Mendoza

Mariana Onofri of Onofri Wines is a wonderfully understated wine producer, and she isn’t one to say she’s an oenologist. When I asked her to be my first winemaker in the new ‘Wine Drinking with Wine Makers’ wine tasting-interview series, her response was gracious …

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 …

Laura Catena comes from one of the most important winemaking families in Argentina, so she knows what she is talking about when it comes to Malbec. In this 80 Harvests interview we discover where Malbec came from and where it is going in Argentina. Laura’s …

Want to know exactly how gruelling the competition is to become the World’s Best Sommelier? Or what makes the finalists break a sweat in front of the audience? Last week, and mid-harvest, the Best Sommelier of the World competition came into Mendoza, Argentina, and …