Invest in Mendoza

After an intense workday in which the great French enologist Michel Rolland tasted 360 wines included in the 2008 edition of the book Wines of Argentina, his comments were conclusive: I am really surprised, I have tasted almost all of the top level Argentine wines in the market and I have found very few (I can count on one hand) that I haven’t liked.

The Argentine government gave a strong signal yesterday to the financial world when it confirmed the success of a guaranteed loans exchange. This reached 15.1 billion pesos, registering almost 97% voluntary acceptance from creditors.

The important wine journalist will be one of the judges in the next edition of the national competition Argentine Wine Awards. In this interview he offers his opinions about the world of wine and its performance in the United Kingdom.

In a competition as tough as the famous rally raid, this Mendoza company ended up with the enormous responsibility of being in charge of the logistics and the transport in the race that will kick off on January 3 in Buenos Aires and that will reach Mendoza five days later. The local firm was up for the challenge of fulfilling the rigorous demands of the Dakar organization and it won the battle against international competitors such as Gefco and other national ones such as Andreani, Flechabus and OCA.

ProFrutal 2009 is the first traveling exposition of fresh fruit in Argentina. The organizers propose a unique program to be presented in three different fruit growing regions in order to facilitate the cooperation of producers in these three zones. On June 8th, the site for the meeting will be Alto Valle in Río Negro, on Wednesday the 10th it will be Mendoza’s turn, heading the region of Cuyo, and finally on the 12th in Tucumán the Argentinean Northwest will be shown (NOA). The final program will be known in the first trimester of 2009.

Argentina is taking its first steps in the exploration of Petit Verdot as a pure varietal. Until recently, it was practically impossible to find it pure. We did find the Malbec Verdot by Luigi Bosca, a variety born from a cross between Malbec and Petit Verdot that was discovered by the engineer Alberto Arizu (Leoncio Arizu - Luigi Bosca) and the engineer Alberto Alcalde, the famous specialist of the INTA.

The businessman from Mendoza and owner of IMPSA, trusts in that, “in one year, at the most, the world will reactivate itself and we must be prepared.” In this sense, he takes advantage of the opportunity to defend his work and remember that it is necessary for the country to continue investing in the energy production.

Mendoza launched a promotion for the summer season in strategic points throughout the country. The investment is for around 450,000 pesos and looks to stimulate internal tourism. In Valle de Uco, the three departments are working together to promote the region.

Ketek Events & Tourism is a wholesale operator in Argentina specialized in the region of Cuyo. Through its area of Individual and Group Trips, it helps to plan trips for foreign visitors or corporate tourists. This time in the face of the interest that the Dakar Rally has awoken, between the 3 and the 18th of January in Argentina and Chile, a series of VIP itineraries to enjoy the race have begun to be promoted.

Finca Agostino Winery was acquired for a sum that was kept under strict confidentiality, the recognized high end wine brand Telteca and its distribution network including the commercial and technical team, lead by Alberto Antonacci (ex Executive Director of Viñas Argentinas, Inc.).