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...
It’s no secret that Malbec is the grape that has made Argentina’s name in the world of wine. And yet there’s still a lot that people don’t know much about: its origins, genetic ancestry and its fluctuating popularity throughout the 20th century. Martín Bruno, who was named the Top Sommelier...
In the preface to one if his guides, Hugh Johnson offers the following recommendation: ‘If you love Burgundy, then try Malbec.’ He goes on to say that Burgundy fans’ fascination with the famous region is hard to match. The crunchy red fruits, minerals mixed with spices and the perfect core of floral...
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...
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...
The most elegant of red grapes is showing some very promising wines in Argentina.
Neither new world nor old: a horse on its own path, Argentina has one foot in tradition and another in innovation. Sparkling wines, with a century of history in our country, are a perfect example. In 1902, the first commercial sparkling wines in Argentina were bottled at the same time as Cava began its upward...
The cream of the crop of Latin American cuisine arrived in Argentina to celebrate the 7th edition of Latin America’s 50 Best Restaurants. Vino Argentino was enjoyed by the who’s who of the global culinary scene, in Buenos Aires.
