Argentinian wine
The Argentine wine has made a major leap in quality.
Argentina is now the fifth wine country in the world. The production is not only focused on making a lot of affordable wine. There are now many high-quality Argentinian wines to be found. This is largely due to the improvement of production materials. Better equipped cellar and the use of French oak barrels plays a role. The most famous grape from Argentina is the Malbec. Delicious heavy wines are made from these wines. In addition, Torrontes makes delicious white wines. However, the strength of the Argentine wine lies in the diversity. Excellent wines are also made from the Sangiovese, Tempranillo, Bonarda.
Grape varieties
In Argentina almost all grape varieties are allowed, so there are also many different grape varieties. For red wines, the Malbec is a grape that is used for many Argentinian red wines. For white wines, that is the Torrontes grape.
Bonarda
The Bonarda grape came from Alexandria to Croatia a long time ago, Bonarda is a good quality grape and is also found in Piedmont and Argentina. The wines from the Bonarda grape are light and should be drunk young.
Malbec
The Malbec is a grape that makes beautiful, usually strong, red wines. Traditionally, the grape is grown in France. The origin of the grape lies in the French town of Cahors. Here you will only find the grape earlier under the name Côt or Auxerrois.
Pedro Ximénez
White grape with a high sugar content that occurs to a greater or lesser extent throughout Spain, especially in Cordoba (68%), Badajoz, Málaga and Valencia. An important grape in the D.O.’s Jerez, Montilla-Moriles
Torrontes
Torrontés is a white grape variety from Argentina. Genetically, this grape comes from the Criolla Chica and the Muscat of Alexandria. There is no relationship whatsoever with the Spanish grape variety of the same name.
Argentina wine regions
In Argentina almost all grape varieties are allowed, so there are also many different grape varieties. For red wines, the Malbec is a grape that is used for many Argentinian red wines. For white wines, that is the Torrontes grape.
Catamarca
In the northwest of Argentina, we find La Rioja, a relatively prosperous province. Like most Argentinian wine regions with a strong reputation, La Rioja is located on the Andes. Short winters and hot summers characterize the climate.
La Rioja
In the northwest of Argentina, we find La Rioja, a relatively prosperous province. Like most Argentinian wine regions with a strong reputation, La Rioja is located on the Andes. Short winters and hot summers characterize the climate.
Mendoza
Vineyards in the desert? Sounds unlikely. Nevertheless, the dusty wine region of Mendoza produces around 70 percent of all Argentinian wine. The warm and dry climate of this wine region lends itself exceptionally well to viticulture.
Patagonia
The average Argentinian wine region is hot enough to fry an egg on the hood of your car. We do not associate Argentina with warm scarves and penguins! Yet these are bizarre enough also phenomena that we find on Argentinian territory,
Salta
With its elevated position in the middle of the Andes and regular earthquakes and volcanic eruptions, the Salta wine region does not offer the most exemplary conditions for cultivating wine. However, the winemakers from the Cafayete
San Juan
In the northwest of Argentina lies the moon-like landscape of San Juan. This mountainous province at the foot of the Andes is after Mendoza the most important wine region of the country. With a dry soil and a stifling climate, no obvious wine region,
Tucuman
Vineyards in the desert? Sounds unlikely. Nevertheless, the dusty wine region of Mendoza produces around 70 percent of all Argentinian wine. The warm and dry climate of this wine region lends itself exceptionally well to viticulture.
