Top news

Argentina’s chardonnay, another gem from the high-altitude vineyards

May 21, 2013

Bloomberg News published an article where it stressed that Argentina is more than Malbec. In this respect, the publication spotlighted the special features of Chardonnay, the world’s most popular white wine.

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30 wineries will participate in “Bodegas Abiertas 2013”

May 21, 2013

On Saturday, May 25, the second edition of this program, aimed at promoting the wine tourism in Argentina, will be carried out for charity.

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Awards

10 labels from Tucumán to know thoroughly this “new” terroir

May 7, 2013

The region, located in the south of Calchaquí Valleys, emerges as a productive center looking to stand out by wines of great character.

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The Wine Advocate announced its new reviewer of Argentine wines

April 24, 2013 by Laura Saieg

The new member of Parker’s team is Spanish Luis Gutiérrez, who will also be in charge of reviewing wines from Spain and Chile.

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Exports

Colombia: a market with great potential

May 20, 2013 by María Elena Graffigna

With a flourishing business environment, the country has become an interesting market in which more and more people are leaning towards wine, especially in big cities like Bogotá or Medellín.

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Top 5 of the most exported brands and wineries in United States

May 15, 2013 by Laura Saieg

WineSur made a ranking including the Argentine wines with the best performance in the first quarter of the year, compared with 2012. Get to know them and see their evolution below.

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Business

The new wines from Patagonia

May 15, 2013

With new labels and vintages, and several launches, the region seems dynamic on the shelf.

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Bodegas Salentein invests ARS 18 million

May 7, 2013 by Laura Saieg

This outlay is intended for planting vineyards, technology to improve the quality of wines, and finally for doubling the capacity of sparkling wine production.

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Tourism

With a route through 12 wineries of Luján, the “Wine Bus” is launched

May 7, 2013

The initiative will start next week and count on four departures a week. The cost of the service will be ARS130

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The Argentine Wine Route

April 29, 2013

It comprises over 200 thousand hectares and 26 thousand vineyards extended from North to South. Every year, new labels and styles are launched. It includes wine tastings and exclusive accommodation at some of the 1,300 wineries.

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WINERIES' NEWS

  • Bodega del Fin del Mundo celebrated its 10th anniversary

    …An unforgettable event where joy and gratitude were the main characters.
    Bodega del Fin Del Mundo celebrated its 10th anniversary on Friday, May 10 in its vineyards located in San Patricio del Chañar, Neuquén, Argentina. Customers, suppliers, journalists, provincial authorities and friends of the winery enjoyed a perfect afternoon, where the most awarded wines throughout this [...]

  • Small formats keep growing and Finca La Linda follows the trend

    In order to satisfy the increasing demand for young red and white wines at one-person households and at the same time, to be aligned with the sophistication of consumption and in the search of practicality, this range of young varietal wines presents three alternatives in 375ml bottles: Finca La Linda Malbec, Cabernet Sauvignon and Chardonnay.
    Finca [...]

  • Trapiche opens new offices in the world with a focus on China

    Trapiche, leading company in the Argentine wine industry, opens new offices abroad as a result of its hard work and success in exports throughout the last two decades.
    “The first step was to open an office in the United States, followed by Mexico and recently, in Shanghai, China” says Pablo Ghiorzi, Exports Director. “It is a [...]

  • Michel Torino was internationally recognized

    Michel Torino achieved an outstanding performance in recent renowned worldwide wine competitions.
    Argentina Wine Awards 2013
    The winery achieved an excellent performance with two of its wines in the 7th edition of this contest, where more than 700 samples were tasted, winning the top awards. Its wines, Don David Finca La Primavera #3 Torrontés 2012 and [...]

  • Celebrate May 25 at Osadía

    Osadia de Crear, the restaurant at Domino del Plata winery, dresses in white and light blue to honor the nation on its day, by recreating typical period dishes and recovering ingredients and cooking techniques to encourage patriotism.
    The proposal consists of a 5-course regional meal paired with the Crios range. Guests will be welcomed with empanadas [...]

  • Dante Robino reached an excellent 2013 harvest

    Dante Robino stood out for obtaining high-quality grapes, enjoying a very good health till the last days of harvest. It sourced outstanding red wines displaying an aromatic intensity, with a great color concentration and soft tannins, ideal for a long aging. White grapes stand out for their fresh and delicate aromas, with a critic and [...]

  • Familia Otero Ramos awarded in the United States

    Familia Otero Ramos is proud to announce that its exceptional wine Testamento Classic Varietal Chardonnay 2012 (International Brands: “Cafetín & Gritos”) has been awarded a Gold Medal (+ 90 pts.) at one of the most important contests of the United States and the only one carried out by a magazine distributed among the USA [...]

  • Veteris Conventus was internationally recognized

    In January 2013, Spain hosted the international wine contest “Catavinum World Wine & Spirits 2013”, where Veteris Conventus was awarded a silver medal with its wine Veteris Conventus Malbeck 2011. Moreover, the 2012 vintage of this same wine achieved a silver medal at Finger Lake International Wine Competition 2013, a wine contest held on March [...]

  • Piattelli ends its 2013 harvest

    Last Saturday, Piattelli Vineyards winery picked its Cabernet Sauvignon in Agrelo and Cabernet and Malbec in Gualtallary, thus ending its 2013 harvest with excellent results. Wines of a great aromatic intensity are expected, even better than previous vintages. The quality will be optimum, from all points of view.
    Moreover, in search of creating increasingly elegant and [...]

Opinions

Jose Moquillaza, businessman and academician of Peru’s food industry

“In restaurants, fight is not made with sticks but with fruit and freshness”

This was Moquillaza’s statement about how Argentine wines can attract more consumers in the on-trade channel. The businessman was in Argentina together with a group of journalists and sommeliers from Latin America, invited by Wines of Argentina.

Alberto Guardia, president of the Chamber of Wineries and Vineyards of Tucumán

“To get positioned, we made a strategic plan focused on marketing and wine tourism”

In an interview with WineSur, Guardia talked about the reality Tucumán’s wine industry is facing today and how it is positioning in both national and international market.

  • La Celia

    La Celia

    Finca La Celia stands out for its production of Premium wines in the Uco Valley. It is a cutting-edge, young and modern…

  • Luigi Bosca

    Luigi Bosca

    Established in 1901 by Leoncio Arizu, Bodega Luigi Bosca has more than a hundred years’ experience in the local winemaking…

  • Familia Blanco

    Familia Blanco

    It is the trunk of Spanish roots that has prevailed. For three generations, the company has devoted itself to the cultivation…

  • Estrella de los Andes

    Estrella de los Andes

    Estrella de los Andes is located in Perdriel (Luján de Cuyo) at 945 meters asl, 32º56’ south latitude and 68º…

  • Cavas La Capilla

    Cavas La Capilla

    Cavas La Capilla owns two vineyards located in Mendoza, Argentina. The first one is in Luján de Cuyo, Ugarteche, known…

Latest news

Which was the global performance of alcoholic drinks?

May 17, 2013

Euromonitor International made a report on the global performance of wine, beer, spirits, cider, and ready-to-drink products. In short, it reveals that 251 billion liters of alcoholic drinks were consumed in 2012, mainly in China, United States, Brazil, Russia and Germany.

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Argentina harvested 28% more of grapes than in 2012

May 15, 2013

Its yield went from 22 million of quintals last year to 28 million in 2013. According to the president of the National Institute of Viticulture, Guillermo García, the quality of this harvest is outstanding. Moreover, he made an analysis of the current situation of the domestic and foreign market.

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Web 2.0

7 Argentine wineries in the Twitter’s Top 50

May 15, 2013

It includes the companies enjoying the best positioning on this social network. A Spanish winery reached the top. See here the whole list.

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#Harvest2013, the Argentine harvest on social networks came to an end

April 24, 2013 by Laura Saieg

Driven by WineSur and with the participation of over 50 wineries, the web 2.0 campaign finished. During four months, the country’s wine industry was present on Facebook, Twitter and Pinterest, sharing minute after minute what was going on in the Argentine harvest.

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