Argentinian Wine

Argentina is the world’s fifth-largest wine-producing nation—mostly red wine due to the fact that reds go with the predominate choice of food in Argentina: beef.

Now, Argentinean whites—particularly those made from the Torrontés grape—are having their day in the sun.

Some of the best Torrontés is coming from a number of boutique wineries in high-altitude Salta. In fact, winemakers are flocking to Salta to snag the world’s highest vineyard that is currently on the market. So far, the one most likely to buy is Swiss wine entrepreneur and art collector Donald Hess, who owns the Hess Collection in Napa Valley. His Altura Maxima vineyard is 10,000 feet above sea level.

Talk about a view to envy--mountains filled with wine grapes!