Malbec has made quite a name for itself since it left southwest France and relocated to Argentina in the mid-19th century. While it is still grown in France, especially in Cahors, most of the ...

Discover why Malbec is considered Argentina's signature wine in this engaging conversation between two wine enthusiasts. Learn how the Mendoza region's location by the Andes mountains, combined with ...

“We have a delicious secret—Argentina is more than Malbec,” says Matt Hedges, co-founder of Vino del Sol. “Thinking of Argentina as only Malbec is like thinking of California as only Zinfandel.” The ...

Every business owner understands the mixed blessing of one mega brand. After thrilling growth and a prosperous plateau, sales are haunted by competition, rising expenses and changes in the marketplace ...

Although the grape was born in France, when I think of Malbec, Argentina takes center stage. This South American nation, with its vast and fertile land, ideal climate, and a history rooted in ...

All Malbecs are not created equal, and not all Malbecs are produced in Argentina. Research suggests that the Malbec grape originated in southwestern France and was cultivated in the region for ...

Who claims there are no second acts in life? Malbec, a virtually forgotten grape in its ancestral home of Bordeaux, has been reborn in a land thousands of miles away in another hemisphere. Although ...

Over three generations, Zuccardi has developed from a local building construction company to a leading Argentinian wine producer. Based in Mendoza, close to the Andes, they are one of the driving ...

Forsaken by Bordeaux and adopted by Argentina, malbec has emerged as a well-established wine variety. Sometimes referred to as one of Bordeaux’s “orphan” grapes, malbec is now rarely found in the ...

The Andes, as seen from a vineyard at Argentina wine group Grupo Avinea. Credit: Grupo Avinea With sky-high inflation, volatile exchange rates and disappointing export numbers, Argentina’s wine ...

This story is from an installment of The Oeno Files, our weekly insider newsletter to the world of fine wine. Sign up here. Hobbs and Rolland agree that while both regions offer a continental climate, ...