Argentina - History Flashcards
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- Mid 16C unsuccessful vini
- 1557 1st recorded v/y by Mission
- 1561 Mend City
- 1569-89 Dev of v/y in SJ (N of M)
- 17-19C damns + irr
- 1852 M from FR to Arg
- 19C Imm from IT, SP, FR = new vine var + dev of transport = found of modern Arg W Ind
- 1930s Recession
- 43-55 Perón
- 50s-80s Political Unr, low Q W for hi consumption
- 80s-90s Stability but isol no W Inv
- 60s-70s = modernise + vine pull + focus on Export
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- 1541-1550: various unsuccessful attempts at importing vinifera vines by various missions
- 1557: first recorded vineyard planted at Santiago del Estero at the foothills of the Andes by Jesuit missionaries.
- 1561: Mendoza city founded
- 1569-89: development of vineyards in the province of San Juan (north of Mendoza)
- 17-19th: Use of dams & irrigation to create wines in growing quantity and more resistant to long transportation
- 1852: French Pouget brings Malbec from France to Argentina.
- 19th: waves of European immigrants incl. Italy, Spain, France w new vine varieties + development of transport network (Mendoza-Buenos Aires) -> foundations of modern Argentinean wine industry
- 1930s: global recession
- 1943-1955: General Perón -> relative prosperity
- Mid50s-80s: political unrest. Low quality table wines produced to cater for hi consumption (90l/pers/yr).
- 1980-90s: political & economic stability (with successive military governments -> country more & more isolated > lack of wine investment
- 60-70s: predominance of vino de mesa Prsdt Menem) -> modernisation + massive vine pull scheme + focus on export & vine pull scheme to focus more on quality wines.
