Soil, climate, cost of doing business. Argentina is Malbec country. I'm spoilt though, I live in South Australia. The reds here are some of the best in the world.

Maybe the drunk is just more enjoyable in South America.

One my favorite wines is red schooner. Grapes imported from Argentina. Not cheap though for sure

So true. After traveling to Argentina and Italy this past year I’m convinced that the US gets the dregs of every harvest and it’s shipped out with a 10x markup. I know it’s complicated and alcohol laws blah blah blah but drinking wine for a week in both countries I felt great during and after ...