Sommelier Agustina de Alba on making her first wine. The fact that she has twice been anointed Argentina’s top sommelier – first at the tender age of 20

Aim high. Then aim even higher. That’s Alejandro Martorell’s philosophy. The engineer only sees extremes when it comes to altitude. And lofty heights are at the heart of

Agronomist Mark Mayne from Navarro Correas during the 2015 harvest in Mendoza. Photo by Andrea Muñoz Quintero.

Nebraska transplant Jeff Mausbach, who is a co-founder of Manos Negras winery, says meeting his porteña wife in an Italian hotel in 1991 was the start of a

Check out my wine route guide for The Guardian. Several other provinces in Argentina, such as Salta, Córdoba and San Juan, produce wine, but Mendoza is the star

Josep Roca was in town last week, a surname that smacks of culinary legend that ought to set a peal of bells a-ringing. One of the sibling trio

Given that it’s Argentina’s most emblematic grape, naturally the bright and bold Malbec celebrates its own day every 17 April. Despite originating in Cahors, south-west France, this fruity

Given its big, bouncy personality, Malbec naturally throws a party for itself every year – and why shouldn’t it? Every 17th April – the date a bill aiming

While Argentina’s annual grape harvest tends to focus on Mendoza’s ream of activities, there’s another festival worth checking out — in Cafayate, Salta. Instead of the carnivalesque atmosphere

Me: What’s it like when all four Michelini brothers get involved in making a wine? Matías: Es un quilombo / We cause a commotion. **************************** Especially when the