By Lenn Thompson, Editor-in-Chief Look for a post on the future of malbec on the North Fork soon. It's been a long time coming and this Martha Clara Vineyards 2007 Malbec ($24) is the last bit of inspiration I needed to finally write it. Once a major component in the wines of Bordeaux, this large, fairly easy-to-ripen black grape is now best known in Argentina, where it is most often bottled varietally. It’s also a big player (along with cabernet sauvignon, cabernet franc, merlot and petit verdot) in Meritage and other blended red wines in the United States, Australia and…
Posts Written OnApril 06, 2010
What We Drank (April 6, 2010)
We've had a good wine-filled run, but it was only a matter of time before beer worked its way back into "What We Drank." As always, this is what our editors and contributors are drinking. Julia Burke: Shongweni Brewery Robson's West Coast Ale (South Africa) Just when I was ready to give up on South African beer, I noticed something new on the shelves at the local supermarket: cute jug bottles, Red Stripe style, from Shongweni Brewery in KwaZulu Natal, an eastern South African province. I immediately snatched up a bottle of each style. All were delicious, but the Robson's…