2007

J Crazy
C’mon, San Francisco baby!! Banff, Canada is right up there, too.

Great little bit about malbec. Mos def.
August 21, 2007

Cam
So awesome to see you taste the Alamos! I think it’s great.

QOTD: Asheville, NC is my favorite city. Runners-up: Portland, OR; Louisville, KY.
August 21, 2007

Matt T.
Great show. Just started watching the other day since the Slate article and I’m loving the wine education Gary is giving us all.

QOTD: San Francisco. NYC is a close second.
August 21, 2007

Greg B.
Big G, Ya know you sure did sell at lot of Oak Monster T-Shirts for a reason. LOL

QOTD: Santa Barbara, NYC, Florence