By Walter Carol, La Riojana Export Director
At La Riojana we have always seen good ethical practice as a core value, being strongly committed to a fair philosophy in the business since the winery was established way back in 1940. So for us the Fairtrade initiative is extremely important, and plays a crucial role in the production of grapes across our …
By Tom Bruce-Gardyne
Rioja landscape
This post is part of Argento’s guide to Argentinian wine. We hope it will help you learn more about Argentina’s unique viticultural qualities, its key vineyard regions, and distinctive style of wines. Enjoy!
This relatively unknown Argentina wine province was bound to make wine if you think of its Spanish namesake. In fact La Rioja claims to have the …
By Tom Bruce-Gardyne
This post is part of Argento’s guide to Argentinian wine. We hope it will help you learn more about Argentina’s unique viticultural qualities, its key vineyard regions, and distinctive style of wines. Enjoy!
It is fair to say that the southern cone of Argentina is not immediately synonymous with wine. Instead, for those that know it, Patagonia – conjures up images …
By Tom Bruce-Gardyne
Salta-Cactus
Over the next few weeks we will publish Argento’s guide to Argentinian wine. We hope it will help you learn more about Argentina’s unique viticultural qualities, its key vineyard regions, and distinctive style of wines. Enjoy!
If you have made it all the way to Argentina, you really should try and find time to visit Salta – home of the highest and …
by Tom Bruce-Gardyne
Over the next few weeks we will publish Argento’s guide to Argentinian wine. We hope it will help you learn more about Argentina’s unique viticultural qualities, its key vineyard regions, and distinctive style of wines. Enjoy!
Mendoza is the great throbbing heart of Argentine wine. The province is home to some 1200 wineries and produces over a billion litres a year – almost …
By Bibendumtimes
One happy gorilla
Now that the dust has settled the time is right to look back at last week’s event.
Since the first votes started pilling up on March 4, 2010 @ 3:07 pm we never looked back. By the end of play, an amazing total of 2,552 unique votes were counted. We wish to thank all of you who took …
By Denise Medrano, http://winesleuth.wordpress.com
wine flight menu
I lived in Buenos Aires for 3 years back in the day so I know a bit about Argentine cuisine, even if I was a vegetarian for 2 of those 3 years. Yes, I know, how could I, was I mad, etc… One thing I can say is that I’m a pretty good judge of Argentine …
By Bibendumtimes
Bibendum Times has teamed up with Argento wines to offer a fantastic 5 night trip for 2 people to see The Real Argentina. All you have to do is get writing / snapping / filming and then send us the results. With a bit of luck you could be jetting off to Buenos Aires and Mendoza!
How to win
The winner will be the person who comes …
By Gal Zohar
Deep in our hearts we all admit it. As much as we think all grapes are born equal, there is no doubt in any sane person’s mind that Pinot Noir is the one. With elegance, charm and distinctive flavours and aromas, we all agree that this is the no. 1 grape.
Last night Bibendum hosted a mini Pinot Noir summit at The Mercer. Leading …
By Argento, http://www.argentowine.com/
A traditional Asado
The Asado is a traditional argentinean technique for cooking meat on a grill (parrilla) or open fire. Argentina is known across the globe for the quality of its beef, and an asado is the perfect way to grill it slowly to juicy perfection.
See the video below for a perfect execution of Asado…
