The Vineyard at the End of the World: Maverick Winemakers and the Rebirth of Malbec - Hardcover

Ian Mount

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0393080196 ISBN 13: 9780393080193

Publisher: W. W. Norton & Co., 2012

Synopsis

For generations, Argentine wine was famously bad oxidized, unpalatable, and often mixed with a low-class French grape called Malbec. But then in 2001, a Cabernet Sauvignon / Malbec blend beat all contenders in a blind taste test featuring Napa and Bordeaux 's finest. Today, Argentina and its signature wine are on the tip of every smart traveler 's tongue. How did this happen?

The Vineyard at the End of the World tells the fascinating, four-hundred-year history of how a wine mecca arose in the high Andean desert. Profiling the outlandish figures who fueled the Malbec revolution including celebrity enologist Michel Rolland, acclaimed American winemaker Paul Hobbs, and the Mondavi-esque Catena family Ian Mount describes in colorful detail the nefarious scams, brilliant business innovations, and backroom politics that put Malbec on the map.

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Review:

The rise of Argentine wine and the improbable triumph of the humble Malbec the Seabiscuit of grapes is one of the great untold stories of globalization. As Ian Mount shows with great energy and feeling, the tale is as much about people and their dreams and obsessions as it is about the delicious drink that motivates them. --Benjamin Wallace, "The Billionaire 's Vinegar"

About the Author:

Ian Mount has written about wine for the Wall Street Journal, Food & Wine, and other publications. He lives in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

About this edition

• Publisher: W. W. Norton & Co.
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 0393080196
• ISBN 13: 9780393080193
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 352