The Dispatch

News & Insights

Wine news from Argentina and around the world. Awards, vintages, events, industry shifts — what wine drinkers should know.

For the third consecutive year, Argentine Malbec dominated the Decanter World Wine Awards — taking 4 Best in Show medals and 27 Platinum awards.

The 2026 harvest in Mendoza was one of the most challenging — and potentially most interesting — vintages of the decade.

The Catena Institute has released its most comprehensive soil map of Mendoza to date — 47 distinct soil units across the Uco Valley alone.

After three years of declining shipments, the Champagne region returned to modest growth in the first quarter of 2026.

Vinitaly 2026 closed in Verona with record attendance — and a landmark year for the Argentine pavilion.

A letter from the vineyards, once a month.