New to the forum, I find it exciting to find someone who clearly knows their way around the Argentine wine industry. I have visited the country several times in the past decade having previously been resident for 2 years inthe late seventies.

I have picked up on the references in the dining thread to Francis Malman's restaurant in the Escorihuela bodega and can confirm it as one of my favourite dining experiences in the world. Perhaps it was the influence of the wineries signature Malbec blend, the Don Miguel Escorihuela, but I had an unforgettable night.

Unlike one of our previous correspondents I have a love of dessert wines but have yet to find anything of note amongst my samplings of Argentine wines. I am a bit of a classicisist in this respect and prefer Semillon or possibly Chenin varietals with Botrytis influence. As a guide I recently tasted a young (2000 I think) d'Yquem and found it totally reset my yardstick. I am back in Ar. in Decenmber this year visiting the North West hopefully including a few Torrontes growers in Cafayete area. Could you offer any advice/recommendations for either sweet wines to seek out or fincas to visit?