Food, drink and travel writer + sommelier | Argentina + Latin America
(Good Beer Hunting) It’s a balmy summer afternoon when I set off with Hernán Castellani on a cruise around the low-slung suburbs of Greater Buenos Aires. We’re in search of what was, until recently, elusive here: good beer, made with care. Castellani, who operates the cuckoo brewing project Sir Hopper, has offered to take me […]
(Monocle) Achieving sustainable business practices results in a virtuous circle that benefits the production process, employees, communities nearby and the planet. Sofía Pescarmona is a third-generation co-owner of Argentina’s Bodega Lagarde, founded in the country’s most famous wine province, Mendoza, in 1897. She runs the winery with her sister Lucila (pictured, on left, with Sofía), […]
(La Nación) Nacida en Inglaterra, la periodista y sommelier Sorrel Moseley-Williams bromea diciendo que le dieron gin “desde la mamadera”. Sin embargo, ya en serio, confirma que su primera experiencia con la bebida no fue precisamente memorable. “Tenía 19 años y la facultad a la que iba organizó un mega evento muy elegante. Ahí tomé un gin […]
(The Essentialist) Unique architecture, stunning Andean panorama, and delicious regional fare make this family-run winery one of the world’s best. For The Essentialist.
(La Nación/Lugares) Sus 75.000 seguidores de Twitter saben que faltan pocos meses para que deje la Argentina. Luego de cinco años como embajador británico en Buenos Aires –con unos 12 meses de bonus por la pandemia– en junio Mark Kent concluye su tarea en el país. Pero gracias a una actitud abierta y cercana, que uno no imaginaría en […]
(Fine Dining Lovers) Well ahead of Latin America’s 50 Best Restaurants awards revealing its 2020 rankings, the stage had been set to be the year of the female chef. First up was Janaina Rueda of Bar de Dona Onça and A Casa do Porco in São Paulo, who picked up the Icon award; the much-coveted Chefs’ Chef prize went to Leo Espinosa of Restaurante LEO in Bogotá; Narda Lepes of Narda Comedor in Buenos […]
(Fine Dining Lovers) It was a precocious 20-year-old Pablo Rivero who threw the few savings he had, along with backing from his grandmother and father, into a humble parrilla (steakhouse) that opened in a sketchy Buenos Aires ‘hood shortly before Argentina’s most devastating economic crisis unleashed its turmoil in 2001. Today, Parrilla Don Julio tops the bucket list of almost every […]
(Fine Dining Lovers) In the world of wine, gustatory acuity has long been the domain of experts – sommeliers defining myriad aromas and flavours that run through the taste spectrum with seemingly simple flourishes, inhalations and mouth swirls, all for your drinking pleasure. While an untrained nose might possibly detect the difference between red and […]
(Decanter) Southern latitude, 17 hours of daylight and grape-and-icicle-draped vineyards in summer paint a vivid picture of extremity in Trevelin, the newest addition to Argentina’s GI (Geographical Indication) collection. Trevelin is located between 43°07”S and 43°18”S in Futaleufú department in the northwest of Chubut Province, Patagonia. Its approval, granted on 6 August, presents a welcome […]