Interested in Tango? Or wine from Argentina?
Tango is like a secret danced between two and there are as many different ways
to dance tango as there are different ways to share a secret.
Argentine Tango is a highly improvisational dance more like a physical communication
between its partners than the stylized image we have from choreographed stage
performances or ballroom competitions.
The dance of tango that is so popular around the world is the social tango originating
out of the dancehalls of Buenos Aires. It takes on its own flavor in each country
that adopts it, and is best described as an embrace walked and danced around
the dance floor, not for those who watch it, but for those who share it.
This weekend (starting May30th), you can join us for classes designed to offer
an intensive introduction to the 'social dance' called Argentine Tango as danced
in the dancehalls of Buenos Aires, Argentina. It is suggested to sign up as
couples, but single dancers are welcome though we cannot guarantee partners!
Space is limited to 30 people for the workshops, but there is no limit to join
us for dinner and wine from Argentina, however you do need a dinner
reservation.
This all happens at the Landgrove Inn, a short drive form Weston or Londonderry,
but be warned: Check the Landgrove Inn
website or google for directions as you can only get there by dirt roads
with no signs helping you find the way.
The wine is like an expression of the land, earth, sun and water of Mendoza,
Argentina and will be from Luigi
Bosca . We will be tasting the Finca La Linda Viognier and Malbec, as well
as the Luigi Bosca Malbec Reserve and Pinot Noir Reserve. Finca La Linda is
made by Luigi Bosca, the viognier is exotic, clean, brilliant, and almost golden.
The flavors reach from peachy to floral and are quite dry with a rich texture
on the palate and a long finish with marked acidity..
The Finca La Linda Malbec is a great example of un-oaked malbec: Hard black
fruit and notes of tire rubber and tar indicate that this is a dark, masculine
wine. And while it does offer power, it's actually quite racy and balanced in
the mouth. Flavorwise, expect black raspberry and some bitter cocoa. It will
be interesting to compare with the Luigi Bosca Malbec Reserve, which being a
reserve underwent oak ageing: A big, broad-shouldered wine, with muscular layers
of black fig, coffee, bittersweet cocoa and dark licorice piled on top of hefty
cedar-tinged tannins; rated 91 points by Robert Parker, Wine&Spirits, and
Wine Spectator!
We will also taste the Luigi Bosca Pinot Noir, which in several blind tasting
beat out other Pinot Noirs at more than double the price. The wine is plush,
with cocoa and dark spice notes leading the way for ripe black cherry and currant
fruit. It has plenty of toast, but the long, smoky finish offers a nice, buried
minerality.
If the wine and a chance to see and learn some tango does not entice you enough
yet to join us, maybe so will the incredible offer by the Landgrove Inn to stay
for the night at the inn for only $90, which includes the dinner, breakfast
and lunch to keep you going through the next day and learn to tango, have fun
and take a weekend off in Vermont!