2024 — Behind the Cork™ Reviews

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Behind the Cork™ - Domaine Bousquet Malbec

Behind the Cork™ - Domaine Bousquet Malbec

A 1990 vacation in Argentina was all it took. For third-generation winemaker Jean Bousquet, it was love at first sight. The object of the Frenchman’s desire: the Gualtallary Valley, a scenic, remote, arid terrain high in the Tupungato district of the...

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Behind the Cork™ - Domaine Bousquet White Wines

Behind the Cork™ - Domaine Bousquet White Wines

Embraced for their freshness, vibrant aromatics and fruit-forward qualities, wines from the Gualtallary zone of Tupungato in Mendoza’s Uco Valley have become “must-haves” for Argentine connoisseurs. With altitudes ranging up to 5,249 feet, Gualtallar...

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Behind the Cork™ - Vermut Flores Rosé

Behind the Cork™ - Vermut Flores Rosé

As was noted in a previous blog, vermouth is a wine - a fortified wine. A fortified wine that is infused with a mixture of botanical products including fruits, herbs, spices and roots. After the wine is aromatized and fortified, the Vermouth may be b...

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Behind the Cork™ - Alto de la Ballena Reserva

Behind the Cork™ - Alto de la Ballena Reserva

Alto de la Ballena is a small winery founded by husband and wife Paula Pivel and Alvaro Lorenzo. They began its plantations in 2001 with first harvest in 2005 and the first wines were presented to the market in 2007. Located in the Sierra de la Bal...

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Behind the Cork™ - Pisano RPF Tannat

Behind the Cork™ - Pisano RPF Tannat

Pisano is part of a group of small family wineries in Uruguay with an artisan tradition of making wines that reflect the character of the land and the people who make them. Pisano is located on the ‘Rio de la Plata’ near the Atlantic Ocean in souther...

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Behind the Cork™ - Bodega Cerro del Toro Tannat

Behind the Cork™ - Bodega Cerro del Toro Tannat

Bodega Cerro del Toro is a Uruguayan wine project that was born in 2016 with the aim of producing high-quality wines in a privileged location on the Maldonado coast of Uruguay. The grapes for this Tannat were grow at the foot of Cerro del Toro (mean...

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