Wine Guest: Luca Currado, Vietti | Forum profile

Alejandro, as you probably know, there is a lot of Bonarda planted in Mendoza - it is the second most widely planted varietal after malbec. The problem with Bonarda is that if it is watered too much, the wines are not good. It can be glorious when sourced from an old vineyard. And I agree with Ernesto (my brother) who always blends it with Malbec. I think that Bonarda needs the Malbec for ...

Alejandro, we've given this a lot of thought, but it's not likely that we will be exporting a lot of bubbly any time soon. There are phenomenal chardonnay vineyards in Mendoza (just a little good pinot noir) so the terroir for bubbly is there. However, it is a tough market to crack and I am such a snob about sparkling (I prefer aged champagne) that i don't imagine ever thinking that one ...

Hi David, yes that was a great party for the CPMC Pediatric Emergency Department. I routinely review litterature on wine and health, but often feel conflicted about being an advocate for wine drinking because I am not "impartial." Having said that, I am always talking to patients at the hospital and friends about what it means to drink alcohol in moderation...its enormous benefits to heart and...

Asher, I wish you a great trip. I have recently finished preparing a web site where I include many of the local wineries by region, restaurant recommendations in mendoza and in buenos aires as well. www.malbeclife.com At Catena Zapata, I suggest you try the Angelica Zapata line Other wines I would recommend for the style you are looking for are: Navarro Correas Achaval Ferrer...

Hi David, that is such a good question, because truly, the growing conditions in Mendoza are different from those of any other part of the world. Just a slight correction. Sandy rocky soils such as those of high altitude Mendoza are actually better drained (and poorer in organic material) than clay soils. Tuscany, Bordeaux, Burgundy and the Rhone for example have much richer in organic ...

Hello Patrice, that sounds like an interesting wine. I am curious myself but I have no idea who makes it...an Argentine supertuscan! Perhaps if Maxi or Alejandro read this post they can tell you, because they are true experts in all the different wines coming out of Argentina. By the way, I love the drawing on your post, who is it by? We used to make a Saint Felicien Sangiovese. ...

Hi Geoffrey, thanks for your post. I don't know if you are aware of this, but I am also an Emergency Physician, practicing part time at UCSF while I go back and forth to Mendoza. I love the profession, as I am sure you do. I did my residency at Harbor-UCLA (class of 1995). Wow, I don't know where to start with your question, but i love it! Certainly you should get my book Vino ...

And lest we forget, Laura has her own wines, called Luca. And not too shabby at that.

Hi Nick, wine always tastes better in Paris, doesn't it?. Because of the heterogeneity of soils in Mendoza - we have alluvial soils, rich in rocks deposited by glaciers and rivers, made up of a heterogeneous mixture of sand, clay and loam - every couple of meters, even within the same vineyard, the soil is different. That is why a row by row selection, and even plant by plant selection is ...

Nick, every day I wake up and I say: today I am going to tweet...well, it's been hundreds of days and i still haven't done it. But I have been told that many people out there are tweeting about our wines. Yes...coming soon, news from the winery. I just would want to be sure that we are giving wine drinkers information that they are really interested in. What kind of information do...