I get quizzed quite often about which country I think will be the next hit of the wine world. While most want to be the first to experience the fruit of the undiscovered country, others look at an emerging wine nation as a great opportunity for value. If I had to guess which country will be splashed all over the covers of international wine magazines I'd have to bet on Argentina. Now, there really are not that many countries left that haven't been exploited to the point where they make a lot of similar wines aimed at the fickle American market.
Chile is a prime example of the effects of mass production.
But Argentina hasn't courted the export market until recently, so many wine lovers have never seen their products - let alone tasted them. That suited the local population just fine until the economy went flat and consumption began to dwindle. It was time to look towards foreign wine markets. While their South American neighbours in Chile had accepted international investment in their wine industry, Argentina did not and their system of production and shipping has been playing catch-up ever since. It is only now that Nova Scotia has been able to successfully import a selection of wines.