For generations, Argentine wine was famously bad—oxidized, unpalatable, and often mixed with a low-quality French grape called Malbec.

But then in 2001, a Cabernet Sauvignon / Malbec blend beat all contenders in a blind taste test featuring Napa and Bordeaux’s finest. Today, Argentina and its signature wine are on the tip of every smart traveler’s tongue.

How did this happen? The Vineyard at the End of the World tells the fascinating, four-hundred-year history of how a wine mecca arose in the high Andean desert. Profiling the extraordinary figures who fueled the Malbec revolution—including celebrity enologist Michel Rolland, acclaimed American winemaker Paul Hobbs, and the Mondavi-esque Catena family—Ian Mount describes in vibrant detail the clever innovations, brilliant business strategies, and behind-the-scenes politics that brought Malbec to fame.

Pages: 352, Year of Publication: 2017, Dimensions: 16.5x16.5cm