Besides all the wonderful Malbecs we've had, there has been plenty of sparkling from Bodegas Chandon in Mendoza. My tastebuds are still fresh from Domaine Chandon in Yarra Valley, and I can taste the distinct differences in the different years of sparkling here in Argentina! Tis fun.
When the guys brought out a bottle of Fernet Branca at the end of the meal, I retreated. Next to the elegant Malbec, this Fernet Branca is Argentina's roughshod national drink/cocktail. It's a dark sticky syrup-y alcohol with ABV about 40% that's meant to be drunk with copious amounts of Coca Cola. It smells sharp and medicinal. That usually spells trouble and guaranteed to give anyone a hangover with a capital H. One word- YUCKS.
Quilmes beer, lager sort, is much more palatable. It's Argentina's national beer. It goes fairly well with all sorts of pasta, good for days when I need a drink and there isn't good whisky on the menu. I've had that on separate days separately at lunch, tea and dinner. It's almost like sparkling water, with a bit of bite and flavor. Muahahahhaha.
3 comments:
I love the sparkling wine from Domaine Chandon too! Hey, that Malbec alkie sounds like Jaegermiester - strong alcohol disguised as cough syrup!
lady j: huh? no leh. the malbec is a beautiful wine akin to the Syrah and Merlot. It's the Fernet Branca that's a queer mix of Jaegermiester, Pernod and all things yucky.
oh dearie me.. I must have read wrongly! I think I'm slowly losing my mind.. keep interpreting things wrongly... oops!
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