At Last, The News is Good for Argentina

Everywhere I turn I hear the same.  Mlabec is the ‘it’ wine and people are loving it now more than ever because of it’s high quality and low cost.  We hope to see this trend continue and aim to bring out ultra premium Argentine wines.

Argentina’s Andes Advantage

When the going gets tough the tough get crafty

More people are opting for Argentine reds with an appealing cost to quality ratio.  Cali is feeling the crunch.

Sales of Napa Valley red wines come to a ’screeching halt’

Yellow + Blue makes Green

I love this concept.  Instead of bottling wine at the vineyard, ship it in a tank closer it’s consumer destination, then package it in environmentally responsibly Tetra Paks.  Maybe we can get that rolling at Hand of God Vineyards.

Environmental Upside to Imports?

Who knew? The carbon footprint of wine shipped from over seas is lower than wine shipped domestically by truck … that means right here in Seattle I can enjoy a bottle of Argentine wine and feel better about my carbon footprint than if I was drinking a CA wine. hmmm.  Christopher makes some good points here about train transport.  But until the U.S. curbs it’s oil consumption and rejuvenates it’s rail system, I’ll buy my produce local and my wine from overseas.

Much more at this link about the original National Geographic article … including this great little graphic.

Mendoza, Bang for your Buck

We head to Argentina every chance we get and couldn’t agree more with this article.  As soon as you can, go.  You will not be disappointed.  The dollar still goes far, the wines are fantastic, the Andes are incredible, and the city of Mendoza will give you a good dose of Argentine culture.  Please be sure to stop by Hand of God Vinyards, Vines of Mandoza, and Achaval-Ferrer. We would love to meet you.

Mendoza, Argentina’s Wine Country

Malbec Beckons — Heed the Call

The key to the Argentine wine market’s success in this economic funk is great quality and moderate price. As Malbecs rapidly grow in popularity, there is danger of wine makers flooding the market with lower quality, generic tasting bulk wines and in falling prey to the ‘critter wine’ phenomena that so tarnished Australia reputation. We are happy to see that Achaval-Ferrer again earns props for quality and taste. We look forward to bringing you more Santiago Achaval wines of the same caliber from the Hand of God Estate.

Malbec Beckons — Heed the Call

Harvest at Achaval-Ferrer, March 2009

Harvest season is crunch time at a vineyard but, when it all comes together to produce a quality wine,  it’s worth every moment of hard work.  Anyway, we welcome just about  any cause for a good celebration … and a lot of grilled meat. enjoy!