1.

Land News
During the month of September was done the pruning and tied in 100% of the batches.
We also made the first “long watering” of the season, to stimulate the sprouting of the
vineyards. This “long watering” is composed by 3 consecutives irrigations of 12 hours
each.
The last days of September started the sprouting of the white variety of Chardonnays
Sauvignon Blanc and Viognier, to keep on the first days of October with the red Merlot
and Petit Verdot.
On October 2 took place a freeze without apparent consequences over The Vines
vineyards. As protection method, we performed, 48 hour before, a superficial irrigation
on the vineyards. Upon the moister of the soil increased the absorption of the sun
radiation during the day, slowly freeing the heat of the night, helping to oppose the low
temperatures.
2. Wine cellar News
On the last month, 100% of the 2018 wines completed their malolactic fermentation.
We also performed racking in all the wines allowing their review and tasting by the of
the cellar team. Pablo highlights the fruit that can be perceive in the 2018 Malbec
Premium wines.
We also continued with the fractionation of the 2017 Super Premium wines and started
the 2018 white & pink wines stabilization, expecting to his future fractionation.
3. Beginning with the 2019 Winemaking season
Our Winemaking team already started to work with each one of the owners to make
their personalized 2019 vinification plan. In this document (Link) you can check the top
options in wines to elaborate, you will find all the classic alternatives from The Vines
and some novelties.
To begin your vinification plan I arrange a call on this link or contact your account
manager.
4. “Planting” 2018
Myles and Daniel Cook from Canada started our 2018 “Planting” season with 1 Malbec
acre, 1 Cabernet Franc acre and 1 Syrah acre. Gregory and Luciane Warland from
England also started their project with one Malbec acre, and the rest of their vineyard
with the Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Petit Verdot and Merlot varieties. The
complete Salamonde family arrived from Brazil to plant the first Malbec vines on their
acre. These three planting together add more than 13500 new plants!

COLLAGE PHOTO OF THE LAND VISITS

5. Top Best Resorts in South America

We’re excited to announce that The Vines Resort & Spa has been named one of the
“Top Best Resorts in South America” by Condé Nast Traveler’s 2018 Readers’ Choice
Awards. The Vines is the only resort in Argentina on this list.

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6. AQUI Germany Release
October 3 was the launch of Ralf Wenzel AQUI wine line. The event was held in Berlin,
where in addition to the tasting of their Malbec, Malbec Rose and Riesling wines, they
enjoyed of excellent food and live music. You can follow their news on Instagram.
7. New awards for Nunum
Sommelier Challenge recognized the wines of Elise Ruiz Ramon. His 2014 Nunum
Fenix Malbec got 96 points and was highlighted like the “Best Malbec”, while his 2014
Nunum Vela Cabernet Franc reached the 92 points.
8. “De Moño Rojo” on Argentina News
The De Moño Rojo 2017 Harvests of Super Malbec and Super Cabernet Franc, from
Dario Rosenzvit got a big coverage from the press in the Argentinian media. The news
was mentioned on iProfesional, and the wine professional’s online portals of Nicolás
Orsini and Fabricio Portelli.