When you think of Argentine wine, you most likely think of Malbec and probably from Mendoza. While Mendoza still has the lion’s share of the market (with a whopping 70% of national wine production), Argentina’s wine regions go far beyond Mendoza. And they are …
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Rio Negro
Piero Incisa della Rocchetta hails from Italy where his family and ancestors are known for making their mark with Sassicaia at Tuscany’s Tenuta San Guido. He has however chosen to make biodynamic Pinot Noir in Argentina’s Patagonia, in Rio Negro, under his brand Chacra. …
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.
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 …