Those who are familiar with Mendoza will have been to many of the regions that appear on bottle labels. Luján de Cuyo and Maipú, together often referred to as the ‘First Zone’, are now well known. This is where most of the first wine exported from Mendoza to the world came from. Old vines, famous...
Not many countries can boast vineyards higher than 1000 metres above sea level (masl) and they certainly tend to be the exception rather than the rule. Argentina, however, is that exception and mountain wines are its main attraction. About half the cultivated surface area of the fifth largest wine producer...
The history of the Argentine wine industry is full of women who have made major contributions to the field. A couple of the most famous are Susana Balbo, the first woman oenologist in the country, and Laura Catena, who runs the family winery. But many women in the wine industry hold leading roles at different...
Consumers would agree that Argentina is a country of reds. However, white wines are on the rise.
Wines of Argentina, the entity responsible for the global promotion of Vino Argentino worldwide, together with the Argentine Agency for Investment and International Trade, organize the seminar “Wine market trends. How and why the wine scene is changing in USA and Brazil”, in the framework...
The production of organic and biodynamic wines is a growing trend across the world. Every year there are more winemakers who choose environmentally friendly practices, and those in Argentina are no exception.
There is a trend in the world: heritage wines. After a boom of cosmopolitan styles and varieties in the past few decades, regional wines seem to have gained new prominence on specialised gondolas.
To talk about Bonarda is to talk about Argentine wine. With 18,700 hectares this varietal is second only to Malbec with 42,000ha. Although one may be surprised to know that until the end of the last century the area covered by Bonarda was greater than that of the prodigal son. However, our Bonarda is not […]
Aside from the production of organic wines, many producers have now joined the ranks of biodynamics and natural wine.
Vinómanos has now finished tasting and reporting on the wines for the 2018 Malbec Report. Below are the main conclusions and trends that emerged from the tasting.
