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'American taste for Coca-Cola Sweetness' ruined Argentinian Wines says Anthony Rose

by leconcierge | April 28, 2008 at 11:45 am | 150 views | 1 comment

Following 90 and over ratings for a number of Argentinian labels in the Wine Spectator, umbrella organization Wines of Argentina staged a tasting at Gaucho Restaurant at the O2 in London to spread the gospel.

In his April 26 column Wine: Stars of Argentina (The Independent, UK), Anthony Rose shows no love for a number of winners of these 90 plus ratings and blames it on "a certain American predilection for coca-cola sweetness, jam, oaksplinters and whopping alcohol levels in wine leaves me cold"...

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eastvanray

at 20:17 on April 29th, 2008

Wow that is some elitist crap! Most people do not want to wait 10 years to drink their wine so winemakers produce a "drink now" style for those wine drinkers. And the fact that many of those wines are gaining favourable reviews should come as no surprise. Tastes change with time. Wine is no different. The old world style is available for those that prefer the more austere style of wine or want a wine to age.