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Torrontés at the Table: Sizzling Shrimp & Chorizo

July 19, 2012

We are in the thick of summer and there is no better time to gather around the table and share food and drink with friends and loved ones. Recuerdo Torrontés, an emblematic white wine of Argentina, is the new go-to libation when thinking of wine and food pairings.  With the help of Chef Richard Haake of [...]

What is Torrontés?

June 13, 2012

What is Torrontés? [Tohr-ron-tez] This is Torrontés! Torrontés, the emblematic white wine of Argentina, is the most planted white grape varietal in the country with over 30,000 planted acres strewn throughout the Argentine wine regions.  While it is the number one white varietal in Argentina, Torrontés production is less than 1/2 of its red counterpart, [...]

Ring in the New Year in Style… Bespoke Wine + Appetizer Pairings

December 26, 2011

Get the party started for the New Year with these memorable appetizers paired perfectly to a selection of wines from the Bespoke Collection. These elegant, creative, and simple recipes are courtesy of the always ingenious, Martha Stewart. Enjoy! Endive Spears with Lobster, Avocado, and Grapefruit Paired with Recuerdo Wines Torrontés Ingredients: 1 pink grapefruit, peel [...]

Argentine Malbec is an International Star

December 21, 2011

“An “overnight success” usually has a long back story of early promise, hard work, lucky breaks and plenty of hurdles overcome. Argentine Malbec is no exception. Today, this full-bodied red wine is an international star, but fewer than 20 years ago it was virtually ignored even in its ancestral home of France. How Malbec beat [...]