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Exploring Jardin Altamira vineyard in Uco Valley with winemaker Federico Gambetta

Jardin Altamira in Uco Valley with Altos Las Hormigas winemaker Federico Gambetta

by Agustina Abal September 23, 2022

written by Agustina Abal

Jardin Altamira is the incredible new vineyard of Altos Las Hormigas in Uco Valley in Mendoza. What makes this terroir so unique, we ask winemaker Federico Gambetta.

Learn all about the terroir of this high altitude wine region and the fascinating way in which it was planted and envisioned by the team at Altos Las Hormigas – one of the pioneers of modern Malbec.

Exploring Jardin Altamira in Valle de Uco with Altos las Hormigas winemaker Federico Gambetta

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The ultimate guide to Pinot Noir in Chile, Argentina and Brazil, Best Pinot Noir wines to try

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The ultimate guide to Pinot Noir in South America

by Amanda Barnes August 18, 2022

written by Amanda Barnes

As we celebrate Pinot Noir Day this 18th August, we wanted to bring you the ultimate guide to Pinot Noir in South America. If you are looking for the best Pinot Noir in Chile or the best Pinot Noir in Argentina, we’ve got you covered in our guide to this elusive grape in the major wine regions of South America.

Guide to Pinot Noir in Chile

Hectares planted: 4,143 hectares in Chile

Often seen as the holy grail of wines, Pinot Noir is notoriously difficult. If you get it wrong, you can make a rather bland wine. But if you get it right, it can be among the world’s most thrilling. Over the last 20 years, Chilean winemakers have been gradually coaxing their Pinot Noir from the former camp to the latter. This recent quantum leap in Chilean Pinot Noir quality reflects this generation’s greater understanding of Chile’s diverse climate types and soils, better genetic material in the vineyard and more sensitive winemaking in the cellar.

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Amanda Barnes talks with Rodrigo Serrano, winemaker at Domaine Bousquet on sulphite-free Malbec and organic, natural wine

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Exploring sulphite-free Malbec with Domaine Bousquet

by Agustina Abal August 17, 2022

written by Agustina Abal

Have you ever tried sulphite-free Malbec? Rodrigo Serrano, winemaker at Domain Bousquet in Uco Valley, talks about the concept behind Virgen and how he makes their natural wines.

Bousquet were one of the modern pioneers of organic wine in Argentina, and started making this line of no added sulphite wines in 2018 with an inaugral vintage of 22,000 bottles. Today Bousquet makes over 500,000 litres of sulphite-free wines, clearly proving there is a big demand today!

Amanda Barnes interviews Rodrigo as they also taste Virgen Red Blend, a wine of Malbec, Cabernet Sauvignon and Cabernet Franc from Gualtallary with no added sulfites.

Read more about Gualtallary in our Guide to Gualtallary wine region & wines

Tasting Domaine Bousquet’s Virgen Red Blend with winemaker Rodrigo Serrano

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Amanda Barnes interviews the winemakers at Colome, Piatelli and El Porvenir in Cafayate and Salta in Argentina

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Video guide to Cafayate & Salta wine regions in Argentina

by Agustina Abal August 11, 2022

written by Agustina Abal

Discover the wine regions of Salta, Cafayate and Northern Argentina through our video guides to the region. Meet the winemakers in our video interviews as we visit Colome, Piatelli and El Porvenir in Cafayate & Salta.

BODEGA COLOMÉ Video with winemaker Thibaut Delmotte

Video guide to the terroir of the Calchaquí Valleys and high-altitude winemaking

Colomé is one of the oldest-running wineries in Argentina and has vineyards in the Calchaquí Valleys at altitudes ranging between 2,300 and 3,100 meters above sea level. We talked with winemaker Thibaut Delmotte about the terroir essentials for the Calchaquí Valleys and the influence of altitude and soil of the different vineyards on the wines.

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