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Looking for a good Malbec
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>Before we get into the topic: Ok, I am new to wine. I have been
>drinking teas of varying grades for years, but recently I've been
>looking into trying to learn more about wines. I've done your usual,
>going to various shops; comparing prices; trying to learn the
>difference between the types of grapes; etc. I have a most
>interesting problem: I am living on mainland China. Concerning wine,
>I have to wade knee-deep through the exact same problem that I have
>with buying tea in China; uneducated but rich investors/buyers
>creating a mock bull market to simply amuse themselves. With wine
>it's not so serious because I just need to look in the "imported"
>section and pray for the best...but there again, I recall seeing some
>of the same brands in the Food-Lion here marked up 10 times.
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>But, I digress.
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>I seem to dig more spicy wines, and it seems that much comes from
>South America. I've found a few Malbecs around here of unknown origin
>that I think are ok, but would no doubt offend the more serious wine
>drinkers here. My question is two-fold: What are some better Malbecs
>I should be trying to search for and would anybody know any vendors/
>shops/places online to buy wines that would be accessible from
>mainland China? I am a hop away from HK, if any of you fine folks are
>in HK.
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>Thanks, and I hope to learn much from this newsgroup as I have from
>rfdt.
To paraphrase the party-guest in the motion picture, "The Graduate," it's
"Mendoza," (replaces the word "plastics."). If I am seeking Malbec, I always
go to Mendoza, and am almost never disappointed. Argentina has embraced this
varietal and the Mendoza region seems to have a strangle-hold on Malbec. There
may be weak ones out there (what area of the world doesn't have a few weak
wines?), but you cut your losses by looking there.
I do not know how well they may be represented in China, but it is not a
varietal that is a darling of the collectors. It is not immune to the
problems, that you mention, but is less likely to be affected, than say a 1er
Cru Bdx, or cult Cal-Cab.
Hunt
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