[Tango-L] Tango Related Stocking Stuffer

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Wow, -that sounds great! With such a tasteful label, the wine must be
splendid.

I will buy a case first thing tomorrow.

Neil



On 11/25/06, Rcgimmi at aol.com <Rcgimmi at aol.com> wrote:
>
> Looking for tango related gifts for this holiday season? Here's an idea:
>
> "World Market" has a rather extensive collection of imported wines. One of
> the selections they have this year is an Argentine wine (a Malbec) from
> the
> Mendoza region of the country. The brand is called, "Lo Tengo" (trans: "I
> have
> it") and it comes in 750ml bottles at the attractive price of $8.95.
>
> Most of the Argentine wines I tried when I was living in Buenos Aires were
> --
> I thought -- excellent. I'd be surprised if "Lo Tengo" wasn't good. But,
> here's what got my attention. The bottle label carries the legend, "EL
> TANGO."
> The black and white picture on the label shows the legs of two tango
> dancers. And, the label is made of prismatically pressed plastic so that
> the legs of
> the dancers seem to step back and forth as the bottle is rotated in a side
> to
> side motion.
>
> World Market also has a white wine that is being sold under the "Lo Tengo"
> label. It also has an optically active, black and white "EL TANGO" picture
> on
> it. In this case, the upper halves of the dancers are shown. Not as
> interesting as the picture on the red wine but it's still nice.
>
> I saw this wine at the World Market store that is in the Gresham Shopping
> Plaza. It's near the MAX stop. The salesman at the store told me that is
> should
> be available at all of the World Market stores in the Portland area. I
> have
> no idea how long supplies will last.
>
> [Lo Tengo, Malbec, 2005, Produced and bottled by Bodega Norton SA, Lujan
> de
> Cuyo, Mendoza, Argentina.  www.norton.com.ar    Imported by TGIC
> Importers,
> Inc., Woodland Hills, CA, 91364.  13.5% alc by vol.]
>
> Happy shopping,
>
> R.Gimmi
> El Paseador de Perros
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