Malbec World Day

Apparently, April 17 is Malbec World Day, or "Día Mundial del Malbec," meaning "Malbec throughout the world". It was declared in 2011 to celebrate the date in 1853 when a French soil expert was commissioned by the president of Argentina to bring new vines to the country for viticulture. Malbec was one of these, and the wine made from its grapes eventually became somewhat synonymous with Argentina's wine.

There is a handful of intellectual property associated with Malbec. We're featuring patented Malbec grape plants.

Bodegas y Vinedos Nicolas Catena of Argentina owns five varieties, developed by the eponymous Nicolas Catena.

1. PP20,766, Grapevine named 'Catena Malbec Clone 17' 
2. PP20,859, Grapevine named 'Catena Malbec Clone 13'
3. PP20,860, Grapevine named 'Catena Malbec Clone 15'
4. PP21,285, Grapevine named 'Catena Malbec Clone 16'
5. PP21,537, Grapevine named 'Catena Malbec Clone 14'

 

Have a glass of Malbec, and toast the grapes of Argentina's most famous wine.