Alma Negra “M Blend,” Mendoza, Argentina.
November 1, 2012
Grapes
Malbec, Bonarda (Percentages are kept a secret….like we care!)
Facts
- It’s not mandatory that you sit on the front porch of your house on Halloween with your “better half” to drink the Alma Negra “M Blend,” but that’s what I chose to do last night.
In my former life (as a Restaurant Manager) I always seemed to find myself missing out on most of the “fun” holidays (Halloween, Valentines Day, Saint Swithin’s Day etc.). I therefore don’t have any real frame of reference as to what the protocol is. Not that I’m one to follow traditional rules anyway! We’re talking about doing Sushi for Thanksgiving this year…
So for Halloween 2012, I took to sipping Malbec on the front step of my house, with a big bowl of candy at my side (being rapidly depleted by not only myself, but also by little people in costume) and handing out miniature bottles of wine to the adults. I might have to make a tradition out of this!
- Much in the the same way as Merlot, the overall consumer perception of Malbec has been skewed by the vast majority of crappy Malbec which seems to dominate the market. The reason I want to throw that out there is that I was quite surprised when I tasted a group of older individuals at one of my wine groups on the Alma Negra, and they they weren’t huge fans. I tend to use these groups as a good gauge as to what people are drinking, and the general consensus was that “…it doesn’t taste like Malbec.”
I don’t disagree with that statement. No indeed it doesn’t taste like a sweetened-up blueberry and blackberry smoothie…the style which had become so popular in the grocery store tier of Malbec! I should have told them it was from Napa and twice the price. I guarantee they would have loved it!
- Bonarda might be foreign to you, and truth be told I’ve never tasted a 100% wine with the grape before, but Bonarda is actually the second most widely grown red wine grape variety in all of Argentina.
- ‘03 was the first vintage of Alma Negra. The winery was started by a little-known gent named Ernesto Catena, with only 11 barrels being initially produced.
- Alma Negra translates to “dark soul.”
Wine Serving Temperatures – INFOGRAPHIC
October 31, 2012
A Celebration of French Culture in Florida – Sat Nov 3rd
October 31, 2012
What
A Celebration of French Culture in Florida, this Annual Gala is a vital fundraiser that supports the Beaches Museum & History Park.
Tickets are $95 which includes: Open Bar ~ Delicious Hors d’oeuvres from over twenty Beaches Finest Restaurants and Caterers ~ Music with Roger Glover. Wear your French Flare and Experience an Evening of Fine Food, Wine & Spirits. Live & Silent Auctions valued at over $35,000
For more information or to purchase tickets please visit: www.BeachesMuseum.org
Where
381 Beach Blvd. Jacksonville Beach, FL 32250
When
Saturday, November 3, 6-10 p.m.
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October 31, 2012
An Evening with Anthony Bourdain.
October 30, 2012Looks like fun…although I’m sure Bourdain would be pretty pissed if he found out the passcode was “Foodie.” I hate that word.
A Supernatural Soiree – III Forks
October 30, 2012
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