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Argentina Welcomes (Virtually) the Wine Pairing Weekend Bloggers
Winter 2019 brings our blogging group on a virtual tour of South America. In January, we visit Argentina, and in February, we’ll be posting on Uruguay and Chile. We’ll enjoy the warm weather, even if it is only through our vivid imaginations!

What is your impression of Argentine Wine?  Here are a few key facts generally true about Argentina and its’ wines:

• Majority of vineyards are located in the foothills of the Andes mountains. These factors contribute much to the character of the wines.
• Because of the rain shadow from the mountains, the vineyards receive very little water and require irrigation. However, the dry climate means organic viticulture can be economically accomplished. The low humidity also means disease pressure is low so copper use in the vineyards is generally not needed.
• As the vineyards are in the foothills of the Andes, they are at unusually high altitude, allowing grape growing closer to the equator than in much of the world
• Labor costs are generally low, so hand harvesting is still economical
• In a bid for international customers, the wines have typically been produced in an international style: fully ripe grapes, modern winemaking and generous oak aging.

Disclosure: Several of our bloggers this month received wines courtesy of  Winesellers Ltd, Familia Zuccardi, and  Bodega Santa Julia. Other bloggers are featuring a variety of Argentine wineries

Preview of our Virtual Argentina Visit
Join our group posts and discussion on Saturday Jan. 12 at 10am CST. You can find us on Twitter at the #WinePW hashtag.

• Deanna from Asian Test Kitchen presents”Spicy Thai Basil Chicken + Torrontes”
• Wendy from A Day in the Life on the Farm shares “A Taste of Argentina”
• Jill from L’Occasion presents “All The Range: Not Just Malbec From Argentina“
• Camilla from Culinary Adventures with Camilla shares “Carbonada Criolla + Zuccardi Q 2013 Tempranillo”
• David at Cooking Chat presents “Roasted Chimichurri Steak and Wines from Argentina”
• Cindy at Grape Experiences shares “Wine and Dine with Bodega Trivento Winemaker German di Cesare”
• Sarah at Curious Cuisiniere presents “Ñoqui con Tuco (Potato Gnocchi with Tomato Sauce) paired with Argentinian Wine”
• Michelle at Rockin Red Blog shares “Exploring Argentinian Wine with the Zuccardi Family”
• Jane at Always Ravenous presents “How to Pair Vegetarian Food with Argentine Wines”
• Jennifer at Vino Travels shares “Argentina Wines with Familia Zuccardi”
• Kat at Bacchus Travel and Tours presents “Exploring Argentina: Warm Wines for Cold Nights”
• Nicole at Somms Table shares “Catena Lunlunta Malbec and Steak with Chimichurri for Two“
• Nancy at Pull That Cork presents “Domaine Bousquet Reserve Wines & Savory Tray Bake“
• Martin at Enofylz Wine Blog shares “A Cross Cultural Food And Wine Pairing with Amado Sur”
• Rupal at Syrah Queen presents “Wines of Zuccardi – Malbec and Beyond”
• Steve at Steven’s Wine and Food Blog shares “Argentine Torrontes and Romesco Sauce”
• Liz at What’s in That Bottle presents “Argentina’s Upping Its Wine Game“
• Gwen at Wine Predator shares “Go Organic in 2019 With Argentina’s Domaine Bousquet and Santa Julia“
• Jeff at Food Wine Click! presents “Party Guaranteed: Pulled Pork and Argentine Wine”