In the controversial Cahors Malbec Contest (France), Argentina only received three Gold Medals while Chile received 5 ones. This rekindled the controversy between the contest`s detractors and those who defend it.
Archive for the ‘Awards’ Category
2009 New Exporters
December 23, 2009 by
Two wineries, Cavas del 23 and Carelli achieved the first and third place in the New Exporter category of the awards granted by ProMendoza. Know how these wineries succeeded in entering into the foreign market.
The best wines of 2009 according to Tim Atkin
December 21, 2009 by
The prestigious UK journalist published the list of the best wines of 2009 in the newspaper “The Observer” and in his website. Only one Argentinian wine succeeded entering into this list.
Outstanding international presence
December 21, 2009 by
On 25th February 2010, the fourth edition of the Argentina Wine Awards, the Argentinian Wine Exports Contest, will be carried out in Mendoza. On this occasion, the foreign wine tasters are twelve Masters of Wine from nine countries -United States, Canada, Brazil, United Kingdom, Germany, New Zealand, Finland, Sweden and Hong Kong- together with six national judges.
The top ten Argentinian wines according to Wine.com
December 16, 2009 by
Wine.com, the US number one online wine retailer published the 100 most sold wines during 2009 based on unit volume. WineSur provides readers with the ten Argentinian wines included in this top 100.
The Argentinian wines selected by Jancis Robinson
December 16, 2009 by
As every year, wine critics recommend the best wines of the year. This time, there are 5 Argentinian ones selected by Jancis Robinson, the specialist and Master of Wine.
The Top 100 Wines of Wine Spectator
November 25, 2009 by
Two Argentinian wines were included in the list. Even though during 2009 Argentinian wines have achieved excellent scores in this prestigious magazine, Argentina has very little participation in the Top 100.
Small wineries go for the Asian giant
November 18, 2009 by
This month the “Hong Kong International Wine & Spirit Competition” was carried out. An Argentinian wine was considered the best option for pairing the “Pekin duck”, a typical Chinese dish. Moreover, another Argentinian wine was the only one that achieved a Gold Medal.
Catena: Argentina`s ambassador of wine
November 18, 2009 by
Last month the journalist Dave McIntyre, wine columnist for the Washington Post, wrote an article about Nicolás Catena`s role in transforming Argentina`s wine industry as well as in improving the country´s image worldwide.
Malbec al Mundo 2010
November 11, 2009 by
The presentation ceremony of the international contest “Malbec al Mundo 2010″ was performed last week. New comments about the controversy generated by the contest Cahors Malbec (France).
