One of our favorite varieties to pair with just about any red meat, especially if it comes off the grill, is Malbec. It also affords a fascinating look into the rise and fall and rise again of a grape ...

Sven Vogtland is the sommelier for the Ritz-Carlton Fort Lauderdale, and a 13 year veteran of the craft who has served bottles in the sunny Virgin Islands and in far-away Vietnam. In this column, ...

Malbec, from Argentina’s signature grape, has established a position among the world’s most popular wines. This variety of European origin that has adapted so well to Argentina’s terroir delivers high ...

“We have a delicious secret—Argentina is more than Malbec,” says Matt Hedges, co-founder of Vino del Sol. “Thinking of Argentina as only Malbec is like thinking of California as only Zinfandel.” The ...

Every year on April 17 we celebrate the time, in the mid-1800s, when a French soil expert introduced the malbec grape to Argentina. This day is called “dia mundial del malbec” or “malbec throughout ...

A few weeks ago, I wrote about several great wines from Argentina other than malbec. This week, I couldn’t resist writing about malbec wines from this South American country. There’s a reason why ...

Not all wine is created equal. Wine grape varieties have different characteristics (and different price tags). Malbec is a mouth-filling red with some specific characteristics making it the right ...

South America is on the rise as a wine-producing region, and Argentina is its fastest-rising star. Some of the country's best wines are achieving startling levels of quality, representing remarkable ...

Like everything in the modern world, opinions on aging wines are evolving. Traditionally, wines made with cabernet and merlot ...

The April 17 press release headline trumpeted, “Revolutionizing Malbec: Bodega Trivento Introduces World’s First White Malbec.” Juan Pablo Valot of Valcan Cellars in Corvallis was not amused. “First?

It’s called Malbec World Day (MWD), a global initiative created by Wines of Argentina to position Argentine Malbec in the world’s markets and celebrate the success of the country’s wine industry. This ...