Now And Zin Wine

Back in the 19th century, cuttings of Malbec grape vines were brought to Argentina. They thrived there. Malbec is now the king of grapes in ...

Mack and Schühle are Miami-based importers who find great wine and pass it along at a fair price. They produce wine in Italy and Spain and d...

Mack and Schühle are Miami-based importers who find great wine and pass it along at a fair price. They produce wine in Italy and Spain and d...

Recent experiences I have had with bubbles from Mendoza, Argentina have varied widely in quality.  The non-vintage Alma Negra Brut Nature...

Women across the world are taking what is rightfully theirs.  That includes a record number of women now in the U.S. government.  Once mal...

The Malbec grape grows all over the world, but nowhere as in Argentina.  They grow about three-quarters of the world's Malbec grapes. ...

A recent virtual wine tasting event put on by Whole Foods Markets brought out the wine lovers on social media.  The Twitter-based chat s...

There have been some news accounts lately that the current inflation problem in Argentina may cause the great South American values from t...

Rutini's Tupungato winery in Argentina's Uco Valley was Opened in 2008, well over a century after Felipe Rutini decided it would ...

In 1885 Felipe Rutini  was hired by the Argentine government to develop public parks in Mendoza.  It didn't take him long to recognize...

It’s the most wonderful time of the year for the Whole Foods Market Top Ten (12) list of holiday wines. If you have stopped in to Whole F...

April 17th is World Malbec Day and, for a change, I’m ready for it.  Yesterday I was in good company at the tony Los Angeles eatery Lucqu...

Pascual Toso was a 19th century transplant to Argentina from Piemonte in Italy, where his family had a wine business.  He originally inte...

Tasting Argentina - Game of Grapes - was another great presentation from Learn About Wine .   Ian Blackburn ’s group puts on the premier ...

A gift of wine is always a good thing, right?  I was given a bottle by a very well-meaning individual who knows almost nothing about wine...

It's always a pleasure to discover a fantastic restaurant, particularly one with a great wine list.  Mrs. Now And Zin and I are putt...

Dinner with a couple of good friends at  Il Forno Caldo  in Beverly Hills brought that ugly bias against rosé into the light of the wan...

Spring has already made its presence known in Southern California.  Really, it seems at times that summer is trying to crash the party.  The...

I usually write tasting notes here about wines I drink at home.  I like giving a wine several different opportunities to show off its good q...