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!

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