Argentina is the world's fifth-largest wine producer, with an identity built on high-altitude vineyards in the foothills of the Andes and a dry, sunny climate that keeps disease pressure low. Malbec is its flagship grape, prized internationally for deep color and velvety texture, while the aromatic white Torrontés is considered the country's own signature variety.
Grapes grown here
Sub-regions
Cafayate
Cafayate, in Argentina's high-altitude Calchaquí Valleys, is a dry, low-humidity region known above all for Torrontés, the aromatic white grape considered its signature wine.
Mendoza
Mendoza produces roughly two-thirds of Argentina's wine from vineyards planted at striking altitude, 600 to 1,100 meters, in the Andes foothills, where glacier-fed irrigation and alluvial soils create ideal growing conditions. Malbec is the region's calling card, though Cabernet Sauvignon, Tempranillo, and high-altitude Chardonnay are also important.