Wine region · Argentina
Salta
Northern Argentina, home to some of the world’s highest vineyards and to intense Torrontés.
About Salta
Vineyards around Cafayate sit at 1,700 m and above, with some plantings beyond 3,000 m — among the highest commercial vineyards anywhere.
Torrontés from Salta is intensely floral and grapey on the nose but dry and firm on the palate, a contrast that catches many drinkers out.
No authority delimits this name or attaches rules to it. A country’s major wine division, usually containing appellations or sub-regions beneath it. That does not make it less real or less useful — it means nothing legal follows from it, and you will not generally find it on a label as a controlled designation.
Grapes
Wines from here
Places within it
- Cafayate — Vineyards in the Calchaquí Valleys of Salta at up to 3,000 metres — among the highest in the world — and the home of Argentine Torrontés.
What to eat, and how to serve it
Derived from this region’s signature styles. Each is listed separately, because a region does not have one serving temperature.
Sources
Sources consulted
- Wines of Argentina / Instituto Nacional de Vitivinicultura — Wines of Argentina; INV