International wine news. http://cavaargentina.com Wed, 08 Sep 2010 04:16:01 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.2 http://cavaargentina.com/images/M_images/cavasmall.jpg http://cavaargentina.com International wine news. http://cavaargentina.com/en/news/international-recognition-for-salentein-and-renacer.html Museo Killka at Bodegas Salentein received the international gold medal in the “Arts and Culture” category of the Best of Wine Tourism competition, while Renacer was included in the Wine.com 100 list for the second consecutive year. Argentina keeps gaining international relevance through the efforts of its wineries. This week, WineSur features a winery rewarded for its tourism efforts and another one for its wine sales. Thu, 11 Dec 2008 10:47:32 +0100 http://cavaargentina.com/en/news/keys-to-face-2009-successfully.html The wineries are getting their plans ready to face the upcoming year, although recession and uncertainty seem to jeopardize daily tasks. Most of them already have a formula for 2009 to keep business running, and nearly all of them firmly seek to keep growing. In the face of the current recession and crisis, WineSur interviewed important industry members, including those from both large and boutique wineries, and asked them about their plans for 2009. In this... Thu, 11 Dec 2008 10:45:33 +0100 http://cavaargentina.com/en/news/argentina-stays-firm-among-best-buys.html Argentina is still shining among wines with the best quality to price ratio. This time, four Argentinian wines were included in Wine Enthusiast’s recommended selection. Wine Enthusiast, one of the most important wine magazines in the American market, published the Best Buys of 2008 in its November edition, where four Argentinian wines were showcased. The list includes wines with scores above 85 and prices below u$s 15. The wines featured in the list were selected by... Thu, 11 Dec 2008 10:42:49 +0100 http://cavaargentina.com/en/news/argentinian-wines-acknowledged-by-wine-access.html Canada is one of the markets where Argentinian wine is growing the most. The prestigious Canadian wine magazine chose the 25 Best Values available in Canada’s market. Argentina received good scores and special comments from the judges and Malbec had its own section in the article. For the third consecutive year, Wine Access magazine chose the best wines below $25. “The $25 threshold was chosen because, as far as we can ascertain, 97 per cent of... Thu, 11 Dec 2008 10:39:46 +0100 http://cavaargentina.com/en/news/henriquez-people-believe-that-a-brand-is-about-marketing-but-the-first-value-of-a-brand-is-quality.html Chandon’s number one person in Argentina is moving to lead Maison Krug, the prestigious champagne maison of Louis Vuitton Möet Hennessy. She will be the first woman and the first Latin American to hold this position. She looks happy and sad at a time. Her answers are barely audible as she had a Chandon party the night before and lost her voice. But she does not seem to care much about it. Energetic and optimistic as... Thu, 11 Dec 2008 10:36:44 +0100 http://cavaargentina.com/en/news/blends-no-longer-an-old-world-privilege.html The art of blending different grape varieties to make great wines used to be the differential signature of European wines. Today, Argentina seems to be gaining room in this practice, producing great blends. Learn more about them in this article. Human beings do not live on varietals only. Besides single variety wines there are blends, which result from the alchemy achieved by winemakers. If they are red, they offer spicy and mysterious aromas, and hues as... Thu, 11 Dec 2008 10:32:56 +0100 http://cavaargentina.com/en/news/syrah-another-argentinian-icon.html Even though Australia has been developing the variety for 30 years, the potential of the Argentinian terroir is becoming evident. San Juan and Mendoza have been able to develop great wines with this variety. In the past 8 years, it was the variety with the highest growth. Syrah is a well-known varietal around the world. Nevertheless, this grape has been able to gain worldwide recognition lately as a result of the wines produced in Australia. With... Thu, 11 Dec 2008 10:29:49 +0100 http://cavaargentina.com/en/news/the-wine-route-in-san-juan-a-new-option-for-wine-lovers.html Planned as a tourist circuit, the San Juan Wine Route has become one of the most traditional options for visitors. Fifteen wineries integrate the tour and offer very different programs, from organic wine production to sparkling wines elaborated at the very heart of the mountain. In Argentina, the development of wine tourism circuits is rising relentlessly. In the past few years, San Juan wineries have made big efforts to prepare their facilities to produce quality wines... Thu, 11 Dec 2008 10:20:35 +0100 http://cavaargentina.com/en/news/argentina-won-the-major-award-for-fairtrade-wines.html The 2005 Soluna Premium Malbec was the star at the 2008 Fairtrade Wine Competition. It was chosen as the Best Overall Fairtrade Wine (sponsored by Harpers), the Best Fairtrade Red Wine and the Best Argentinian Fairtrade Red Wine. Last November 12th, the Fairtrade Wine Committee held its third annual wine tasting event at Vinopolis, a wine-focused space in London. The wine trade, journalists and the general public were communicated the eagerly awaited results of the 2008... Thu, 11 Dec 2008 10:18:25 +0100 http://cavaargentina.com/en/news/mendoza-selected-wine-region-of-the-year-by-wine-enthusiast.html Among the eleven categories, Mendoza was awarded as the Wine Region of the Year. Learn more about the contest and its winners in this article. Wine Enthusiast is one of the most important magazines in the United States. Every year, it awards and acknowledges the effort of all those people involved in the wine world. As part of the Annual Wine Star Awards 2008, Mendoza was chosen this year’s wine region. The winners will be invited... Thu, 11 Dec 2008 10:16:09 +0100