Newsletter

Algodon Wines:

• Algodon Wine Estates 2004 Malbec scores high in Blue’s Reviews! Anthony Dias Blue, a 2001 James Beard Foundation award-winner, has rated Algodon Wine Estates 2004 Malbec with a score of 90 points! In his review, Mr. Blue describes our wine as "Dark and sexy with smooth texture and ripe plum, cassis and black raspberry fruit; dense, long and rich with power and style." The review appears in the June '09 issue of The Tasting Panel Magazine's "Blue's Reviews" section... Click here for the full article
• Algodon Wine importer, Jomada Imports, welcomes a new National Sales Manager, Don Clemens! Algodon Wine importer Jomada Imports has recently engaged the expertise of Don Clemens, an accomplished wine connoisseur, lecturer, and Certified Wine Educator (through the Society of Wine Educators).  Mr. Clemens will focus on building a distribution network for Algodon Wine here in the United States... Click here for the full article

Algodon Mansion:

• Algodon Mansion Membership & Incentive Programs Algodon Mansion's club membership programs offer exclusive rewards and privileges. These programs range from the Algodon Black Card, which has been designed for the mansion's most frequent guests to the Algodon Partner's Card, which is reserved for our investment partners. Algodon Mansion Club is a benefits program available to premium corporate accounts for individuals or groups.  Rewards for our distinguished members include priority access to Algodon Mansion's most exclusive suites, invitations to private gala dinners... Click here for the full article
• Algodon Mansion Update from General Manager, Pablo Veloso In addition to taking online reservations via our new website, Algodon Mansion has seen significant progress in the past month.  Pablo Veloso, Algodon Mansion's General Manager, reports that New York Post celebrity columnist, Cindy Adams recently visited our property for a personal tour.  (She also spotlighted Algodon Wine Estates' Mendoza Crush Fest at City Winery in her column last month.)... Click here for the full article

Algodon Wine Estates:

• Tennis Center update from the Design Architect: Gerhard Heusch Hello all, we are all very enthusiastic about the prospect of bringing a challenger tournament and tennis academy to Algodon Wine Estates in the near future and perhaps some exhibition matches (with notable tennis personalities) that José Luis Clerc will organize in the meantime. Among the notable elements reflected in the new plan are the seating in the sunken Grand Center Court seating: it will be on all four sides with VIP seating at the ends... Click here for the full article
• Algodon Wine Estates’ very own Olive Oil! Algodon Wine Estates is pleased to announce that we have just had our first cold-pressing from our 2009 olive harvest. Although vineyards and olive orchards seem to go hand-in-hand, it is only in recent years that wineries have begun to redefine the traditional role of the wine estate by labeling estate-grown olive varietals and blends to compliment their wines… Click here for the full article
• And Yes, Truffles Too! Algodon Wine Estates is planning to add truffles to the mix! We currently have an abundance of walnut trees, and may soon be planting oak and almond trees which will provide an essential root base for the cultivation of truffles. San Rafael’s soil quality and climate may be just right for growing black and white truffles, which are famously grown in the world’s top wine regions including the best regions of France, Italy, and Spain… Click here for the full article
• Algodon Wine Estates is Going Green Organic agriculture cultivation strictly allows for the use of authorized ecofriendly products, as opposed to synthesized products such as agrichemicals, herbicides, and fertilizers. Many farms and plantations may experience difficulties in organic cultivation by way of infestation and diseases from which they may potentially suffer as a result. However, our vineyards fare exceedingly well with organic and ecofriendly approaches because pest control is safely achieved via sulfur and copper treatments, and weed control is done mechanically… Click here for the full article

InvestProperty Group:

• Algodon Launches a New Look & a New Algodon Mansion Website! Among all of the progress and exciting news, we are pleased to announce that the Algodon brand has a new look! We have refreshed and updated the Algodon Mansion and Algodon Wine Estates logos and color palettes to more accurately reflect each project's uniqueness. Also, be sure to check out the new Algodon Mansion website... Click here for the full article
• Algodon’s Friends and Partners wine and dine in Argentina! On a recent due diligence trip to Argentina via InvestProperty Group, a large party of friends and partners from Laguna Niguel, California enjoyed an exciting and eventful eight days of tastings, culture, and tours of Algodon properties and estates. After touring Algodon Mansion in Recoleta, Buenos Aires’ most elegant residential neighborhood, the group made time to take in some city sights before the short flight to San Rafael, Mendoza… Click here for the full article
• Editorial from Scott Mathis, Chairman & Founder Hello Everyone, It's shaping up to be a great summer!  I'm very excited about the start of construction for the tennis center which just had its groundbreaking a few weeks ago.  Rubén Barsamian has informed me that the entire "earth movement" and leveling has been completed for the tennis courts.  Supplies for building the courts are being delivered and court construction will begin this week.  Gerhard Heusch had a meeting with the tennis contractor and he mentioned the courts would be ready for match play in 90 days... Click here for the full article
• Algodon Wine Estates’ Spring Celebrations! The month of April was a busy time for our hardworking staff in San Rafael.  Algodon Wine Estates saw many visitors over the Easter holiday, and according to Diego Coll Benegas, AWE's Director of Project Development, Tourism & Hospitality, our lodges were at full capacity and an abundance of wine was sold.  Over the holiday, the estate also hosted Música Clásica por los Caminos del Vino ("Classical Music through the Wine Road") where attendees enjoyed classical music and wine tastings... Click here for the full article