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Back to back 5 ratings – this is first for the Wine Witch.  I love, love, LOVE this wine.  Torrontes is a white wine from Argentina.  It is a very distinctive wine you are either going to love or hate.  Torrontes is a very aromatic, fresh wine with lots of flavors going on.

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The wine suggestion posts include a “safe” choice for your gifting.  Merlot in general is a “safe” choice for the red wine drinker on you list.  The good news is that it seldom offends – the wines tend to be soft and round with no prickly edges.  The bad news is that although it seldom offends, it often bores.   The following are some Wine Witch recommendation all of which have been reviewed here.

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Trapiche is a widely available, value producer of wines from Argentina.  The 2006 Merlot is a good example of their product.

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Chardonnay is probably the premier white varietal – certainly in the U.S..  There is almost a limitless range of Chardonnay styles and almost every wine producing country or region has Charonnay.  One of the biggest factors impacting the final result is the age old question – To Oak,  or Not to Oak.  If you have a dedicated Chardonnay drinker on your gift list, the Wine Witch is going to guess that they fall on the “to oak” side of the question.  While there are some lovely unoaked Chardonnays out there, most Chardonnay has seen some wood.

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Another great value from the Southern Hemisphere – the Mendoza region of Argentina to be exact.  May be a little harder to find, but definitely worth seeking out.  At less than $10 how can you go wrong.

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Here is another grape unique to its origin.  As Zinfandel is an American varietal and Malbec belongs to Argentina, Pinotage is only found in South Africa.  The 2006 version from Oracle is a good introduction to this grape, especially at a $7 price point.

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Malbec is a red wine native to Argentina.  The 2006 Alamos is a great resprentative of the varietal and at $10 a great choice for your house red.

Like most Malbecs the wine is a deep purple verging on violet in the glass.  It has the usual black fruit aromas with a hint of mocha.  There is not an edge on this wine with very round tannins – lovely mouth feel.  You get the expected black cherries, some sweet spice, and just a hint of leather.  The leather sounds weird, but trust me it is a good thing.

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Submitted by Sabina 

It’s only recently that I got into Rosés. Being an absolute White Zinfadel hater, I admit to being hesitant to trying anything that even looks similar to that nasty pink business.

Havana Rose was one of the first Rosés I ever sampled, and for the most part, I was pretty impressed. (Granted, my hopes for this product weren’t too lofty. When I purchased it, the bottles of Havana Rose were pathetically piled in a shopping cart, on sale for $4 each. It would seem my neighborhood’s trusty liquor store owner just couldn’t unload them. But then, most of his customers are just there for the 40s and sangria in a box.) But I digress. Havana Rose tastes almost Pinot Grigio-like — quite zingy, but also reminiscent of grapefruit. The taste is heady enough to be paired with anything from pasta to meats. Its other properties — the gorgeous sunset color and legs that go all the way up (sorry if I sound like a construction worker) are also worth noting.

Need to state once again that the Wine Witch has a certain prejudice for Southern Hemishpere wines.  The focus of this blog is great value wines and it so happens that many of the great value wines come from the Southern Hemipshere.  Probably has something to do with cheaper labor and production costs. While vitners in Argentina do produce some great boutique wines at a higher price point, there is a lot of good buys to be found, especially in the reds.

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OK, as I have stated Wine Witch is a very democratic community and there are no rules about what is right or wrong in the wine you choose.  If you like it – drink it!  However, I am the head witch and pretty opinionated about what I like.

I have to confess that I am not a big fan of White Zin.  To me it tastes a lot like wine cooler.  It is pretty and very easy to drink, and for many it is their first introduction to the world of wine.  A wine palate is developed over time.  My husband and I thought we were pretty sophisticated  when we used to drink Lancer’s Rose back in the day before White Zin was developed.  We bought a bottle several months back for old times.  It went down the drain.  Our taste buds had moved on.

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