Once again emphasizing the international status of Argentine wines, Luigi Busca’s winery in Mendoza was named “Best in the New World” In the Wine Star Awards awarded annually by the specialized American magazine Wine Enthusiast.
The news was announced on Thursday in the same post, which highlights the reasons behind her receiving the award: her career and work on a global scale: “A century of fine winemaking, high-quality Malbec wines And excellence in Mendoza.”
Each year the Wine Star Awards honor the world’s most prominent viticultural champions. The “New World” category corresponds to producers outside Europe In this case also from the United States, which is a separate item because it is a competition organized in that country.
This was the twenty-sixth edition of the competition, which Luigi Busca beat out the other nominated wineries: Baybars River From AustraliaWadi El Haram vineyards New Zealand And the Argentine Santa Julia and Tabbies.
Luigi Bosca is one of the oldest wineries in Argentina. It was founded in 1901 by Leoncio Arezo, an immigrant who arrived in 1890 from Unzue, Navarra, and who planted his first vineyard in Lujan de Cuyo, Mendoza at the age of eighteen.
At the beginning of your adventure He had a Piedmontese partnerWhen the trademark was registered in 1904, They decided to use the Italian’s last name, Boscasince Leoncio’s cousin had previously founded another winery called Arizu SA. The young man who grew up among the vineyards of Pamplona and came off the ship with stakes in his bag that he was going to plant in Argentina, had a very clear vision, but His work surpassed that of subsequent generations.
His son Saturnino, an agronomist, overcame a historic flood of his fields, invested in machinery, and encouraged innovation and machine creation. The first “signature” wines were between 1933 and 1964.
Then his grandson Alberto Arezo took over at a time when Argentina had reached the record for per capita wine consumption and the Malbec boom had not yet exploded. His grandson Alberto Esteban, the current CEO, joined in 1992 to begin the international expansion phase.
Today, the winery is present in more than 60 markets (America, Europe and Asia) and has a portfolio of 34 brands, but for the Argentine consumer, perhaps The other big advantage is its intersectionality.
The brand is popular and appreciated for having an accessible offer in a very wide range of categories. Your wine, not Linda (Malbec, Chardonnay, Viognier, Rosé and raw sparkling wines), It can be found in any supermarket starting at $8,000.and its high range conquers the tastes of connoisseurs with brands such as Paraiso, a blend of red grapes sold in a luxury box for P221,000.
The best winery in the “New World” according to wine lovers was born by an immigrant from the Old World and is about to celebrate 125 years full of international recognition. Neither Don Leoncio Arezzo nor Don Bosca could have imagined it.
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