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• The bubbles in sparkling wine come from carbon dioxide.
• Only sparkling wine made in the France’s champagne region is truly champagne.
• French sparkling wine not made in the Champagne region is labeled Vins Mousseux or Cremant.
• Italian sparkling wine is called Spumante and Prosecco.
• Sekt is the German designation for sparkling wine.
• Cava is sparkling wine from Spain.
• The classic grapes for making sparkling wine are Pinot Noir, Chardonnay and Pinot Meunier.

Let bubbles be your inspiration and paint your masterpiece at our Jackson Pollock & Bubbles session on December 17th.

Considered the premier grape of Argentina, the Malbec grape actually originates from the Bordeaux region of France. Malbec wine is very popular due to its reasonable price point and pairing versatility. Most Malbec wines pair well with red meat, Mexican, Indian, Italian and Cajun dishes. For this tasting, we tasted three Malbec wines. The favorite of the group was wine #2, Bodega Tamari Reserva Malbec. My personal favorite was wine #1, Agua de Piedra Reserva Malbec, it paired well with monterrey pepper jack cheese. The group's least favorite was wine #3, La Finca Malbec, which also happened to be the least expensive.

Wine #1
Wine name: Agua de Piedra Reserva Malbec
Vintage: 2010
Producer: Agua de Piedra
Region: Mendoza, Argentina
Overall rating:  :-)

Wine #2
Wine name: Bodega Tamari Reserva Malbec
Vintage: 2009
Producer: Bodega Tamari
Region: Mendoza, Argentina
Overall rating rating:   :-)

Wine #3
Wine name: La Finca Malbec
Vintage: 2011
Producer: La Finca
Region: Mendoza, Argentina
Overall rating:  :-|