Why the unique conditions in Argentina are ideal for the grape. Paz Levinson shares the most exciting examples of Argentine Cabernet Franc and stunning blends with Malbec. It’s always the same with Cabernet Franc: at first sniff, you’re taken aback by the explosion of different aromas. The captivating...
On 12 May, the Board of Directors of Wines of Argentina voted to appoint Maximiliano Hernández Toso to the role of President of the institution until 2022. Hailing from a family of winemakers, Maximiliano Hernández Toso is the co-founder of WHT Partners, an Argentine financial group that specializes...
Out of the ordinary reds and whites are attracting consumers looking for something innovative and new. Valeria Gamper, Best Sommelier in Argentina, shares her favorites among the most original wines of Argentina. There are as many different tastes as there are people, and in Argentina that...
The Argentinian phrase Una de cal y otra de arena (literally: ‘one of lime, the other of sand’), used to describe good things following bad, or vice versa, just about sums it up: an early, extraordinarily high quality harvest in otherwise terrible circumstances. This year’s harvest was affected...
167 years: over a century and a half since Malbec first arrived in Argentina and commenced a journey full of twists, turns and pitfalls. To get an idea of how much the grape’s fortunes have changed one simply needs to look at the fluctuations in planted surface area over time: In 1962 it was […]
Top sommelier Fabricio Portelli shares tips for getting the best out of Argentina’s iconic wine: styles to suit different occasions and the foods it goes well with at home or in the restaurant. Malbec has been seducing palates in Argentina from the moment it arrived on the boat in the second...
Unthinkable just a few years ago, new wine trends in Argentina are coming together to produce styles that are proving ever more interesting to sommeliers and curious consumers. Matías Prezioso, President of the Asociación Argentina de Sommeliers, shares some predictions for 2020: Wines...
Five years after her last trip to Argentina, Jancis Robinson, the most famous Master of Wine in the world, returned to Mendoza to find out what has been going on in the wine industry in recent years. Organized by the consultancy Jump Start, the objective of her new trip was to taste more than 250 […]
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...
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...
