Febrero 15, 2010 | Por hostel-colonial | Claves: backpackers in buenos aires, Hostel Colonial | # Enlace permanente
Some were awarded in festivals, by specialized magazines or international experts. Others achieved an stuning succes in the local market and seek to be the best kept memory of an year to remeber for the wine industry. A group of local connoisseurs that gathers from winery owners and wine producers to agronomists, sommeliers and local specialized press, chose the best of the Argentine production in 2009. The winners come fron different regions, cover several vines and have different price ranges. Hostel Colonial bring you the top ten list. An ideal present to take back to your country.
1.Wine: Trapiche Viña Villafane Single Vineyard Malbec 2006 *
WInery: Trapiche, Mendoza
Vine: Malbec
* Highlighted by one of the greatest world wine connoisseurs, the british Tim Atkin
2.
Wine: Colomé Estate Malbec 2007
Winery: Colomé, Salta
Vine: Malbec
* Argentine wine ranked amongst the Wine Spectator
specialized magazine 100 top wines of the world (# 32)
3.Wine: Sotano Cabernet Reserva 2006
Winery: Sótano, Mendoza
Vine: Cabernet Sauvignon
* Won the gold medal in Argentine Wine Awards
4.
Wine: Un lugar en los Àndes
Winery: Independent production, Mendoza
Vine: Malbec
5.
Wine: Perfumes del Yokavil Caernet Sauvignon 2006
Winery: Independent production, Catamarca
Vine: Cabernet Sauvignon
6.
Wine: Saurus Pinot Noir Barrel Fermented 2007 100% Pinot
Winery: Leonardo Puppato, Neuquén, Patagonia
Vine: Pinot Noir
7.
Wine: Jacques & François Lurton Chacayes 2002
Winery: Lurton, Mendoza
Vine: Malbec (85%) / Cabernet Sauvignon (15%)
8.Wine: Petit Reserva Sauvignon Blanc 2007
Winery: Dolium, Mendoza
Vine: Sauvignon Blanc
9.Wine: Avarizza Rosé De Canari 2009
Winery: Avarizza, Mendoza
Vine: Canari
10.
Wine: Prosecus
Winery: Corinto, Mendoza
Vine: Prosecco
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Marzo 25, 2009 | Por hostel-colonial | Claves: argentina, Diego Maradona, Hostel Buenos Aires, Hostel Colonial | # Enlace permanente
One of the
Europe Famous Hostels,
Wombats , one of the most popular and fun
hostels in the world. Some time been in
Hostel Colonial Buenos Aires, and today I found this funny comment. Thanks guys!
Buenos Aires – Argentina
“They have bribed us with a bottle of red wine to recommend their
hostel.
Malbec,
Mendoza, 2004, “
Diego Armando Maradona“. Delicious! Red wine from
Argentina is as divine as Diego´s hand. We highly recommend to stay at
Hostel Colonial . Cheers for the wine!”
Buenos Aires – Argentina
“Nos sobornaron con una botella de vino tinto para que recomendáramos su hostal. Malbec, Mendoza, 2004, “Diego Armando Maradona“. ¡Delicioso! El vino tinto de Argentina es tan divino como la mano de Diego. Recomendamos quedarse en el Hostel Colonial. ¡Gracias por el vino!”
Noviembre 4, 2008 | Por hostel-colonial | Claves: argentina, Hostel Buenos Aires, Hostel in Argentina | # Enlace permanente
The Hostel Colonial receives more and more travelers interested to know the Cuyo region, the states of San Luis, Mendoza and San Juan. The mountains of San Luis have splendid landscapes, unpolluted nature and warm refuges far away from the masive tourism and the noise cities. Some of its attractions are the Conlara Valley, the historic old jesuitic ranches of La Estanzuela and the ecologic reserve in “Rincón del Este”. The small city of San Luis still keeps its cozy colonial streets, beautiful churches and convent.
In Mendoza, one of the most atracctive touristic destinations nowadays in Argentina, the dry and sunny climate, its urban city layout with large and green streets, great parks and the flowers that adornate many of its streets give to the city an ellegant and calm caracteristic. Despite of that, with no doubt, most of the time, the people travel to Mendoza to know its wine routes, where the best argentinian wines are produced, added to a new invention of the local cuisine.
San Juan, on the other hand, is a modern city where there are no remains of the colonial years, due to the earthquake of 1944. Also known by its wine routes, with some old wineries and other modern ones. The Hostel Colonial recommends you to know “La Difunta Correa“, one of the most spread pagan cult of Argentina that receives thousands of followers every year, and the Pie de Palo Mountains. San Juan has also amazing valleys and montain walls that round the state, known by the warm people of its small villages.
Argentine highlight: Malbec wine
The Hostel Colonial invites the lovers of a good argentinian wine to know a little bit of how a Mendoza Malbec winery works. The grape is harvested in early april, before the other varieties like the Cabernet Sauvignon, Tannat and Petit Verdot. The grape is harvested carefully in plastic boxes, to do not get damaged before going to the selection table. To make 1 bottle of a extrapremium wine it´s necessary 2 or 3 kg of grape. The correct time to harvest is decided by tasting the grapes in the wineyard and through laboratory analisis.
The factors that count in the quality control are the color, tannins, sugars and acidity of the fruit. The traditional irrigation in the wineyards of Mendoza is through furrows, the drip irrigation system is only used in the recent wineries. We have to consider how deep and and extended the wine roots are, in the loose and well drained soils of the region, besides of the good climate to the production. These are only some basic info to those who are interested in the subject. You must include a visit to a traditional Mendoza winery in your next trip to Argentina.
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Mayo 5, 2008 | Por hostel-colonial | Claves: Arte en Buenos Aires, Hostel Buenos Aires, Hostel Colonial, Hostel in Argentina | # Enlace permanente
One of main argentinian “stars” is the wine. Everybody knows that they are as famous as the french or portuguese ones!
I´m far away from being a specialist in this area, I don´t know much about wines and wich one is better with certain sort of foods and things like that, but It´s my favorite to drink with friends, in winter, in summer, with my girlfriend, after a day of hard work…And in my last trip to Buenos Aires, my friends of the Hostel Colonial recommended me a trip to Mendoza, the land of the best wines of the country.
It was not necessary to tell me that twice, Minutes after, I was searching for fly tickets by Internet. Once you arrive in Mendoza, you can find a lot of touristic points to know and things to do.
Looking for wines and everything related to it, I visited some wineries and areas where they produce different sorts of grapes and drinks. Now I know the difference between a Malbec and a Cabernet Sauvignon, and could buy very special wines that had a very low production and you cannot find them in anywhere else.
It is also possible to do adventure and snow tourism and know the natural termic pools that are compared to the biggest european ones!
Sincerely, South America has been surprising me more and more. There´s always a new and fantastic place to know, and Argentina is a country of beautiful landscapes and amazing places to enjoy. Many thanks to the staff of the Hostel Colonial for the tips! I really hope to meet you again in summer, so I can write something about your beer!
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Some were awarded in festivals, by specialized magazines or international experts. Others achieved an stuning succes in the local market and seek to be the best kept memory of an year to remeber for the wine industry. A group of local connoisseurs that gathers from winery owners and wine producers to agronomists, sommeliers and local specialized press, chose the best of the Argentine production in 2009. The winners come fron different regions, cover several vines and have different price ranges. Hostel Colonial bring you the top ten list. An ideal present to take back to your country.
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