
WineFacts: Did you know that Argentina “Saved” Malbec?
#WineFacts: Did you know that Argentina “Saved” Malbec?
After the phylloxera pest epidemic took out most of Europe’s original vines in the 1860s, Argentina leads the production of the grape with over 75% of all the acres of Malbec in the world. In a way, Argentina reinvigorated Malbec as one of the top 18 noble grapes.