Elevated winemaking in Argentina
By Victoria Daskal | March 12 2020
When Hervé Birnie Scott first arrived in Mendoza to start his new job at Domaine Chandon, he stepped off the airplane in shorts and a t-shirt discovering temperatures of -5
oC (23
oF). The Sancerre native, like others who have not spent winter months in South America, assumed Argentina, and particularly Mendoza, equated to hot climate. “Everything was a surprise for me. And a love affair. You can image, as I’m still there 30 years later,” muses Hervé as he sets the scene for the launch of the newest project he’s led for Moët Hennessey: the Grand Blends of Terrazas de los Andes.