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IWC TROPHY WINNER BODEGA ALTA YARÍ

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Bodega Alta Yarí ’s Alta Yarí Gran Corte 2023 has been awarded the International Wine Challenge (IWC) 2025 Regional Trophy for the Gualtallary Cabernet Franc category, one of the most coveted distinctions in global wine competitions. This latest accolade places Bodega Alta Yarí among Argentina’s most remarkable producers, affirming its mastery of high-altitude terroir and meticulous craftsmanship. The story of this award-winning wine is both a celebration and a revelation, unveiling a journey through the Andes, the vineyard, and the glass. In the heart of the Uco Valley, between 1,400 and 1,600 meters above sea level, lies Gualtallary, a subregion renowned for its limestone soils, fierce diurnal shifts, and ethereal light. Here, vines grow closer to the sky, their roots gripping pale, calcareous soils that give wines a mineral purity unmatched elsewhere in Mendoza. Bodega Alta Yarí , founded by Bordeaux-born winemaker Hervé Fabre, stands as an emblem of this landscape. His vision bri...
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La VidA: Mendoza’s Michelin-Starred Table

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In Mendoza, wine can provide the reason for a journey. At La VidA, it also shapes the way dinner unfolds. Located in Chacras de Coria, within Susana Balbo Winemaker’s House & Spa Suites, La VidA brings together contemporary Argentine cuisine and the perspective of one of the country’s most influential winemakers. In July 2026, the restaurant received a MICHELIN Star, placing it among the newly recognised dining destinations in the official MICHELIN Guide Buenos Aires & Mendoza selection. The award gives travellers a compelling reason to take a closer look. The restaurant’s identity, however, begins with the family and the winemaking philosophy behind it. Chacras de Coria lies in Luján de Cuyo, a wine-producing area in Mendoza province, a short drive from Mendoza City. The district’s older houses, tree-lined streets and established residential character offer a different setting from the city centre. La VidA occupies a place within that environment at Viamonte 5022 , inside Susa...
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WINE TRENDS 2026: Tannins and Ambrosia

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In Mendoza’s Uco Valley region, long wooden tables rest between rows of vines that have endured wind, altitude, and patient human hands. Glasses upon them catch the sun and the wine inside glows somewhere between burnished gold and soft terracotta. Carrying the perfume of dried apricot, wild herbs, citrus peel, as well as a faint memory of clay, its first sip surprises, not with sweetness, but with grip and texture. This is a gentle tannic frame that holds the palate with quiet authority. In 2026 the conversation has shifted in Argentina and Orange wine, once whispered about as a curiosity, now occupies confident space on serious restaurant lists from Buenos Aires to Mendoza and even Cordoba. Collectors discuss skin contact maceration with the same ease once reserved for oak regimens and vineyard elevations. Sommeliers speak of structure and gastronomy rather than novelty, while travellers arrive asking for it by name. In fact, globally, the movement has matured.  Reports from Euro...
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MAIPÚ : THE SOUL OF ARGENTINE WINE

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      The story of Maipú begins in the nineteenth century, on March 31, 1861,  when it was formally established as a community, after earthquakes reshaped Mendoza’s urban fabric and its surrounding towns. New settlers arrived and the valley’s agricultural prospects encouraged European families to plant vines and build cellars. Italians, Spaniards and French immigrants carried cuttings, practical knowledge and cultural rituals that formed the backbone of early viticulture in the area. Agronomists and settlers adapted old world techniques to dry air and alluvial soils, constructing acequias and laying down the patterns of irrigation that would sustain Mendoza’s vines for generations. Among the region’s early pioneers were families and entrepreneurs who founded some of the first bodegas in the area.  In Coquimbito, within Maipú, Felipe Rutini established a winery in 1885 that became known as Bodega La Rural, a landmark of immigrant enterprise and cellar craft. Othe...
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Beyond Mendoza: Discovering Tarija’s Emerging Wine Story

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The first thing that caught my attention was not the wine, It was the location. Tarija, Bolivia. I had been looking at the results of the 2026 Decanter World Wine Awards when I came across Campos de Solana, a winery in Tarija that had collected five medals. One Silver and four Bronze awards, from a competition that assessed more than 16,000 entries, was enough to make me stop scrolling. Having lived in Argentina surrounded by one of South America’s great wine cultures for as long as I have, I know how easy it is for Mendoza to become the beginning and end of the conversation. It is a superb destination, and deservedly famous. Yet after years of living here, I find myself increasingly interested in the places that sit just beyond the established map. Tarija made me curious. That is where I think wine tourism becomes useful for Caribbean travellers. A medal can catch your attention, but a place has to give you a reason to travel. Campos de Solana’s result is worth understanding in simple...
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Beyond Mendoza: Why Buenos Aires Province Is Redefining Argentine Wine Travel

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  The story of Buenos Aires Province as a wine destination begins in contradiction. For decades, Argentina’s global wine identity has been tethered to elevation, to the mineral austerity of the Andes as well as the dramatic extremes that shape Malbec into a flagship export. Yet across the lowlands and coastal corridors surrounding the capital, a different narrative has been gathering momentum. It is one rooted in accessibility, in maritime influence, in cultural continuity, and in a recalibration of how wine integrates into everyday life. This is the tension that defines Buenos Aires province today: a region historically peripheral to Argentina’s viticultural prestige now asserting relevance through innovation, intimacy, and strategic positioning within a shifting global wine economy. The emergence of this province as a credible wine destination is neither accidental nor purely aesthetic. It reflects broader transformations identified by institutions such as the International Organ...
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Altieri Wines: Reading Place Through the Wine

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In Mendoza, I pay attention to what happens before the wine reaches the glass. After close to a decade living in Argentina, I have learnt that the details surrounding a winery can tell me as much as the tasting itself. A building that has survived several generations. An old tool that still has a story attached to it. A family name that remains visible in the business. These things give a wine somewhere to begin. That is what interests me about Altieri Wines. The winery stands in Brandsen Street in Perdriel, Luján de Cuyo, in a building constructed in 1930. Cecilia Buj and Guillermo Altieri acquired the property in 1998, when it had already been abandoned for years, and developed it into the boutique winery it is today. The project retained the character of the old property while giving it a new working life. The family also began collecting objects connected to Argentina's wine history. That collection became the Museo de la Cultura del Vino, now comprising more than 3,000 pieces ...
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