“245″ Wine Tasting – The Reds From Chakana Estate

Posted by josh on Oct 17, 2012 in Argentina | 0 comments Join us this Friday, October 19 anytime between 4 and 7 p.m. to try two red wines that will rock your world!  Chakana Estate is a fairly new Mendoza, Argentina based operation, and the wines are receiving much critical praise.  Famed wine critic Robert Parker said the following: “An incredible discovery for me, this winery was founded a decade ago and named after the Southern Cross...
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Wines of the Week – Reds From Chakana Estate

Posted by josh on Oct 8, 2012 in Argentina | 0 comments “An incredible discovery for me, this winery was founded a decade ago and named after the Southern Cross (“Chakana” is the local Indian dialect for that constellation). It is located approximately 20 miles south of Mendoza in Agrelo. All of these wines are highly recommended, and all are fabulous bargains.”  Robert Parker – The Wine Advocate Not a bad lead-in huh?...
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Mendoza Malbec Madness

Posted by josh on Jul 21, 2012 in Argentina, Special Events and Tastings, Wine Tastings and Events | 0 comments Everybody loves Malbec!  At least it appears that way these days in Asheville, as nearly every other person that comes into our store asks where our Malbecs are.  If you are among this crowd of Malbec lovers, you must join us this Friday, as we’re going to sample five of them from the Mendoza region of Argentina.  The tasting runs from 4 to 7 p.m. this Friday, July 27 and the cost to...
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Puro Uno Wines Presented By Frank Baroudi

Posted by josh on Apr 21, 2012 in Argentina, Special Events and Tastings, Wine Tastings and Events | 0 comments This will be a very special opportunity to meet a young and ambitious winery owner and taste his wines.  Frank is a California boy who became enamored with wine in college when his roommate’s grandfather passed, leaving behind a huge cellar of incredible wines.  Fast forward 20 years and he is now heading up what my friends on the West Coast say will be the next “Cult Wine” of...
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Friday Winedown – Finca Sophenia

Posted by josh on Mar 3, 2012 in Argentina, Friday Winedowns, Wine Tastings and Events | 0 comments Roberto Luka founded his dream winery in 1997 after spending many years as a wine exporter and marketer of Argentinean wines.  He spared no expense when he founded his winery – a state of the art winemaking facility, prime vineyards, and a top notch winemaking team formed a strong foundation that remains intact today.  The winery released their first wines in 2004 and praise and good press...
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