EAT SLEEP WINE REPEAT: A wine podcast
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Ep 111: Understanding Malbec with Managing Director of Catena Zapata, Dr Laura Catena (Part 1)
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This is part 1 with Dr Laura Catena, managing director of Catena Zapata. She's a fourth-generation Argentine Vintner, has graduated from Harvard, and has a medical doctorate degree from Stanford University. She uses science to work with nature and promotes Malbec across the world. She has been an emergency physician for 30 plus years, and volunteers to help the homeless. She's an author of three books AND is a Mother of three children. She is an incredibly inspiring woman and a fountain of knowledge for Malbec, so we are going to go deeper into the subject of this much-loved grape.
If you want to skip ahead:
4.39: What it was like growing up in Mendoza and how different things were then.
8.08: Laura talks about all the million things she does and on how she is focused to discover more grand cru sites for Malbec outside of Mendoza
12.37: Malbec planted in Salta, Patagonia and Mendoza and how they differ in aroma, and flavours
18.30: The Catena story dating back to 1898
22.02: The history and story of Malbec
31.54: Talking about the women in Catena Zapata story and tasting the Angélica Zapata Malbec 2018 £28 Tesco
39.54: Perfect pairings for Malbec (other than steak)
42.50: A detailed description of what Malbec actually tastes like and what to look for
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Until next time, Cheers to you!
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