Malbec might get all the glory in Argentina, but a good torrontes, like this melon-y, springtime-in-a-bottle white, stands out by virtue of its easy, almost dangerous drinkability. But don’t fret: if you kill a bottle on your own before your guests arrive, you can pick up another one for...

Last night the Wine School hosted a tasting of South American wines at the Senior Law Center. Over the course of the evening, we poured everything from the usual suspects (malbec, sauvignon blanc) to less-known varietals and blends (torrontes, syrah-bonarda), and what struck me most–what...

Vionta 2005 Albarino (Spain) Price: $11.99 Code: #25981 An aromatically complex white with plenty of white fruit flavors (you know, apple & pear) along with a core of racy acidity. Wonderfully refreshing green herb & dandelions on the nose. Smells like a perfect summer day, or at...

I. High Altitude Whites Bodegas Lurton 2007 Torrontes, Argentina Kingston Family 2006 “Cariblanco” Sauvignon Blanc, Chile II. “Native ” Sons Altos Las Hormigos 2006 “Colonia Las Libres” Bonarda, Argentina Concho y Toro 2005 “Terrunyo” Carmenere,...

It’s that time again. The quadrennial clash of football titans and global cultural phenomenon that is the World Cup. A chance for an international audience to get their xenophobia on…to wave flags and paint their faces in national colors. Or wear garish “native”...

There’s nothing terribly new about Argentina, but the blend here might be unfamiliar: Syrah (which you know) and Bonarda (which you might not). But for $12.99 in PA right now, it’s a wine that’s worth trying. This fruity, surprisingly complex steal, from one of...

Let’s set the record straight – Croatina is NOTBonarda, although in Lombardy and Emilia-Romagna that is how it is erroneously identified. Bonarda is a separate varietal that is extensively cultivated in the Piedmont, showing up in the Nebbiolo based blends of several DOCs in the...

Buy half a case of this and just try to make it last through May. Yeah…good luck with that: I’ll likely be kicked by Memorial Day. Easy drinking, supply, fruity: Quintessential rosé from one of Argentina’s best.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Wine School Announces Summer Wine Tasting Suggestions July 2009, Philadelphia. To desire wine is to throw oneself into a lifelong adventure that will never be fully satisfied. And The Wine School – with it’s no frills and down-to-earth manner – has been...