10 Argentine Winemaker’s to Watch
Written for the Drinks Business, February 2015 View PDF Argentina has long been known for its lush, ripe Malbec, and thereâs no doubt that those wines are still in full swing. However there is a tide of change in the style of not just Malbec, and the new generation of winemakers are at the helm […]
Interview with Alberto Antonini
An interview with flying winemaker and international consultant, Alberto Antonini. Interviewed for Casa de Uco. Why is the Uco Valley such an exciting wine region? The location is by far the best valley in Mendoza. Itâs where you get some very interesting calcareous spots and well drained soils, with warm days to ripen the fruit […]
Grape Expectations
Many people in the wine industry are returning to more artisanal and hand crafted forms of winemaking. You donât need pavilion sized wineries and limitless funds to make great wine – just good taste and some common sense. Amanda Barnes learns a few tricks of the trade to make superb wine the simple way. For […]
Q&A: Marcelo Pelleriti
Marcelo Pelleriti is an Argentine winemaker and rock fan. He makes his own wine under an eponymous label, and is head winemaker for Bodega Monteviejo in Mendoza as well as Château La Violette and Château Le Gay in Pomerol, France. Posted Thursday, 06-Sep-2012 on Wine-Searcher.com What do you see when you look in the mirror? That I should drink […]
Interview with Laura Catena
Laura Catena is an emergency room doctor in San Francisco. She is also a fourth-generation winemaker from a family credited with revolutionizing Argentinian wine â Bodega Catena Zapata’s flagship label, NicolĂĄs Catena Zapata, was the first wine from Argentina to score a Robert Parker 98+. How did you first fall in love with wine? When my father was […]
Hey Presto! A Winemaker’s Box of Magic Tricks
I guess naively I always thought wine was very simple to make: pick some grapes, let them ferment and hey presto! You have wine. I figured it was probably discovered in some backwater farmland in Ancient Greece sometime when a forgetful farmer left his basket of picked grapes out in the sun too long and […]
24 Hours in the Life of a Winemaker
Although Mendoza celebrates with fiestas and siestas during harvest, winemakers are at their busiest time of the year. Amanda Barnes writes 24 hours in the life of winemaker Brennan Firth. **Article from Wine Republic(www.wine-republic.com) April 25th: 12am Itâs midnight. The winery is much cooler, but Iâm still sweating like a pig. I am running around […]
