About this journal
Argentina Through Wine is an independent online journal about Argentine wine and the country that makes it — written slowly, for people who would rather read one good thing than ten ordinary ones.
Wine is a useful door into Argentina. Behind it sit the mountains, the kitchens, the long history of immigration, the way light falls in the Cuyo desert in late afternoon. We write about the wine, and we write about everything that touches it.
What we cover
Five rooms: the grapes and the wines themselves; the regions where they grow; the way to plan a trip to taste them; the food they belong on a table with; and the longer cultural story of the country — immigration, family, the gaucho, tango, the silent things that shape a place.
How we write
Everything published here is written by people. We do not run thin, machine-spun lists or generic tasting notes. We aim for sentences that earned their keep — the ones that give you the sense of a place, or the answer to a real question, or one specific thing you did not already know.
When we describe a wine or a vineyard, we have tasted or visited it, or we are reporting what someone we trust has told us. When we are guessing, we say so. When we are wrong, we correct the page.
How we make money
Argentina Through Wine is reader-supported through affiliate partnerships. When you book a winery tour, a hotel or a tasting through one of our partner links — GetYourGuide, Viator, Booking.com and a small number of others — we may earn a modest commission. The price you pay is the same.
We also recommend a small number of wine accessories (glasses, decanters, books) through Amazon for our United States readers, and a few subscription wine clubs we have found genuinely worthwhile.
We only recommend things we would book or buy ourselves. Read the full affiliate disclosure for the formal version.
Get in touch
Suggestions, corrections, an introduction to a winemaker we should write about — all welcome. The contact page has the details.