In Argentina, wine producers know you’re only as good as the grapes you grow, and these days they’re reaping the benefits of their hard-sown handy work.
The terroirs of Argentina, a location towering nearly 3000 feet high into the Andes Mountains, is where many meticulous farmers work hard during the annual growing cycle to produce world-class wines. From the incorporation of improved growing technologies and systems to advanced grape stock selection techniques, this extra attention translates into more desirable fruit used to produce the final product: delicious, full-bodied wines.
Highest of all other growing regions in the world, this area is naturally irrigated by clean runoff water from the snowcapped mountains of the Andes. This provides a pure, untainted tasting wine that is unique to Argentina.
Average rainfall in the Argentine growing regions is about 7.9 inches annually, which makes it a naturally dry area that helps to control the mold and pest issues associated with winegrowing.
The soils of Argentina are alluvial and porous, which means they are loose and unconsolidated – lending the region an exceptional quality for providing the right amount of stress for the vines needed to produce the rootstock for high quality wines at exceptional prices.
Submitted by: Leonel Hurtado, Store #198 in Brownsville, Texas
