(A celebration of Mendoza)
Did you know that Malbec, Argentina’s flagship varietal, has its own world day, as Wines of Argentina has established April 17th as Malbec World Day. It was established in 2011 and will celebrate its third edition today.
Starting off with a brief history, Malbec has been acclaimed by European palates, especially the English and French, since the Roman Empire, and its prestige was consolidated in the Middle Ages, to gain full recognition in modern times. Today Argentina has become a major player in the U.S. wine arena. Its flagship wine has grown from 625,00 cases in 2005 to over 4 million cases in 2012. This places them 5th overall behind Italy, Australia, France and Chile in US imports. Malbec has become the national star and is grown all over the country’s wine regions. That is why Wines of Argentina decided to pay this tribute to this emblematic variety.
Why was April 17th date chosen?
In a nutshell, the efforts of Michel Aime Pouget, an agriculturist, whom brought the Malbec grape to Argentina from France in 1853, and Domingo Faustino Sarmiento, President of Argentina who assisted pushing through a bill into law that established Quinta Normal and a School of Agriculture. This initiative was submitted on April 17th 1853, and therefore the reasoning behind picking this date as Malbec World Day!
In a nutshell, the efforts of Michel Aime Pouget, an agriculturist, whom brought the Malbec grape to Argentina from France in 1853, and Domingo Faustino Sarmiento, President of Argentina who assisted pushing through a bill into law that established Quinta Normal and a School of Agriculture. This initiative was submitted on April 17th 1853, and therefore the reasoning behind picking this date as Malbec World Day!
Malbec generally has rich fruit, smoke and spices on the palate. It is a full-bodied, dry red wine, with a little smoother finish then some big Cabernet Sauvignon.
Joe D
http://www.bkwine.com/news/malbec-world-day-on-april-17/?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=BKWine+Brief+115+EN&utm_source=YMLP&utm_term=Malbec+World+Day+on+April+17
No comments:
Post a Comment