Originating of Italy and cultivated in the region of the Piemonte. In Argentina , it uses it to him in courts and it is developing very well in San Juan .

It is similar to Bonarda, but it is of superior quality. It comes from the area of Monferrato , Italy , being very diffused in the region of Piemonte, where it knows it to him as Barbera D'Asti or Barbera D'Alba. In Argentina it cultivates it to him in San Rafael , in Mendoza 's south. It gives a product of good color and body. It uses it to him mainly in courts.

It lives to the shade of the cabernet sauvignon but it contributes to big wines of Bordeaux , of the Loire ( France ) and also of Italy . It is developed in Argentina like alternative of quality, but he likes the fresh climate.

Call also verdot, very important era in Bordeaux ( France ), but at the present time it is very reduced their cultivation to mature tar-of. Very adapted to the Argentina , gives wines with a lot of color and good tannin, with aroma to spices, mainly to pepper.

Originating of France , particularly of the Southwest, where the wine Madiran is elaborated, it was introduced in the Argentina like French" "grape 'at the end of the XIX century. It is of excellent quality, particularly in the area of Cafayate (Salta). In Uruguay this grape is also known with the name of Harriague.

Originating of Italy , it is a very cultivated grape in that country, with different qualities, from the chianti until the brunillo of Montalcino. It with-melted it in Argentina with the lambrusco, but newly is taking a more important place in the last times, since that it doesn't still consider it to him like a grape of great quality.