- Home
- Wine
- Americas wine news
- Argentina
Published: 15 November, 2019
Bodega Norton and Viñalba have both played key roles in Argentina’s vinous revolution, helping to establish the country as a beacon of quality and price on the world stage. Through the lens of these two Mendonza wineries in both Uco Valley and Luján de Cuyo, Jo Gilbert charts how the country got to where it is today, and how a new wave of winemakers are heading outwards to explore Argentina’s terroir.
Read more...
|
Published: 12 November, 2019
Mendoza’s San Pablo has received official Geographical Indication (GI) approval.
Read more...
Published: 30 October, 2019
Importer Alliance Wine has won the exclusive UK agency rights for Argentina’s Manos Negras winery.
Read more...
Published: 29 October, 2019
Argentinean wine brand Trivento has unveiled a time-limited Christmas-themed label for its Reserve Malbec.
Read more...
Published: 21 October, 2019
An e-commerce site dedicated to wines from Argentina has been launched to offer consumers a diverse range of wines from the country.
Read more...
Published: 06 August, 2019
Stellar year-on-year sales growth has driven Concha y Toro’s Trivento brand into the UK off-trade top 20 for the first time, according to data from Nielsen.
Read more...
Sommelier and wine writer Alejandro Iglesias traces the efforts of winemakers working within the country’s rigid GI system to highlight Argentina’s unique terroirs.
Read more...
Argentina’s Zuccardi Valle de Uco has won the inaugural World’s Best Vineyard award, it has been announced.
Read more...
Argentina used to have the most southern vineyards in the world until Central Otago surpassed them. However today, the cultivation of vine at latitude 45 in Chubut province adds to the Argentina’s viticultural map, representing a new challenge for winemakers working in the mountainous regions and also in the Patagonian plains. Here, Alejandro Iglesias breaks down the new southernmost border of Argentine wine.
Read more...
South American producer Santa Rita Estates (SRE) says it doesn’t regret ploughing $25 million USD into sustainability initiatives over the past five years, despite sustainable and organic cues having less sway with consumers.
Read more...
Bodegas Fabre has said its 2019 vintage in Mendoza has benefitted from excellent conditions at its vineyards in the Uco Valley and Lujan de Cuyo.
Read more...
Published: 23 April, 2019
Santa Rita’s 2019 harvest has produced lower yields than normal but higher quality grapes, according to a report from the South American producer.
Read more...
Published: 10 April, 2019
Santa Rita producer Doña Paula has been certified as a sustainable winery.
Read more...
Published: 01 March, 2019
Compiling a list of the 10 best red and white grapes is an entertaining parlour game for consenting wine lovers. Should Chardonnay trump Riesling and Chenin Blanc? And what about Cabernet Sauvignon? Better or worse than Pinot Noir, Grenache or Nebbiolo? I’ve played this dozens of times around the world and the results differ more than you’d think. Yet some varieties never make the podium. There are more than 5,000 to choose from, but no one ever finds room for Aligoté, Dornfelder or Seyval Blanc.
Read more...
Published: 21 February, 2019
There has been a shift at the top of the UK’s hotly contested wine rankings, with the combined sales of South American heavyweights Chile and Argentina overtaking Italy, the UK’s second most quaffed region, in terms of value.
Read more...
Published: 11 October, 2018
Organic winemaking has gone mainstream in recent years as producers aim to keep abreast of health conscious and sustainability trends.
Read more...
Published: 06 September, 2018
Every year at the end of my tour of Argentina, I sit down with Dr Nicolas Catena of Bodega Catena Zapata. He wants to talk about wine – new bodegas and regions, the latest vintage – while I want to talk about economics, his speciality. Before he became one of the leading figures in the Argentinian wine industry, Catena was a top academic and is still enormously perceptive.
Read more...
Published: 04 September, 2018
Our brand new website for Harpers Wine Stars has launched, making it easier than ever to be in with a chance of grabbing one of our fantastic buyer-focused awards.
Read more...
Far from suffering from its mass appeal, Argentina’s flagship grape is heading for the next level. Andrew Catchpole reports
Read more...
Hervé and Diane Joyaux Fabre, the driving force behind leading Argentinian bodega Viñalba, have secured their first UK listing since moving home to France last year.
Read more...
