The Argentinian Embassy could not skip the tenth edition of the Malbec World Day and will be celebrating it from 14 to 21 November at more than 130 various wine specialty stores, shops and liquor stores in the Netherlands. The national pride of Argentina will be te center of the attention offered by more than 15 importers representing 25 wineries and more than 80 different Malbec labels. 

Furthermore, an online Masterclass about the unique quality of the Argentinian  grape Malbec and top wines of international allure is offered by the Embassy  given by Dutch Magister Vini Fransbert Schermer.

Malbec World Day is celebrated in memory of the day in 1853 when President Domingo Faustino Sarmiento officially made it his mission to transform Argentina's wine industry. On that day he commissioned French soil expert Michel Aimé Pouget to bring new vines to the country, including malbec.

That turned out to be a good choice. If you ask wine lovers where the malbec wine comes from, they will say: "Argentina!" Hardly anyone knows that the grape originally comes from France. Malbec is the "icon grape" for Argentina.

Argentina is now the main producer of Malbec. With 109,686 hectares, Malbec represents 38.6% of the total red varieties and 22.4% of the country's total cultivated area in 2020. It is the variety that has grown the most in area: by 171 percent since the year 2000!

Celebratory events are held in more than 70 cities in 54 countries to mark the Malbec World Day.

In the Netherlands, the importers, Not Only Tinto, Damaro Wines, Robbers en van den Hoogen, Pallas Wines, Delta Wines, La Giostra del vino, Belgerette Wines, Wijnhuis Ten Bilt, Verbunt Verlinden, Salentein, Tamis, Wijnen Vino Via, Lijfering Dranken, Wijnimport Jos Rijnaarts, Gastrovino  and Winestep in collaboration with wine shops throughout the country, offer more than 80 different malbec wines. 

 

So celebrate with us from 14 to 21 November and find a tasty Argentinian malbec at one of the following wine shops:  

 

 

Wijnhuis Wooning, Hoefweg 11, 2665 CB Bleiswijk

C'est Le Vin, Kromme Spieringweg 569E, 2141 AL Vijfhuizen

Wijnhandel Den Toom v.o.f., Vredehofstraat 74 ,3062 TC Rotterdam

Not Only Tinto, Sarphatipark 24h, 1072PB Amsterdam

Robbers en van den Hoogen, Velperweg 23, 6824 BC Arnhem

Wijnhuis Ten Bilt, Hoofdstraat 203-T 2071 EG Santpoort-Noord

Wine Cellar, Nieuwezijds Voorburgwal, Dam 137, 1012 RJ Amsterdam

Lijfering Drankengroothandel/ Wijnhandel Dikkers, Rigaweg 5, Groningen

Wijn&verwonderen, Achterstraat 38, 4101 BB Culemborg

Henri Bloem Apeldoorn, Asselsestraat 52, 7311 EN, Apeldoorn

Heeren van de Wijn, J.G. Sandbrinkstraat 22, 3901 EZ Veenendaal

Siersma Wijnadvies, Havenstraat 30, 1271 AE Huizen

Van Erp Roden 13-26 Raadhuisstraat 11, 9301 AA Roden

K’s wijn en spijs, Veenhoopsweg 25/3, 9422 AB Smilde      

Uw Slijter Maaike, Wheemplein 33, 3861 BA Nijkerk          

Uw Slijter Stiekema, De Dam 6, 9351 AM Leek        

Uw Slijter Dronten Zuid, De Morgen 82, 8251 TH Dronten

Uw Slijter van Gils, Zuidsingel 56, 8255 CH Swifterbant      

Slijterij Graaman, Galle Promenade 44, 1991 PR Velserbroek         

Parkzicht Slijterij, Museumplein 3, 1991 PR Veendam         

Slijterij Pinotage, Zuidlaarderweg 87, 9468 AD Annen        

Slijterij Bas, Westeinde 21B, 7671 EK Vriezenveen  

Slijterij de Dijk Dijk 38, 1601 GJ Enkhuizen    

Mezze Delicatesse, Brouwerijplein 33a, 7523 MA Enschede           

De Kaashelden, Prinsenstraat 5a, 7721 AH Dalfsen

Jos Rijnaarts, Edissonweg 14, 1821 BN Alkmaar 

Tamis Wijnen, Diamantweg 22, 1812 RC Alkmaar

Gastrovino, Kranenburgweg 200, 2583 ER Den Haag

Van Gelderen Wijn, Keulsepoort 8C, 5911 BZ Venlo

Helders' Drankenspeciaalzaak, Dorpsstraat 130, 2712 AN Zoetermeer

Wijn Van Cave, Angelenweg 77, 5349 TA Oss

Slijterij Het Plein, Dr. Slotemaker de Brüneplein 1, 3904 CX Veenendaal

Mitra Nieuwkoop, Schapendries 1, 4901 HH Oosterhout

Latour, Sint Annastraat 2, 4811 XK Breda

Smaakhuis, Kanaalstraat 80, 2161 JN Lisse

Lange Nieuwstraat 183, 1972 GH IJmuiden

 

and a lot more!

 

Attached you will find more information about the Argentinian malbec.