At Vinexpo 2009, the wine trade bender that takes over Bordeaux for two of the hottest weeks every other summer, the expansive pavilion for Argentina was flanked by a modest counter from the home team ...

Malbec’s near-extinction in Europe sparked its rebirth in South America, now the grape’s global stronghold and center of diversity. Long before it became Argentina’s signature grape, malbec was a ...

While Malbec is the grape that put Argentine wine on the world map, many wine lovers have forgotten that this bold variety is a French immigrant. Frenchman Michel Pouget brought the grape to Argentina ...

Not many wine countries are as closely associated with a particular grape variety as Argentina. The grape is, of course, malbec. Malbec came to Argentina’s largest wine region Mendoza in the mid-19th ...

This wine grape, originally from the Bordeaux region of France, has firmly left its European roots to find fame in the sunshine of beautiful Argentina. The malbec varietal is particularly successful ...

When I hear the word Malbec, I think Argentina. The grape produces that country's signature red wine that's won us over with its ripe dark fruit flavors, peppery spice and earthiness, and some ...

Mendoza, Argentina — MATiAS MAYOL slowly pours a bottle of his family’s Malbec wine into a 3-foot-deep hole in the backyard of his cousin’s Mendoza, Argentina, home and silently prays: Pachamama, you ...

When you think of malbec, you probably think of a big, fruit-forward red wine, a perfect pairing for a grilled burger or steak. You also are likely to think of Argentina, where the grape has thrived ...

Jonathan Ray visits Argentina, the new spiritual home of an old-world wine, to find out why French winemakers are falling in love with Malbec all over again. They do like their beef in Argentina. For ...