Val Smith will be one of the speakers in the V Foro Internacional Vitivinícola (5th International Winemaking Forum). This time, he will deliver a speech about world trends as regards the wine industry.

The specialist in Communication and Marketing from Napa Valley (USA) will be one of the speakers in the V Foro Internacional Vitivinícola (5th International Winemaking Forum). In this interview, he highlights the chances and threats for Argentinian wines, as well as the strategies that wineries should adopt considering the new generation of consumers.

Insel will be one of the speakers in the V Foro Internacional Vitivinícola (5th International Winemaking Forum). She has led several researches. This time, Insel spoke with WineSur about the US market.

Natalie MacLean, one of the most well known Canadian journalists specialized in wine, was recently in Mendoza and San Juan. During her stay, she visited wineries, interviewed winemakers and wineries´ owners, made a barbecue, rode a horse, and went through vineyards; in other words, she went through the “Argentinian experience” herself.

Hugo Sabogal is a journalist, writer and educator specialized in wine and spirits production and consumption mainly in United States, Europe and Latin America. He is the author of the editions 2006, 2007 and 2008 "Guía de Vinos Colombia", among other publications. In this moment, Sabogal is the consultant and Area Manager for Latin America of Wines of Argentina. In this interview, he explains us the chances of Argentinian wines in those countries.

The CEO of Pernod Ricard explains to WineSur why, in such a complex moment, the group decided to invest 6.5 million dollars in Santiago Graffigna Winery. Besides, Otero highlighted the company

The young businessman Matías Gainza Eurnekian joined the Viola family with the aim of carrying out the winery’s projects. The total investment, which will be around 50 million dollars, will be intended to expand the winery’s capacity, focus on the development of Premium lines and export Del Fin del Mundo wines to new international destinations.

He is one of the three pillars of Viña Cobos, alongside Andrea Marchiori and Paul Hobbs. His wines have received international awards. In the last edition of Wine Advocate, one of his jewels scored 99 points.

Despite the crisis, Bodegas Callia, one of Salentein Group wineries, announced investments and the launching of the brand in the United States. The company’s general manager talked about his expectations for 2009.

The renowned Spanish winemaker shared her insights about a broad range of topics: the crisis, the wine industry in Argentina and worldwide and the upcoming changes.

Chandon’s number one person in Argentina is moving to lead Maison Krug, the prestigious champagne maison of Louis Vuitton Möet Hennessy. She will be the first woman and the first Latin American to hold this position.

Carlos Trad is the export manager of Viña Doña Paula. He is based in New York, from where he talks about his vision of the Argentinian wine business.

The annual assembly of Bodegas de Argentina associates elected Ángel Vespa its new president for the 2008-2009 term. The organism brings together over 200 wineries and stands as one of the most important in the country. In this interview, he shares his perspectives regarding this new appointment and the present and future of the wine industry.

WineSur had access to an exclusive interview with one of the world’s most important flying winemakers, Paul Hobbs. From California, where he was conducting his harvest, he answered questions about how to make successful wines like the ones he promotes.

She is the PR person for Argentinian wines in the most important market for the country in terms of value. In this interview, she shares her views on the situation of Argentinian wines in the United States.

He is one of the lecturers of the 3rd Meeting of Situational Analysis: "The world financial markets are shaking, what do we do now?", to be held today in Mendoza´s Enoteca. Backed by Javier Merino, Trapé will analyze the new variables that the wine industry will have to face as a result of the collapse of world stock exchanges and banks. In this interview, he anticipates his view of the world economy and its implications for the local wine industry.

He is the CEO of Cordorniú Group in Argentina and current leader of Bodega Séptima. In this interview, he shares his vision of the wine business from his company´s perspective.

Two experts discuss the use of oak barrels in premium wine aging. Roberto de la Mora highlights the qualities of wood in aroma and structure building and claims that its use is fundamental in order to achieve stability. On the other hand, Ricardo Santos does not dismiss oak aging but seeks for Malbec's flavors to reach consumers as pure as possible.

The Argentinian winery owner was one of the over 700 participants of the 4th International Wine Forum carried out in Mendoza two weeks ago. In this interview, the owner of Walter Bressia family winery talked about the forum, the future of wines and the investments Argentina should make in order to stay competitive.

Jorge Lucki is one of the most important Brazilian journalists. He will be one of the lecturers in the fourth edition of the International Wine Forum. In this interview, he tackles some of the issues of his upcoming presentation: the evolution of Argentinian wines in the Brazilian market, a profile of Brazilian consumers and the future of Argentinian wines in that market.

Alejandro Vigil, Mariano Quiroga, and Matias Ricitelli are some of the names of the young Argentinian winemakers that are taking the world by surprise. Many of them -younger than 30 years old- are already receiving outstanding reviews and are the promising future of local winemaking.

He is one of the youngest entrepreneurs of Argentina. In partnership with Michael Evans and David Garrett, he created The Vines of Mendoza Private Vineyard Estates, a private neighborhood where the community is comprised by individual owners who have their own house and vineyard, and a shared winery. Read below an inspiring interview with one of the creators behind this revolutionary concept.

On July 11th, the renowned international consultant on terroir, Pedro Parra, offered a lecture in Mendoza on "How to know and interpret terroirs". WineSur features an interview conducted prior to the event.

Juan José Llach, the Argentinian sociologist and economist who will be a lecturer in the upcoming International Wine Forum, evaluated as positive the future of the local industry, although he emphasized that Argentina needs a systematic reduction program of distortive taxes in order to offset the value of the peso.

Dolores Lavaque, MSc, is the director of STG, the consulting company that was in charge of conducting the study about Wine Tourism Demand and Benchmarking in Argentina, framed by the Argentinian Wine Tourism Consolidation Project IADB/FOMIN and Bodegas de Argentina. In this interview, she approaches the results yielded by this extensive study and describes Argentinian and international wine tourists.

The blow against wine exporters as a result of the agrarian strike will leave long-term wounds. "Year after year, Argentina keeps trying to demonstrate its reliability but this situation forces us to start from scratch once again," Panighini evaluated.

The London International Wine Fair 2008, came to an end a couple of weeks ago. Martín Alejo Diez, CEO of Ferias Alimentarias, exclusive official Latin American agent of the exhibition, commented about this 28th edition and the role of Argentinian wineries.

He is the representative for Argentina of the largest cork-producing company in the world. Although alternative closures have stolen terrain from the traditional cork, it is calculated that in a couple of years 75% of bottles will use this natural closure in some way.

In the next three years, Bodegas Tittarelli and Finca El Retiro (Agro American Group) will invest around 19 million pesos in the relaunching of their brands. The first stage involves the improvement of the quality of their wines, while a second stage will focus on brand and product repositioning. In this interview, Francisco Pannocchia, the company´s Commercial Director, talks about the scope and details of this project.

During her brief stay in Argentina, María Isabel Mijares, the famous winemaker known as "the wine woman", talked about the goal of her visit.

The Italian investor and owner of Masi Agrícola, one of the largest winemaking companies in Italy, praised the Argentinian wine culture and highlighted that the country does not need to copy styles because it has full potential for creating a new identity.

Raúl Bianchi, currently head of one of Argentina´s traditional wineries, emphasized that this year´s bad weather will result in a slow and late ripening which will produce wines "with different aromas",but with the same good quality.

He manages a large investor group in Argentina, comprised by three wineries: Salentein, Finca El Portillo and Callia (San Juan). In this interview, he claims that the United States is one of the largest profitable foreign markets.