The Wine, Chardonnay & Malbec:

Hervé Joyaux Fabre, owner and director of Fabre Montmayou, was born in Bordeaux, France, to a family of wine negociants. When he arrived in Argentina in the early 90's looking for opportunities to invest in vineyards and start a winery, he was impressed by the potential for Malbec in Mendoza. As a true visionary, he bought very old Malbec vineyards, planted in 1908, and built the Fabre Montmayou winery in the purest Chateau Style from Bordeaux. For the Fabre Montmayou line of wines, the owners decided to buy exclusively old-vine vineyards in the best wine growing areas of Mendoza. His passion and "savoir faire" did the rest, enabling him to begin producing exceptional wines.

The Cheese:

It is a truly a treat if you've ever had the opportunity to taste true Brebis (raw sheep's milk cheeses from the Western Pyrenees near Basque). The proper terminology is Ossau-Iraty-Brebis-Pyrenees which is always identifiable by the A.O.C sticker on the cheese. These great cheeses are made in the traditional method from late December to mid-July from unpasteurized ewe's milk over many small farms throughout the region, then must pass strict testing