Wine in Buenos Aires vs Mendoza
Wine is different by region: Argentine wine is of a different varietal, climate, production process–really, everything except the core insight of fermenting grapes–than wine in, say, Chile. And Chilean...
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Wine Regions of Argentina: Mendoza Part I
The City and Brief History of Mendoza… First and foremost, please note that Mendoza is the most important wine region in Argentina because about 75% of all the wine produced comes from Mendoza…. Also,...
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Wine Regions of Argentina: Catamarca
Most people think of Argentine wine and they immediately think Mendoza. That’s totally fine since about 75% of all of the wine produced in Argentine is made there. Then for those who know a bit more...
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The Terroir of Mendoza and Argentina
There is a reason why so many wine varietals grow well in Argentina, and that the two principal wine varietals here are ones that don’t grow well in other areas of the world. Malbec and Torrontes have...
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Aging Potential of Argentina Wine
For any wine region, general assumptions apply. For example, white wines age for less than red wines. A more fruity, youthful reds versus, for instance, an oaked chardonnay could probably compete in...
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The Wine Regions of Argentina: Lujan de Cuyo, Mendoza
Given the fact that Mendoza, Argentina is the largest wine region in Argentina producing around seventy percent of the country’s annual wine production, it has become Argentina’s heart of winemaking....
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The Terroir and Regions of Mendoza, Argentina
Despite the vast expanse of wine producing country in Argentina, Mendoza still accounts for over 75% of all the country’s wine production. Wine legends reining from all over the world have descended on...
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Cafayate Salta 101
Cafayate is a region in the north-west of Argentina in the province of Salta. . From the beautiful landscape, breathtaking mountains and hot temperatures we are given one of the country’s most...
View ArticleDOC in Argentina and Mendoza
Some of the most frequently asked questions about Argentina’s up-and-coming wine Industry involves DOC (denominacion de origen controlado in Spanish). The Old World wine regions are intricately defined...
View ArticleThe Terroir of Salta, Argentina
Regardless of the method, experience or love put in from a winemaker, It is indisputable that the terroir of a land is one of the highest variable factors in the outcome of a wine. Terroir is a french...
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Mendoza Wine Tour: Vina Las Perdices
Beautiful Vina Las Perdices Winery Next up on my Mendoza wine tour was Vina Las Perdices. It’s no secret that I am a big fan of Las Perdices, I have been pretty much shouting it from the mountain tops...
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Mendoza Wine Tour: Bodega Antucura
The view from Bodega Antucura in Valle de Uco By the Friday of a week long Mendoza wine tour, Senor Rico, my beloved spouse was nearly at the end of his tether. As much as he was enjoying the best...
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Mendoza Wine Tour: Lunch & Wine Tasting @ Bodega La Azul
Our stomachs began to growl after the Mendoza wine tour at Bodega Antucura and ‘procuring’ a forgotten bunch of lonesome, wrinkly grapes from Antucura’s nearly bare vines would not cut it. We needed...
View ArticleWineries of Argentina: Algodon Wine Estates
Utilizing the old vines and altitudes of the Sierra Pintada Mountains, the Algodon Wine Estates in Mendoza have over two thousand acres of prime vineyard land. The positioning between two rivers...
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Bodega Tukma, Salta
One great thing about Argentina and its wine are the small production and boutique wineries ranging from Salta to Mendoza. Across this beautiful country there are tons of family wineries that produce...
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Traveling North To Wine Country and More
Argentina is anything but small – it’s actually the eighth largest country in the world, covering nearly three million square kilometers, and offering a massive variety of geography and climates. A...
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Uruguayan Wine: Tannat’s country
Twenty years ago very few people would have thought that high quality wines would come from other countries in South America that weren’t Argentina or Chile. Gladly for us, the wine lovers, the...
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Uruguayan Wine: The Main Regions for High Quality
Behold the rising star of South America´s wine scene: Uruguay! With its famous Tannat leading the way, the Uruguayan wine knew how to win the heart of multiple wine drinkers all over the world and this...
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Wines from the end of the World
It is said that vines (for making wine) can grow between latitudes of 30° to 50°, either on the north hemisphere or on the south… but growing vines to make good wines it’s not as simple as that. If we...
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Uco Valley, What’s the Fuss?
Navigating an Argentine wine list can sometimes be overwhelming. Picture the scene; You are sitting in a lovely restaurant, you know you’ll be ordering steak. You open the wine list and turn to the...
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