I was just a wine newbie, a neophyte wine drinker when I first stumbled upon Tannat. Mr. Corkscrew and I were visiting Buenos Aires and decided to take a ferry across to Uruguay and experience Colonia del Sacramento, Uruguay and surrounding areas. When a lovely winemaker first poured Tannat for
So many grapes, so little time. There are over ten thousand grape varieties in the world, with about 1,500 that are commercial, yet a mere thirteen of them encompass ⅓ of the world’s planted vines. So that means all the rest of the thousands of grapes are vying for the
We were vacationing in Buenos Aires, Argentina and I knew my husband wasn’t going to let me drag him from extreme eastern Argentina to extreme western Argentina to try to make it to Mendoza in the same trip. So doing some research, I saw that I could fit in some
If ever there was a country that provided food-friendly wines that are at home with holiday parties and meals, it’s Italy. We tend to entertain “in
The Corkscrew Concierge’s June 2023 Texas Wine Roundup
And just Iike that – it’s June. School is out. Thank God! And I swear it seems
I’m a little late y’all, but things have been super crazy with #lawyerlife and kids, plus some great travel mixed in. October saw me getting
