About ArgentineWines.Com in English

Part of the English contents of ArgentineWines.Com are extracted. not only and not totally, from the book "Wine Routes of Argentina" by Alan Young, all contents are used with the correspondent author's permission.

"Great book!"
Dereck Foster, wine writer, Buenos Aires "Herald" A hard-hitting summary and the first book in English written about the excellence of Argentine wines. Nominated for Best Wine Book of the Year-New York- 1999

"Good books on Argentine wine are rare (I've only ever seen one before) and here, Alan Young has contributed mightily with this very engaging book. As an Australian resident in California, Alan is a refreshing blend. His knowledge is impressive. From the outset you realize no-one is going to pull the wool over his eyes and he is going to pull no punches. This approach is needed when considering the sometimes self-absorbed Argentine wine industry.

Wine Routes is set within an historical framework that spans from the down of Latin American viticulture (with) right up to the minute details, stunning geography, people and personalities. The photography complements this approach well. One chapter, Women in Wine, highlights an important aspect of the Argentine wine scene and illustrates how closely the author has observed the subject.

Argentina is an enormous country, stretching from rainforest to frozen wastes. Argentines themselves often cannot grasp fully this immensity and one can sympathize with the magnitude of Young's task.

Young exposes the lamentable cartographic situation in Argentina. He had to commission the maps himself. This is an enormous chore, hats off to him. One statement raised a smile: 'The name Argentine Vitivinicultural Association suggests that here is a body that might assist those in need of information. Not so; not only do they not assist, they are aggressively rude...' Been there, got the T-shirt."

Harold Heckle, author and contributor to DECANTER Magazine. DECANTER MAGAZINE March 1999

"In this splendid book, Alan Young delivers a taste of the exciting but largely unknown wines of Argentina".

Alan Hill, wine writer and Contributor to WINESTATE, Australia's national wine magazine.

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