LauraCatenaandtheoenologistAlejandroVigil,twoleadingfiguresintheworldofwine,presentMalbecmonamour.Thisbook,whichcombinesdetailedexpertinformationwithbeautifuldrawingsandimagesandfunanecdotesandfacts,takesthereaderonafascinatingjourneythroughthehistoryanddevelopmentofMalbecaswellasthedifferentterroirsofMendozawherethegrapehasthrivedsowell.InMalbecmonamourtheytellushowandwhyMalbecbecameArgentina’siconicgrapevariety,establishingitselfasthequintessentialArgentinevarietyinelitewinecircles.LearnallyouneedtoknowaboutMalbec,fromitsdevelopmentsinceRomantimes,anditsspreadfromthereignofEleanorofAquitainerightuptothephylloxeraplague.SeehowthewinegrapechangedwithNicolaCatena’sarrivalinSouthAmericaandthediligentworkofthefirstimmigrantsestablishingvinesinthecountry.TakearoadtripwithLauraandAlejandrothroughthefamousUcoValley,featuringthehistoryofhigh-altitudeMalbec,itsgeologyandthescientificresearchoftheCatenaInstitute.
