Every November 24, Argentina celebrates Wine Day

Published Nov 26, 2021

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Argentina celebrates Wine Day on November 24 to recognize its world-class wine industry, which has a significant economic impact and employs over 280,000 people. The country is one of the largest wine producers, with a history spanning over five centuries and a wide variety of grapes. To further reduce its environmental footprint, the government has launched the "Close Wine" program, encouraging the sale of wines in returnable containers, aiming to lessen the costs for consumers and reduce environmental impact. The program also promotes the responsible consumption of wine among young people and the production of wines with lower alcohol content.

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Every November 24, Argentina celebrates Wine Day, whose origin dates back to 2010, when President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner declared Argentine wine a "national drink" through decree No. 1800 signed on November 24. This initiative was carried out in order to value the long history of Argentine viticulture of more than five centuries, its social and economic importance and the quality of the product recognized worldwide, among other factors. Later, in 2013, Law No. 26,870 ratified the declaration of wine as a national drink. At present, the Argentine wine production extends from Jujuy to Chubut with more than 200,000 hectares destined to the activity, and plays a very important role for the national economy, since it has 17,000 producers, 23,931 vineyards, 900 active wineries and generates more than 106,000 direct and 280,000 indirect jobs. Likewise, Argentina is recognized as one of the most important wine producers in the region and one of the 10 most important producers ...

Source: Baenegocios