One recent bright evening in San Francisco, The Lady and I had the opportunity to head below the border, as in below the Equator…to
Argentina! A new wine label is set to drop on our half of the Earth called
Espiritu de Argentina. Combining the efforts of the US-based
Cecchetti Racke,
Espiritu de Chile and Argentine winery
Bodega Monte Real, it will feature a full line of affordable and Argentine wines. Lady and I met in front of the resto Destino, where we would have the lucky opportunity of getting a sneak peak at these quaffable wines paired with a one-time 7 course small plates meal, all courtesy of
Balzac Communications.
I've been a fan of the good value found in third label wines of Wild Horse Winery & Vineyards for some time now. Their baseline Wild Horse line of wines are always a good bet for high QPR every vintage, particularly the widely available Chardonnay and Pinot Noir. I had yet to ever try their two high end labels however, so when I was invited to have dinner with their Director of Winemaking and taste through their top wines at the tasty Local Kitchen in San Francisco, I jumped on BART and headed over.