Argentina - Harpers Wine & Spirit Trade News

Argento returns to UK off-trade with revived listings

Published: 16 October, 2026

Argentine producer Bodega Argento is returning to the UK off-trade after a hiatus, launching a renewed range of organic and Fairtrade wines.

Domaine Bousquet launches first ever orange wine

Published: 12 October, 2026

Leading Argentinian organic winery Domaine Bousquet has announced the launch of Native, a new range of natural wines which contains Bousquet’s first ever orange wine – a 100% Torrontes created with skin-contact maceration.

Berkmann adds historic Argentine producer Rutini to its portfolio

Published: 30 September, 2026

Berkmann Wine Cellars has announced the addition of historic Argentine producer Rutini Wines to its portfolio.

Viña Artesano expands fine wine offer with sustainable on-trade range

Published: 02 July, 2026

Premium Argentinian wine estate Viña Artesano, which is owned by Grupo Avinea, has announced the release of its full sustainability-focused range of varietal wines for the UK on-trade.

Susana Balbo partners with Matthew Clark Bibendum

Published: 22 June, 2026

Argentinian wine producer Susana Balbo has partnered with Matthew Clark Bibendum (MCB), which will now distribute its wines across the UK.

South America wine's export picture

Published: 31 March, 2026

Argentina has been on an export journey not untypical of much of the wine market – both value and volume sales over the past five years have been on a downward trajectory.

Flint Wines adds Bodega Noemía to its portfolio

Published: 19 February, 2026

Flint Wines has announced that it has partnered with the acclaimed Patagonian producer Bodega Noemía as its exclusive UK distributor.

Franck Noguiez joins Grupo Avinea as technical director

Published: 08 January, 2026

Leading Argentinian producer of organic wines Grupo Avinea has taken on Franck Noguiez (pictured) as its new technical director, a role in which he will guide wine production and sustainable development for the group.

Catena Institute of Wine launches low & no range

Published: 17 December, 2025

The Catena Institute of Wine – the research organisation founded by Dr Laura Catena – has unveiled a new low & no alcohol range, Domaine EdeM (Elena de Mendoza). The Institute’s “science-led” approach has seen them develop four fresh SKUs.

Luigi Bosca affirms commitment to UK market at London event

Published: 17 November, 2025

On 11 November, Harpers attended a dinner at UNA, a single-table restaurant in St Pancras Clocktower, hosted by Argentinian wine producer Luigi Bosca and Bancroft Wines.

Domaine Bousquet partners with Enotria

Published: 20 October, 2025

Argentine winery Domaine Bousquet has announced a new distribution partnership with Enotria.

Futureproofing Malbec: How can consumer fatigue be stymied?

Published: 20 October, 2025

Once a stalwart of Bordeaux and still the dominant grape of Cahors, these days Malbec seems more at home in Argentina, where it is unequivocally the country’s flagship variety. Planted on 47,000ha, across 12 different provinces, Malbec accounts for more than 42% of red plantings and a quarter of the country’s harvest.

Fells onboards Bodega Lagarde in Argentine expansion

Published: 29 September, 2025

Premium wine distributor Fells has announced the addition of Mendoza’s Bodega Lagarde to its portfolio.

Alto Agrelo awarded Geographical Indication status

Published: 04 August, 2025

Argentina’s Alto Agrelo has become the fifth wine region in Mendoza’s Luján de Cuyo to receive protected Geographical Indication status from The National Institute of Viticulture (INV).

Achaval Ferrer launches Fincas 2021

Published: 23 April, 2025

As part of the release of its Fincas 2021 vintage, Argentinian winery Achaval Ferrer has added to its existing trio of wines with the launch of Nazarenas Malbec.

2024 sees Domaine Bousquet cut carbon footprint by 20%

Published: 23 April, 2025

Argentinian estate Domaine Bousquet has released its 2025 sustainability report, highlighting encouraging progress made at the organic wine producer during 2024. The Mendoza winery, a long-time advocate of organic and biodynamic viticulture, has redoubled its sustainability efforts in recent years.

Sustainable producer Q&A: Andrés Valero, Grupo Avinea/Argento

Published: 22 April, 2025

Mendoza-based Andrés Valero, sustainability and CSR leader at Grupo Avinea/Argento, explains the benefits of rooting sustainability in both vineyard and community, while Andrew Catchpole listens in.

South America Report: UK importers have their say

Published: 07 April, 2025

Importers face a fine balancing act heading into 2025, continuing to present a diverse, well-priced portfolio offer while being beset by the cost shocks of duty rises, EPR and National Insurance rises, to name just a few. For specialist importers of South American wine navigating this puzzle can feel notably headache-inducing, particularly because naturally high-abv wines such as Argentinian Malbecs will be harder hit by duty changes. This is a challenge as these wines’ very taste and style can rely upon this higher alcohol content.

South America Report: How wine is faring in Milei’s Argentina

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.

Argentine adventure: Condor tasting highlights diversity of expressions

Published: 10 March, 2025

At the Amanda Barnes MW hosted Condor Wines Argentinian Extremes virtual tasting, two winemakers, Elías López Montero from the Patagonian Alto Valle de Río Negro and Pancho Lavaque from the northern Salta region, highlighted the tasting diversity afforded by Argentina's diverse climate and geography.