See those little red bins? You might recognize them from the previous post celebrating the harvest of Dyonisos Vineyard. These are the bins we affectionately refer to as amados tachos, or beloved bins. Whenever you see these pretty red bins, expect something special, something with lots of character, something that deserves its own careful handling. … Read more
Despite the million tiny details that run through the mind of agronomist Mauricio Gonzalez and his team during harvest, there is one in particular that rules the rest for Harvest 2013: respect the terroir. A pesar de los millones de detalles pequeños que pasan por la mente del ingeniero agrónomo Mauricio González y su equipo … Read more
It was a big day at Altos Las Hormigas, for some of us the first day of hands-on work with Alan York and a full immersion in biodynamic viticulture. Fue un gran día en Altos Las Hormigas, para algunos de nosotros el primer día de trabajo de cerca con Alan York y una inmersión total … Read more
How cool is it to plant a new vineyard in a virgin, previously untouched site? Where in the world can you be part of such a unique experience, and still expect to make serious wine? Mendoza is that place. Qué tan bueno es plantar un viñedo nuevo en un sitio virgen, sin la influencia de … Read more
Over the past 5 years as we defined the Terroir Project, we’ve shifted our philosophy to focus more on making site-specific, personal wines, in an increasingly more organic, biodynamic way. As you might guess, this is a slow, patient endeavor that has required adopting many new practices and gradually converting our team, our vineyards and our … Read more
There is something hopeful and satisfying about budbreak. Vitality returns to the vineyards and with a tiny speck of green, the master wheels are turning. It’s time. Hay algo esperanzador y satisfactorio en la brotación. La vitalidad vuelve a los viñedos y con una nota de color verde, las ruedas empiezan a girar. Todo comienza. … Read more
Locals in Mendoza affectionately refer to the time between harvests as the “low season.” The days are short and quiet, the temperature is cool, the pace is slow and the vineyards are bare… except for a couple telling signs of last year’s life. La gente local en Mendoza cariñosamente se refiere al tiempo entre cosechas … Read more
Cada año al final de la cosecha recuerdo y pienso en la cosecha anterior y todas las que hemos pasado. No hay fortuna más grande que seguir, después de diecisiete años de desempeño, gozando de una genuina y espontanea motivación al trabajo diario, este es el mayor de los regalos que tenemos que agradecer a Mendoza y … Read more
Here at ALH we believe in a certain way of winemaking: listen to the grapes and follow them on their personal and beautiful journey to become wine. We choose our grapes plot-by-plot, and we work individually with each batch of grapes, in its own tank, its own personality. Every day, twice a day, we taste … Read more
“Como no entendemos NADA ! Lo queremos saber TODO! Calicatas y mas calicatas!” “We do not understand anything! We want to know everything! Pits and more pits!” -Mauricio Gonzalez, Viticulturist Just this past week we unveiled the new 2007 Single Vineyard Vista Flores Malbec, which will be released in the coming months. It is beautiful…intriguing…complex. … Read more
