Published: 31 March, 2025
Argentina’s economic situation often presents a challenge for those producing and exporting wine – and the current climate, following yet more twists and turns, remains as complex and convoluted as ever. Following the marked devaluation of the peso in December 2023 as the new far-right president Javier Milei swept to power on a ticket of dramatic economic reform, a turbulent year was followed by the re-election of Trump in Argentina’s biggest export market, which may now help rather than hinder the industry.
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Published: 28 March, 2025
Argentina: Premium ambitions
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Published: 27 March, 2025
Geoffrey Dean visits Daniel Pisano, export manager at Pisano Family Vineyards in Uruguay’s Canelones region, where brothers Gustavo and Eduardo are winemaker and viticulturist, respectively.
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Published: 15 November, 2024
South American icon Viña Montes will launch a new traditional method sparkling in 2025, using fruit grown on the Chiloé group of islands that lie off the west coast of Patagonia.
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Domaine Bousquet has released a seminal Sustainability Impact Report which outlines the achievements and future direction for wineries in South America.
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Published: 25 April, 2024
This leading producer, with labels spanning Chile and Argentina, has been harnessing innovation and sustainability to drive forward its already premium positioning in South America’s wine world. Andrew Catchpole discovers more with Jaime de la Barra, winegrowing director at Santa Rita Estates.
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Published: 18 April, 2024
Jo Gilbert quizzes UK importers on the burning questions surrounding Chile and Argentina.
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Published: 26 February, 2024
South American company VSPT Wine Group has announced an appointment to the brand-new role of sales manager as the business looks to grow its UK subsidiary.
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Published: 30 March, 2022
Buyers and critics alike share a snapshot of what currently excites them about South America with Sonya Hook.
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Published: 19 August, 2021
Vibrant, zingy wines which have retained freshness and elegance despite weather challenges have emerged from South America in 2021, a new harvest report focusing on the region has said.
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Regional expert Amanda Barnes has published The South America Wine Guide, covering the wines of Argentina, Chile, Uruguay, Brazil, Bolivia and Peru.
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Lee Evans set up South America specialist importer Condor Wines with just four Argentine wineries on board in June 2011. On its 10th anniversary he recounts to Andrew Catchpole how it all started and how he’s celebrating.
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Condor Wines marked its 10th anniversary this June with its South American Discovery Sessions, looking at how far the wines had come in a decade and what the next 10 years might hold for Latin America’s collective vinous offering.
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New CBD-infused wines from South America are to make their debut in the UK this month, adding the first Latin American flavour to this nascent category.
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Viña Concha y Toro has revealed that markets including the UK, Chile and USA drove sales growth in the first quarter of this year.
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Published: 02 April, 2021
James Lawrence looks at the partnership between Chile and Argentina, and how the wine communities are tackling climate change
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Published: 01 April, 2021
James Lawrence looks at the South American wineries championing biodiversity and giving back to the vineyards.
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Published: 31 March, 2021
The Andean foothills provide ideal conditions for low-intervention viticulture, allowing organic winemaking to flourish
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Published: 29 March, 2021
Despite the difficulties of 2020, the pandemic has accelerated ideas within the South American – and indeed global – wine trade that might have otherwise taken years to get off the ground. Chris Wilson reports
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Published: 25 March, 2021
The owner of Domaine Bousquet talks all things organic and why Tupungato was the right fit for this style of winemaking
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