organic Domaine Bousquet for Malbec Day paired with empanadas 

On April 17 in 1853, French soil expert Michel Aimé Pouget showed Argentineans how to adapt French varietals, including Malbec, to Argentina, so Wines of Argentina created Malbec World Day on April 17 to celebrate Malbec from Argentina and  “to position Argentine Malbec as one of the most prominent in the world.” While wine has been made in Argentina since the 1500s, you might be surprised to learn that today Argentina is one of the top five producing wine countries in the world — with Malbec taking the lead. In Argentina, almost 25% of vineyards are planted in Malbec (almost 116k acres of vineyards!). This is nearly 200% increase in 20 years. Nearly 45% of the red wine made in Argentina is Malbec meaning there’s a Malbec for every palate, budget, and event and most of it is grown sustainably.

Domaine Bousquet has taken a lead in sustainability in Argentina. They began their project growing organically 25 years ago,  and Domaine Bousquet earned the first Regenerative Organic Certification outside of the US (the fourth worldwide!) Here’s four wines from Domaine Bousquet that won’t break the bank or the planet.

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