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\"Argentina<\/a>Argentina has long been one of the world\u2019s leading producers and consumers of wine.\u00a0 This sprawling nation, which contains some of the world\u2019s most diverse geography: tropical jungle, barren desert, towering snow-capped mountains and windswept deserted islands that herald Antarctica, is presently the world\u2019 sixth largest producer of wine and the planet\u2019s third largest consumer of the fruit of the vine, placing it just behind Italy and France.\u00a0 As an interesting comparison, Argentina consumes more than five times the amount of wine per capita as does the United States, (10.5 gallons per capita in Argentina versus just 2.00 gallons per head in the United States).\u00a0 Moreover, Argentina is no longer just a source of good plentiful, every day plonk; it is increasingly a treasure chest of world class red and white wines.<\/p>\n

Driven by the burgeoning worldwide demand for fine wine, especially well-made reds, Argentina has in the past decade begun promoting quality over quantity among its hundreds of thousands of acres of vines, especially in the arid, nearly insect-free environment of Mendoza, where the quality and variety of both white and red wines continues to grow exponentially.\u00a0 The recent attention to quality is much to the delight of savvy North American consumers, who continue to gobble up the wines of Argentina at an ever increasing rate.<\/p>\n

The proliferation of domestic and international talent has helped to transform Argentina into a source of exceptional red and white wines, beginning with the Catena family and its scions, Luca and Tikal, Roberto de la Mota at Mendel, Paul Hobbs, Jacques and Francois Lurton, and many others, all of whom are pushing the envelope on quality.\u00a0 This once sleeping giant now houses a treasure trove of fine wines, with the wonders of Malbec and Cabernet Sauvignon in the vanguard.\u00a0 Excellent white wines have also become a source of considerable pride, most notably Chardonnay, Riesling, and Torrontes, Argentina\u2019s signature white varietal. \u00a0Don\u2019t miss out on all that Argentina now has to offer.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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