In this episode we talk about: Laura’s family background and growing up in an Italo-Argentine winemaking family.What led her to become a medical doctor and when she felt called to join the family business.How her father, Nicolas Catena, saw the potential for Malbec as one of the great wines of the world.The story behind Catena Zapata and how it conquered one consumer, one wine shop one by one.The scientific, and cultural basis for terroir, how it applies to Malbec and clonal material, and why Laura founded the Catena Wine Institute.Her own project, Luca Wines, was an effort to preserve the small grape grower traditions in Argentina and how that has evolved.Sharing her love for her country through writing and books published on Argentina and wine culture.Resources:Luca WinesLaura’s Instagram accountCatena WinesVino ArgentinoGold in the VineyardCatena Institute of Wine Malbec Terroir Study 
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