ARGENTINA
IS SYNONYMOUS WITH GOOD WINE. HIGHLY RECOGNIZED WORLDWIDE, THE
ARGENTINE WINE IS ONE OF THE ESSENTIAL GASTRONOMIC ATTRACTIONS TO
WHEN VISITING THE COUNTRY.
WINE
JOY . & NBSP; IN HIS "WINE SONNET" JORGE LUIS BORGES ASKS HIMSELF: "IN
WHAT KINGDOM, IN WHAT CENTURY, UNDER WHAT SILENT CONJUNCTION OF
STARS, ON WHAT SECRET DAY THAT MARBLE HAS NOT SAVED, THE
COURAGEOUS AND UNIQUE IDEA OF INVENTING JOY? ". THE POET ASSOCIATES
HE CAME TO JOY. THE JOY THAT NEVER LACKS AT THE TABLE OF
ARGENTINES. THE JOY THAT IS SHARED WITH FRIENDS AND ACCOMPANIES A
GOOD ROAST. THE JOY THAT ACTIVATES OUR SENSES AND LEADS US TO
UNRAVEL THE MYSTERY OF THE GRAPE.
THE
ARGENTINE WINE. ARGENTINA
IS AMONG THE FIRST WINE PRODUCERS WORLDWIDE
SINCE IT HAS EXCELLENT LAND, WATER AND CLIMATE CONDITIONS FOR THE
MAKING FINE WINES WITH HIGH QUALITY GRAPES .
THE PLUS THAT IT HAS COMPARED TO OTHER WINES IS ITS CAPACITY
ANTIOXIDANT. DUE TO THE HEIGHT WHERE ITS VINEYARDS ARE LOCATED, THE FEW
PRECIPITATION AND THE LITTLE CLOUDINESS THAT ALLOWS A FRUITFUL
SUN EXPOSURE ON CROPS, ARGENTINE WINE IS
CONSIDERED ONE OF THE HEALTHIEST IN THE WORLD. THE
MAIN PRODUCING REGIONS ARE: CUYO (MENDOZA AND SAN JUAN),
NORTHWEST (SALTA, CATAMARCA AND LA RIOJA) AND PATAGONIA (RÍO NEGRO).
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LITTLE HISTORY. THE
VINE CULTIVATION COMES TO ARGENTINA WITH THE SPANISH CONQUEST. IN
1493 ,
CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS INTRODUCES THE FIRST VARIETIES IN THE ANTILLES
BUT THEY DO NOT PROSPER BECAUSE OF THE TROPICAL CLIMATE.
ONLY IN 1543 THE CITY OF SALTA RECEIVES THE VINE THROUGH THE ALTO
PERU AND, SUBSEQUENTLY, THEY FIND A BETTER SETTLEMENT IN
CAFAYATE. WITH THE FOUNDATION OF CITIES LIKE MENDOZA AND SAN JUAN,
VINES ENTER FROM CHILE AND THEN SPREAD THROUGHOUT THE
TERRITORY. CROP EXPANSION IS CLOSELY
RELATED TO THE SPREAD OF CHRISTIANITY SINCE THE CLERGY
I NEEDED THE WINE TO CELEBRATE MASS. AROUND 1852, THE THINKER
SAN JUAN DOMINGO FAUSTINO SARMIENTO INVITES THE FRENCHMAN MICHEL AIMÉ
POUGET TO BRING YOUR WINE AND AGRICULTURAL KNOWLEDGE TO MENDOZA.
POUGET, THEN, INTRODUCES IN ARGENTINA THE FIRST VARIETIES
FRENCH, SUCH AS CABERNET SAUVIGNON, PINOT NOIR AND OVERCOOKED MALBEC.
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BEST STRAINS. INSIDE
OF THE RED VINES, IN ARGENTINA THE FOLLOWING STAND OUT: CABERNET SAUVIGNON,
BONARDA AND, OF COURSE, MALBEC. THE FIRST IS A RED WINE
AND TANNIC WITH AROMAS OF PEPPER, BLACKCURRANT, STRAWBERRY AND LIQUORICE. THE SECOND
IT IS LESS ACIDIC THAN THE PREVIOUS ONE, MORE FRUITY AND LIGHT, WITH AROMAS OF
BERRIES. THE LAST AND MOST IMPORTANT IN THE INDUSTRY
ARGENTINE WINEMAKING IS INTENSE AND FRUITY, VERY TANNIC, COLORED
INTENSE AND WITH VIOLET REFLECTIONS, WITH AROMA OF STRAWBERRIES.
AS FOR WHITE STRAINS, THE PRODUCTION OF
CHARDONNAY, SAUVIGNON BLANC
AND TORRONTÉS. THE FIRST IS A FINE AND AROMATIC WINE OF GOOD
PERSISTENCE IN THE MOUTH, WITH AROMAS OF CITRUS, BUTTER, ALMONDS AND
TOASTED BREAD. THE SECOND IS DRY, SMELLING A
ASPARAGUS AND HERBS, WITH A SMOKED TIN. THE LAST AND MORE
RECOGNIZED WHITE WINE IN OUR COUNTRY IS CHARACTERIZED BY
ITS INTENSE AROMA AND ITS HINTS OF TROPICAL FRUITS AND WHITE FLOWERS.
TORRONTÉS CURRENTLY ONLY EXISTS IN ARGENTINA AND IS CULTIVATED
MAINLY IN THE CAFAYATE VALLEY.
TASTING
IN BUENOS AIRES. FOR
TASTE THE EXQUISITE FLAVORS OF OUR GRAPES, TANGOL INVITES YOU TO
TASTE THE BEST BOUTIQUE WINES THAT GROW IN ARGENTINA. THE
AGENCY TE
OFFERS A TASTING TOUR FOR YOU TO ENJOY THE PAIRING OF FIVE WINES
ALONG WITH FIVE REGIONALLY PRODUCED DISHES. DISHES AND WINES
TRADITIONAL THAT WILL INTRODUCE YOU TO ARGENTINE CULTURE THROUGH
OF THE PALATE.
TANGOL
HAS TWO LOCATIONS: ONE IN FLORIDA 971, PB, LOCATION 31
(MICROCENTRO) AND ANOTHER IN DEFENSE 831, TELEPHONE: 4363-6000 (SAN
TELMO).