It is a race against time in the fabled Mendoza wine region in the west of the South American country once again in the grip of La Nina, a periodic weather phenomenon that cools surface temperatures and intensifies drought.
"In a year like this, anything is possible," he added of"one of the most difficult in the wine history of the province of Mendoza" where 78% of Argentina's wine comes from, mainly reds.Cellar master Jose Mounier shows AFP the damage caused by frost at the flowering stage to a cluster of cabernet franc grapes, misshapen beyond recognition.
This is about 40% less than a"normal" year for a country that oscillates between five and seven on the world's top-10 wine producers' list."We are looking at the worst harvest in more than 20 years, perhaps in 60," said Mario Gonzalez, president of the Argentine Wine Corporation .
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