Wine Atlas

REGULAR READERS of this column know I am lucky enough to be able to travel around the world visiting places where grapes are grown and good wine is made.

I have not made it to South Africa, but I have been to many other places, some of which have become real favorites and have lured Mrs. Olken and me back for vacation because of their beauty and the hospitality of the locals.

I have discovered a new place, and it comes as a bit of a surprise. Argentina to me has always been a strange brew of intrigue, politics, revolution, political and economic instability. On top of that, it has made an ocean of wine for years now, and most of it has been simply lousy. White wines kept in barrel or tanks until they

turns brown and have given up all

sense of vigor and vitality and redscooked to within an inch of their lives are hardly objects of beauty to my palate.

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Wines of Argentina has announced a new managing director in Argentina. Fernando Farré will be responsible for co-ordinating all aspects of the Wines of Argentina campaign worldwide in the new role.

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Andeluna Cellars, producer of Argentina's finest wines, recently signed a contract with Fran Kysela, owner of Kysela Pere et Fils, which will be the winery's exclusive US importer.

"This is a perfect match for Andeluna," Mike Kenter, VP of Sales and Marketing for Andeluna Cellars said. "Robert Parker Jr. of The Wine Advocate says Kysela is 'one of the finest palates and selectors of top wine.' He seeks world-class, fruit driven, quality wines that over-deliver in the eyes of the consumer. Andeluna Cellars offers all that and more."

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