Celebrating South American Wines

Wine Colors celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month with Rita “That Wine Girl” Blackwell’s South American wine recommendations.

 

Torrontes Grape (Indigenous to Argentina)

Description: Notes of floral, fruit, bit of passion & blossom flower, peach, citrus, very exotic

Perfect for smoky or seafood dishes. Also great with Thai dishes.

Wine Pick: Tango Tango Torronetes (lovely, exciting, valued price)

Malbec Grape (Originally from France, but gained most popularity from Argentina. It is the number one  growing red grape in South America).  

Description: Med-full bodied, ripped fruit favors, plums, blackberries                                              

Perfect for gaucho style steak 

Wine Pick: BenMarco 

Carmenere Grape (Originally from France, excels in Chile)

Description: boldness, blackberries, chocolate, dried fruits, smoky but sweet aromas                 

Perfect for bison 

Wine pick: Quasar Gran Reserva

Meet Rita "That Wine Girl" Blackwell

Starting this month, Wine Colors will feature monthly wine tips from Rita Blackwell, aka "That Wine Girl", President and Co-Founder of Wine Express. 

Blackwell's company creates intimate in home wine tastings, lively monthly themed wine events, creates and operates local wine clubs, corporate events and seminars and partners with local charities and organizations to help raise funds.

After earning her Certification for Wine Studies from the French Culinary Institute in New York City where she studied under the world renowned Andrea Immer-Robinson, master sommelier and dean of wine studies, Blackwell was thoroughly convinced that wine tasting should be presented in a way that is fun, accessible and less intimidating.

Blackwell is a member of the Society of Wine Educators, and also writes a wine column for Charmed Magazine.

For more information on Wine Express and Rita Blackwell visit www.wineexpresstastings.com

WineColors Reviews Wine Spectator's New iPad App

It almost seems there is an app for everything.  And yes wine lovers there is an app just for us.  Wine Spectator's Magazine has launched a new iPad app called Wine Spectator’s Guide to Napa Valley. 

This quality app blends magazine-style content with a traditional travel guide. It is truly a one-stop source for information about Napa Valley, local vineyards, geography and fine dining.

While the app is indispensible for anyone planning a trip to California’s storied wine region, there is more than enough information to satisfy the user whose only journey is going to a local wine shop for a bottle of Cabernet. 

The knowledgeable staff of Wine Spectator shares their own "Inside Information" using a video to take users inside their tasting department to see how they review and rate wines.

Wine Spectator’s Guide to the Napa Valley for iPad is available for download in the Apple App store for $4.99.

What WineColors staff liked:  The app offers both broad and specific information that is entertaining.

What WineColors staff didn’t like: The app only works in portrait orientation.