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Why Argentine Wine
A country that loves and enjoys its wines
Argentina is the world’s 5th largest wine producer behind France, Italy, Spain, and the U.S. It produces 23% less volume than the U.S. and 130% more than its South American neighbor, Chile. Argentines have always been avid consumers of their own wines. In 1970, per capita wine consumption was 92 liters (vs. 5 liters in the U.S.). By 2000, per capita wine consumption had dropped to 35 liters (vs. 7 liters in the U.S.). This considerable drop in wine consumption over the last 30 years has happened in all the major wine-producing countries.
Ideal environment with natural purity, well attuned to modern health and ecological considerations
Semi-arid plain, the best condition to grow grape. In Argentina, there are a
numbers of regions that are highly suitable for the development of wine industry.
The enormous wine-producing zone is located in the country’s West, running from North to South between parallels 22° and 42°. The cultivated area in this region is of almost 210,000 hectares.
The diseases that usually affect vines are not frequent in this region because of its dry climate, and, therefore, the treatments applied to cure such diseases are rarely needed. Soil fertility is regulated by using irrigation methods which take advantage of the ultra pure mineral water that comes from the melting of Andean snow and glaciers. High ripeness levels are yielded by the abundant sunshine coming through a sky which is almost always clear. These conditions are conveniently offset by a thermal amplitude (difference between day and night temperatures) of about fifteen degrees (Celsius). Pollution free water, brilliant sunshine and dry weather mean that fungicide spraying is almost unnecessary. Argentine vineyard care is natural and well attuned to modern health and ecological considerations.
Principal Vine Varietals in Argentina
The most significant immigration wave in Argentina was of Italian origin, with Spanish second in importance, and other countries such as Germany following -- all of these represent countries with strong winemaking traditions.
Curiously enough, French contribution arrived late, but nowadays it is very important, not so much because of the number of French wineries but rather on account of the French tradition for quality, ample
oenological knowledge and contact with modern technology.
Even when the major contribution with regard to establishing wineries came from the Italian influence, the most important vines planted in our country came from France.
Here follows a reference to the most important grape varieties introduced in Argentina:
White grapes: Chardonnay, Chenin
Blanc, Sauvignon Blanc, Viognier, Cereza, Muscat, Semillón, Riesling, Traminer, Torrontés, Ugni Blanc, Pedro Ximénez.
Red grapes: Cabernet Sauvignon, Malbec,
Tempranillo, Merlot, Pinot Noir, Syrah (aka Shiraz), Bonarda (aka Barbera),
Lambrusco, Sangiovese, Cabernet Franc.
Our Wine Products
Product types:
- Bottled wine: size 375ml, 700ml, 750ml
- Tetra brik: size 1L
- Bag in Box: size 3L, 5L, 20L
- Bulk wine
- Must (Concentrated Grape Juice)
How to Order
1. Contact us here
2. Follow our instruction to declare the price range that you are looking for
3. We will proceed to recommend you the wine products that best suit your
request
3. Order sample wines and select your favorites
4. Place your order (order unit is per container)
5. We will respond you with the exact amount according to the maximum load of
the container
6. Sign and exchange purchase contract
7. Proceed to shipment procedure
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