Many of us are familiar with the term “terroir”, though some are torn as to whether this is a real phenomenon, or if it was just something that the French made up to help sell their wines (I tend to…
by Becca • • Comments Off on Wine Industry Upgrading in Argentina: Why Did San Juan Lag Behind Mendoza?
The following is a guest post by Pierre Ly, Assistant Professor of International Political Economy (IPE) at the University of Puget Sound. Please see his full bio at the end of this post! If you like wines from Argentina, you have…
by Becca • • Comments Off on Who’s Your Daddy?: Torrontés riojano
The “Who’s Your Daddy” series takes a brief look at the parentage of grapes, in order to get a better understanding of where particular varietals come from and how they are genetically related to one another. So far, we’ve covered: Cabernet…