Food, drink and travel writer + sommelier | Argentina + Latin America
(Imbibe) Health and safety measures, picker location tracing, and on-site living quarters: Argentina’s bodegas have worked hard to protect their 2020 harvests during Covid-19. Sorrel Moseley-Williams reports. When Argentina’s government implemented national lockdown from 20 March – with just three hours’ notice – many wineries in Mendoza had already reached the final stages of picking, […]
(Maleva) ¿Cómo sociedad, cómo nos estamos comportando los argentinos frente al Coronavirus? ¿Las medidas – de los distintos gobiernos – son apropiadas? ¿Qué características tenemos estos «bichos sociables» que somos en cuarentena? Nada más revelador (y por qué no, objetivo) que la mirada de afuera. Por eso en MALEVA consultamos a cinco extranjeros – todos destacados en lo suyo – […]
(Condé Nast Traveller) ‘The best time to visit Buenos Aires? Spring, which begins in September, when parks and wide avenues explode with jacarandas’ violet blossoms. Yet I’ve discovered a new-found affection for the Argentine capital’s striking autumnal hues. This year, the second season in the southern hemisphere has slunk in like a tardy teenager but, given […]
(Condé Nast Traveller) Previously overlooked for its nightlife scene and known only for a 230-acre cemetery, leafy Chacarita is suddenly Buenos Aires’ most exciting restaurant destination. To read this, please check out the May 2020 edition of Condé Nast Traveller.
(Fodor’s) I’m at my apartment in Buenos Aires, and just finished working on a book I’m co-writing. And while I’m used to working from home, I’m not used to being at home for such a prolonged period. Argentina has been officially on lockdown since March 20, though I’ve been practicing social distancing since March 14. […]
(Star Wine List) Peru’s capital city is a recent buzzword on the global dining scene but let it be known Lima has been leading South America’s gastronomic pack for quite some time. And, the past few years have also seen substantial growth in terms of wine consumption in Lima. “Five years ago, limeños would likely […]
(Monocle’s The Forecast 2020) As venues for audiophiles take off in global cities, with a heavy nod to the jazz-kissa of Tokyo, we explore three places where vinyl collections are played on some of the world’s best analogue equipment – with strong spirits and wine lists to match. If you’ve ever been to a jazz-kissa in […]
Latin America The new Peru? (Food Spark) Colombia is making its mark on the gastronomical map, and more chefs than ever are on the map, with one restaurant – LEO – ranking in the World’s 50 Best Restaurants 2019 list, and two – LEO and El Chato – ranking in the top 10 of Latin […]
(Star Wine List) British freelance journalist and sommelier Sorrel Moseley-Williams has been based in Argentina since 2006 and contributes to Monocle, The Guardian, Condé Nast Traveller, N by Norwegian, Decanter, Wine Enthusiast, Fine Dining Lovers and Rough Guide among other publications. Covering travel, food and wine, largely with a focus on Latin America, she is […]
(American Way inflight magazine) Argentines often refer to their country as a “crisol de razas,” or mix of races, since 6.6 million immigrants settled in the country in the 18th and 19th centuries—second only to the United States. The immigrants were mostly European, and locals still refer to themselves as “porteños,” alluding to their arrival […]
