By Bethany Guard Day 2 After making the most of Thursday afternoon, we all got up bright and early to visit the Viñalba vineyards in Gualtallary, a high altitude micro-region in the Uco Valley, fast becoming one of the most fashionable areas of Mendoza to grow grapes since both Viñalba and Catena have blazed a trail [...]
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Mendoza Diary: Day 1
Friday 23 March 2012 – 10:54
By Bethany Guard This was the sight that greeted me at 8am on Thursday on the short flight from Santiago de Chile to Mendoza. After a 15 hour delay to the journey, I was almost in Argentina and ready to start eating steak paired with wines from Viñalba, my hosts for the duration of the [...]
Mighty Malbec – Which is Your Favourite?
Friday 8 April 2011 – 15:25
It’s been a while since we did a round of our prestigious Golden Grape Awards, and with Malbec World Day (17th April) fast approaching we thought it was about time for another. A quick reminder of what a Golden Grape Award is – we’re trying to make a definitive list of Majestic staff favourites for [...]
International Wine Challenge Awards on YouTube
Friday 15 October 2010 – 10:26
You might have noticed in recent weeks that we’re rather happy to have won a few awards recently, and now you can see what all the fuss is about for yourself! The International Wine Challenge Awards now have a YouTube channel. You can watch the highlights of the awards here – including our two big [...]
