Argentina has a varied wine producing scene. Argentina makes typically bold, ripe wines and is most well known for its production of high quality Malbec and its indigenous white variety, Torrontes. Mendoza is Argentina's main wine producing region, nestled against the Andes, with its high altitude ensuring it can produce quality wines, despite its proximity to the equator.
Malbec, their iconic variety. Though originally from Southwest France, this red variety is better suited to Argentine soil than to any other. In Argentina Malbec found ideal environmental conditions for its development and gave origin to exceptional wines. Mendoza is known as the producer of the finest Malbec wines.