On April 17th the Argentina celebrates the Malbec World Day with more than 100 events in 75 cities from 50 different countries around the world.
In Chicago Metropolitan area the following Argentine restaurants will offer different Menus and Malbec wine tastings to commemorate the 2014 edition of the Malbec World Day:
- Artango Bistro
It is a restaurant specialized in South American food, located in Ravenswood. Artango is also one of the first tango milongas in Chicago.
- Folklore
Argentine Grill located in Wicker Park, Chicago
- Meyer Castle
Argentine Grill located in Dyers, Northwest Indiana
- Pampas
Argentine Grill located in Elmwood Park , Chicago
- Piccolo Mondo
Piccolo Mondo is an Argentine-Italian restaurant located in High Park. It also has the first Argentine Bakery of Chicago
Tango
Argentine Grill located in Naperville, Illinois
For further information on different menus and events to celebrate the Malbec World Day, we suggest you contacting directly to restaurants.
About the Malbec World Day
April 17th is a day that represents both the transformation of Argentina’s wine industry and the starting point for the development of Malbec as its flagship varietal and international emblem of the country’s viticulture and winemaking.
Highly popular in England and in the French region of Cahors since the times of the Roman Empire, after the phylloxera plague destroyed French viticulture towards the end of the 19th century, the Malbec fell into oblivion. However, the Malbec was going to see its renaissance on the Argentine Terroir.
Michel Aimé Pouget (1821-1875), a French agronomist who was hired by Domingo Faustino Sarmiento (President of Argentina from 1868 to 1874) to run the Quinta Agronómica de Mendoza – an experimental research field for the wine industry -, arrived in Mendoza in 1853. He brought plants, seeds and several grape varietals from France, such as Cabernet Sauvignon, Pinot Noir and Malbec.
Quinta Agronómica sought to incorporate new varietals as a way to boost the national wine industry. This initiative was well received by the Governor of Mendoza, Pedro Pascual Segura. On April 17 1853, the Governor submitted a bill to the Provincial Legislature for the foundation of a Quinta Normal and a School of Agriculture. The House of Representatives passed the bill and it became law on September 6th, 1853.
Nowadays, Argentina is the largest world producer of Malbec – the varietal that has become an Argentine Signature. Malbecs form Argentina grows all over the country’s wine regions and it is exported worldwide. Argentine Malbecs has received several recognitions and international awards, including the Best Red Wine of the world in 2014 (Famiglia Bianchi Reserva Malbec 2012) by L’ Union de Oenogues de Frances (French Oenologist Association).
