The Argentina and Chile trip focuses on exploring the wines typical of these regions, such as Malbec, in the case of Argentina, and Cabernet Sauvignon and Carménère in Chile. But we will also explore other varietals and regions that provide variety in both countries. The history of grape growing in both countries, due to the wine production of the Catholic Church, also provides us with rich historical and contemporary wine themes to explore.
When my friend Ellen Brittan, of Brittan Vineyards, talks with my students about business and marketing, she suggests that vineyards and wineries need a story to tell, or they will […]
When I was living in Mexico years ago, there were two historians that were battling over very different versions of Mexico’s history. One, Enrique Krauz, took the position that Mexico’s […]
There has been an incredible amount of foreign investment in Mendoza’s Valle de Uco, about 100 kilometers south of Mendoza, Argentina. It is a recent creation of a wine tourism […]
