The Uco Valley in Mendoza has become synonymous with excellent quality wine and that is because of the combination of climate, soil and winemaking skill. Amanda Barnes interviews one of Argentina’s leading young winemakers, Sebastian Zuccardi from Zuccardi family winery, about the terroir of …
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Argentina is famous for its asado (BBQ), and in particular its steak… Mendoza and the Uco Valley are home of great Malbec and succulent steak. We head to the parilla (grill) of Casa de Uco in the heart of the wine region to salivate …
Winemaker Matias Michelini was one of the first few winemakers in Argentina to purely focus on the Uco Valley. He is also a rule-breaking winemaker who has pioneered a new style. Ten years ago he started paving the way for a fresher style of …
Mendoza in Argentina has always been known for Malbec, but that isn’t the only grape variety that does well here. The Uco Valley is the up-and-coming region of Mendoza and there are some worldclass Chardonnays emerging from top producers, such as Catena Zapata‘s White …
Winemaker Sebastian Zuccardi sees Malbec as a vehicle for expressing the different terroirs found in Mendoza and in particular in the Uco Valley. This is the ultimate Uco Valley Malbec interview where Amanda Barnes asks him about the particularities of Malbec wine and the …
Rio Negro in Patagonia is one of Argentina’s hidden viticultural gems. To understand the differences between other regions in Argentina, we’ve produced this handy infographic and database with information we gathered while visiting the wine region earlier this year.
The Uco Valley is one of Argentina’s top wine regions and this useful infographic database gives you the lowdown on understanding the formation and vineyard systems of Mendoza’s prime valley. We’ve got you covered from production numbers through to the growing period. To understand …
Cafayate is one of Argentina’s prime wine regions, known for its high altitude winemaking. In order to get to grips with everything about this wine region, from its soil to its climate, we give you this handy infographic from data we collected while visiting …
Winemaker Hans Vinding Diers was one of the first to make waves with excellent Malbec and red blends under the Noemia brand coming from Rio Negro in Argentina’s Patagonia. In this interview we ask him about what made him take notice of this historic …
Cafayate valley in the north of Argentina, in Salta, is a very particular wine region in Argentina and has become renowned for high quality white and red wines. Amanda Barnes interviews Piattelli winery’s winemaker Alejandro Nesman in the vineyards about Cafayate valley, the particularities …