On Mar 23, 2:22 pm, "Mydnight" > wrote:
> 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.
>
> But, I digress.
>
> 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.
>
> Thanks, and I hope to learn much from this newsgroup as I have from
> rfdt.


If you like 'spicy' wines, you may want to look into southern Italian
wines and wines from Sicily and Sardinia. Monica di Sardegna is a
particular favorite of mine.