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Review of Septima Obra Malbec 2014

May 26, 2016 by Jeremy Wilson Leave a Comment

Septima Obra vineyard - Photo by: Peary Photography

Jeremy reviews the Septima Obra Malbec 2014 from Mendoza, Argentina Read More

Filed Under: Beyond Texas, Reviews Tagged With: Argentina, Malbec, Mendoza, Septima, wine review

Review of Rutini Sauvignon Blanc and Malbec

February 14, 2016 by Jeff Cope Leave a Comment

Rutini Sauvignon Blanc and Malbec

We review the Rutini Sauvignon Blanc 2014 and Malbec 2012 Read More

Filed Under: Beyond Texas, Reviews Tagged With: Malbec, Mendoza, Nice Winery, Rutini Wines, Sauvignon Blanc, wine review

Mendoza – Day 3

March 26, 2013 by Jeff Cope Leave a Comment

Mussel on top of seaweed millefuille

We had already enjoyed two wonderful days in Mendoza with Day 1 giving us a great introduction to Mendoza and Day 2 letting us harvest and blend Nice Winery’s Malbec. Our final day of three days in Mendoza was to travel farther from Mendoza city to the Uco Valley which was about 90 minutes away. AlongRead More

Filed Under: Beyond Texas, Popular, Travel Tagged With: Argentina, Fine Dining, Malbec, Mendoza, Nice Winery, Salentein, San Polo, Vineyard

Mendoza – Day 2

March 24, 2013 by Jeff Cope 8 Comments

Dancing after entertainment

Our first day in Mendoza was full and our second day was no exception. Instead of visiting different wineries, we were going to spend the entire day at the Cecchin Family Vineyard where The NICE Winery makes their Malbec and Demi-Sec Sparkling wine. We were to do harvesting and blending to determine what would compriseRead More

Filed Under: Beyond Texas, Popular, Travel Tagged With: Argentina, blending, Cecchin Family Vineyard, Malbec, Mendoza, Nice Winery, Vineyard, Wine club

Mendoza – Day 1

March 22, 2013 by Jeff Cope Leave a Comment

Ruca Malén vineyard

We recently had the opportunity to travel to Mendoza, Argentina along with one of our favorite Texas wineries, The NICE Winery located in Houston, Texas. If you are a frequent visitor to Texas wineries, you may not have heard of them yet unless perhaps you came across their wine in stores like HEB, a wineRead More

Filed Under: Beyond Texas, Popular, Travel Tagged With: Alta Vista, Argentina, Malbec, Mendoza, Nice Winery, Otero Ramos Winery, Ruca Malén, Torrontes, Vineyard, Wine club

NICE Winery Malbec Vertical Wine Tasting

December 2, 2012 by Jeff Cope 5 Comments

Blind wines

I have previously posted about the NICE Winery located in Houston and owned by Ryan Levy and Ian Eastveld. We enjoyed visiting the winery the first time so much that we joined their wine club. NICE Winery makes their Malbec in Mendoza, Argentina and has three vintages available: 2007, 2008, and 2009. The 2009 wasRead More

Filed Under: Events Tagged With: Argentina, blind tasting, Cahors, France, Hill Country, Malbec, Mendoza, Nice Winery, Patagonia, Port, Texas Wineries, Vertical tasting

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