Argentina
Summary
1 - The Argentinian vineyards
2 - The sparkling wine production
3 - The sparkling wine consumption
4 - The sparkling wine importation
5 - The sparkling wine exportations
6 - Business organizations in sparkling wine industry (soils included)
7 - Business opportunities for the viti-vinicole development
8 - Information
Main producing areas: Lujan de Cuyo (province of Mendoza)
Grape varieties: Chardonnay and Pinot Noir
2 - The sparkling wine production
Total of wine production: 34 million of bottles (2007)
Production of sparkling wines = 2% of total wine production
The biggest producer: Bodegas Chandon (LVMH)
Winemarking techniques: Traditional method or Champenoise method
3 - The sparkling wine consumption
32.7 million of bottles (2007) (+15 % compared with 2006)
Consumption linked with prestige, luxury and shows
4 - The sparkling wine importations
1 800 hl in average (240 000 bottles) from 2002 to 2007
Suppliers (2008): France represanting 24 % in volume and Spain representing 65 % in volume
5 - The sparkling wine exportations
5.73 million of bottles (2008), increasing by more than 50 %.
Customers: Brazil representing 43.4% in volume, Venezuela, and United-States.
6 - Business organizations in sparkling wine industry (soils included)
Unión Vitivinícola Argentina (UVA)
Address: Paseo Sarmiento 165 piso 5, Ciudad de Mendoza (5500).
Contact: Mr. Sergio VILLANUEVA (Director)
Phone number: + 54 (0) 261 4203030
Bodegas de Argentina
Address: Rivadavia 592, Ciudad de Mendoza (5500).
Contact: Mr. Juan José CANAY (President)
Phone number: + 54 (0) 261 4238663
Asociación de Cooperativas Vitivinícolas de Argentina
Address: Granaderos 249, Ciudad de Mendoza (5500).
Contact: Mr. Eduardo SANCHO (President)
Phone number: + 54 (0) 261 4288737
Asociación de Viñateros de Mendoza
Address: España 1248 piso 6, Ciudad de Mendoza (5500).
Contact: Mr. Juan Carlos UBRIACO (Director)
Phone number: + 54 (0) 261 4960043
Asociación de Viñateros y Bodegueros del Este
Address: Alvear 280, General San Martín (5570).
Contact: Mr. Mauro SOSA (Director).
Phone number: + 54 (0) 2623 422037
7 - Business opportunities for the viti-vinicole development
Trend: the consumption of sparkling wines has been increasing
Real strategy of promotion and communication from producers- Aim: to have a seasonally adjusted sparkling wine consumption
Strategic vitivinicole plan (PEVI) - Aim: to promote Argentinian wines in export markets and to consolidate domestic market
Vitivinicole producers are internal tax-exempt = rise of productive investments
Some business organizations:
- Instituto Nacional de la Viticultura
- Website about viticole news
Usual language: spanish
Sources:
- Vinimarket emailed newsletter 21/2/2005
- Buenos Aires Economic Mission - February 2006
- Ubifrance
- Updating: November, 2011
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