Argentina is still to realise its full potential but ultimately may have more to offer than Chile. With its Italian influence as well as the more obvious Spanish, the extraordinary range of climates and exciting resources of old vines in variety, there is some fascinating wine already on the market with masses more to come. Clean fruit, well-defined, clear styles and a desire to do it properly, have pushed the country forward, deservedly, into the mainstream. Less richly fruity than most Australian output (a dangerous generalisation, but you catch the drift), a much more varied offer than Chile or California in terms of grape variety and regional difference, yet riper in style than France, Argentina has a massive wine producing future ahead.
