Funny grape, Malbec. It was once popular in Bordeaux, but after the 1950s it fell from favour. The only part of France that still uses it extensively is Cahors. But Malbec thrives in Argentina: at one point the Argentines had 50,000 hectares of the stuff. Most of the resulting wine was putrid.
This is no surprise when you consider that Argentina???s largest immigrant group is made up of Italians. Anyone who has been to Italy will have noticed a curious paradox. The country makes some of the....
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