The English Definite Guide on Argentinian Torrontés

Argentina Beyond Malbec

Famatina Wines exists to give a wine region a voice in London: the Famatina Valley, where my grandparents lived, and Torrontés, the grape nobody here has met yet.

I’m Meli. I grew up with wine the way most Argentinians do, on every table, without much ceremony. When I moved to London, I realised nobody here had heard of this valley, or this grape, or this story.

So I’m telling it myself: the valley, the cooperative growers who’ve farmed it for generations, and Torrontés, done properly.

Meet Torrontés Riojano

Torrontés Riojano is the only truly native Argentine grape variety. It grows high in the Andes, in the Famatina Valley, where blazing days and sharp cold nights create something extraordinary: floral, citrusy, fresh, with an intensity that punches well above its price point.

If you drink Sauvignon Blanc, Viognier, even Chardonnay or Gewürztraminer, Torrontés is your next step.

Why UK Shelves Struggle to Stock Torrontés

The UK is one of Argentina’s biggest wine markets. But the overwhelming majority of what gets exported is Malbec. The diversity, the history, the altitude-grown whites, the sustainable farming, organic wine-making, none of it makes it onto UK shelves or into UK conversations.
I’m building the resource that changes that. If you want to drink differently, you’re in the right place.

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