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Clearly there are two major categories to be treated separately when attending a wine tasting: reds and whites. Major white wines in Argentina and across the world include Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc and Riesling, while major reds include Cabernet, Merlot, Pinot Noir, Zinfandel and Malbec. Very generally, whites are much lighter and served chilled and in a thinner glass with no part wider than at the brim. Such a stemware structure works to maintain the low temperature. Argentina is…

Wine, along with most other products, is expected to drop in sales and demand during a global recession such like the one we are experiencing today. What do we see with wine consumers during the recession? Many instead of buying bottles in restaurants at $40 and up are enjoying wine in their homes at $15 or $20 a bottle.  Given its political economic climate, Argentina stays very competitive in this lower range. Wine quality from productive regions like Mendoza and Buenos Aires is only…

Anyone interested in Argentine wine? Argentina has recently been hoisted to its #5 spot worldwide in wine production due greatly to increasing globalization and transferability of information through networking and online sites such as this. Heavy exportation only began recently in the 1990s, and peso devaluation has occurred in a context of unfavorable trade balance. Thus, wine tastings are increasing and wine is becoming more of a quality commodity of interest on the international scene.…