In a June 2010 report conducted by writers for Wine & Spirits Magazine, the writers declared Trivento to be one of the top three Argentine wine brands, and “Value Brand of the Year”!

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WHAT do you get when you mix: premium white wine from Chile + fresh Strawberries from Patagonia + magic bubbles? If you guessed “strawberry sin”, “heaven” or something really really good in-between, you would be close. As it turns out, this is the recipe for a dangerously delicious, fun and fruity sparkling wine called Fresita!

BALLAHOO RESTAURANT organized a fun wine-tasting fundraiser last night in support of Haiti Earthquake Relief efforts. By the end of the evening, more than 125 people had donated in excess of EC $5,000 – just by attending!

ORLENS AND I recently tried a 100% Viognier (vee-yon-yay) from our friends at Trivento in Argentina. Wine made from this grape is not very popular around the Caribbean, but in a few years Viognier might compete with Chardonnay for popularity (we’ll see!).

ROSÉ IS not for real wine-drinkers – at least that use to be the attitude of many “self-respecting wine drinkers” not so long-ago. Until recently, many had a hard time showing rosé the light of day because deserved or not, the wines had a reputation for being cheap and only for “novice wine-drinkers”.