CATAMARCA, Argentina, Oct. 13 -- Five Argentine wineries are preparing to showcase their top-tier wines at the upcoming second China International Import Expo (CIIE) to be held in November in the eastern Chinese city of Shanghai.
The wineries -- Puesto del Marques, Quebrada de las Flechas, Puna, Las Mojarras and Hualfin -- are all located in northwest Argentina's Calchaqui Valley, where the high altitude and rugged terrain are ideal for producing aromatic, full-bodied Malbec and Torrontes varietals.
Wine experts Leandro Vera and Analia Basualdo, who are in charge of exports at the Puesto del Marques and Quebrada de las Flechas wineries, told Xinhua how the challenging environment can create a very special wine.
"Our wineries are among the highest in the world, going from 1,900 to 2,900 meters above sea level," they said.
"The geographic conditions are really quite adverse for the vines to grow. It requires a lot of effort, labor and investment. So for us, each of our grapes is a true gem, because a lot of effort went into making it," they said.
Vines grow in rocky soil, with scarce water and a climate that sees temperatures vary more than 20 degrees between day and night, occasionally plunging to below zero.
That's why oenologists, or winemakers, here must take special care to see their wines flourish, often using runoff from melted mountain ice and snow and no agricultural fertilizers.
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