The best Malbecs are made in Argentina, while Cabernet Franc's top wines come from Napa, Tuscany and Argentina. Hell, even the Merlot list only has two French wines on it. All of which brings us neatly to Cabernet Sauvignon, the big dog on campus in the wine world. Wherever vines ...
Catena Zapata has been a family affair since 1902, and nowadays remains in the hands of the family. They are known for reinventing Malbec. Nicola Catena sailed from Italy to Argentina in 1898. In 1902, he planted his first Malbec vineyard in Mendoza. The operations are now run by his gran...
Like many people who crossed the ocean blue in search of a new life, however, Malbec thrived across the Atlantic, particularly inArgentina, where it has become something of a signature wine. Argentina and Malbec are now as mutually synonymous as New Zealand and Sauvignon Blanc, or Napa and ...
Varietals: 85% Cabernet Sauvignon, 15% Malbec Price: $16.99 ABV: 14.5% The Bousquet family hails from the city of Carcassonne in the South of France and has four generations of history in the winemaking tradition. A 1990 vacation in Argentina was all it took for winemaker Jean Bousquet to ...
TAYLOR MADE MALBEC Producer:Wakefield/Taylors Wines Region:Clare Valley Country:Australia, Grape Variety:100% Malbec ABV:13.5% Vintage:2022 Approximate retail price:£20 A rare Australian Malbec in our tasting flight, this wine shows that Argentina – while still world-leading – cannot rest on ...
Argentina, the fifth-largest wine producer globally, has earned an esteemed reputation on the international wine stage, carving its niche as the homeland ofMalbec. The country’s vineyards stretch across diverse terrains, from the sun-drenched foothills of the Andes in the west to the fertile pla...
One of the top grape varieties in Argentina is Malbec. Other famous grape varieties are Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, Torrontes, Cabernet Franc and Pinot noir. Best time to visit The best time to visit Argentina is during the spring months of October and November, and the autumn months of March...
certainlyMalbec, the variety upon which the country has built a successful export market. There is a certain irony in the fact that, just as Argentina's footballers took the World Cup from France, so they also took an unheralded red grape from France and turned it into a massively popular ...
We bring you the results in full from this year's Global Cabernet Masters, featuring Gold medallists from Israel and Turkey, Italy and Spain, along with Chile, Australia and California.
Both Argentina and Chile have multiple wine producing regions that welcome visitors, from world-famous destinations like Mendoza to coastal wineries near the Pacific Ocean that make an easy detour on your way to the beach. Whether you're interested in ta