Leading UK wine writer Tim Atkin MW has released his latest in-depth look at the Argentinean wine scene. His annual report, now in its eighth year and available through timatkin.com,…
A month of Malbec is coming to an end so we spoke to some of the key winemakers and winery owners in the country, and posed two very simple questions to them: what does Malbec mean for each of them, and what can we expect in the future? Here are twelve promising answers.
Argentina has worked extensively to communicate Malbec as our emblematic varietal. This has proven successful: today Malbec is widely talked about and is present in shelves across many countries. The challenge now is that our Malbec take up even more space in those shelves and present new alternatives. Thus, we ask: What’s new?
The classic formula of Malbec, Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot is giving way to new proposals at the hand of atypical varieties and wine blends which are gaining expression. Which combinations…