Catena Zapata, now run by Laura Catena, is arguably the leading producer of fine Argentine wine. But it was the two El ...
Like all good love stories, our relationship with Malbec is evolving, and let’s just say, it’s complicated. I actually went to Mendoza in September, Argentina’s principal winemaking region. Bizarrely, ...
Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Argentina has so much more to offer wine lovers than Mendoza Malbec. The team at London’s Argentine ...
Yes, Malbec, the luscious, spicy, plummy red that is as inextricably linked to Argentina as baguettes are to France, pizza to Italy or tequila is to Mexico. We crave the predictability and ...
Not Chile, and not Malbec. Vineyard in Gualtallary in Mendoza's Uco Valley pictured above courtesy of Zuccardi, who grow ...
"I was essentially that year in a learning situation," admitted Paul, as he knew very little about Malbec and the vineyards of Argentina, and since there had been no significant viticulture ...
This story is from an installment of The Oeno Files, our weekly insider newsletter to the world of fine wine. Sign up here. Hobbs and Rolland agree that while both regions offer a continental ...
While Malbec is the grape that put Argentine wine on the world map, many wine lovers have forgotten that this bold variety is a French immigrant. Frenchman Michel Pouget brought the grape to Argentina ...
For example since 2011, the Argentine embassy in London sponsors Malbec World Day in May, which has helped to include the Malbec brand in the international calendar of events. Argentina also ...
While Malbec is the grape that put Argentine wine on the world map, many wine lovers have forgotten that this bold variety is a French immigrant. Frenchman Michel Pouget brought the grape to Argentina ...