I'm back!  I took a spontaneous and unannounced break for the month of July but now I am back and we are going to be covering a bunch of great topics in the next couple months from Mendoza to Madeira.  Today we are getting right into it with the history if winemaking in Argentina and then we take a deep dive into the most important winemaking region of Argentina and that is Mendoza.  So if you have ever picked up a bottle of $15 wine and looked found that you were drinking a wine from Argentina - this is an episode about how that wine got into your hands.  I used some great resources this week:  The Oxford Companion to Wine by Jancis Robinson  1001 Wines to Try Before You Die by Neil Beckett  And some Decanter Articles as well:  https://www.decanter.com/wine-news/argentina-wine-law-focuses-on-terroir-102798/ https://www.decanter.com/sponsored/argentina-my-top-25-434438/ I also speak about some wineries:  Luigi Bosca:  https://luigibosca.com/en/ Altos Los Hormigas:  https://www.altoslashormigas.com/ Diamandes de Uco:  https://www.diamandes.com/en/wines/ If you spot something that needs correcting or you would like to request an episode you can reach out at [email protected] or check out the House Wine Instagram @housewinepodcast  This podcast is 100% independent, it is written, narrated and produced by myself, Rachael so if you heard something you liked then scroll down and leave a comment or review, that is the best way that you can support the show.  Until next week, I hope you drink something delicious!  Music Credit: Too Cool by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4534-too-cool License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/