What’s a Blue Dollar?

As we approach the end of a year in which annual inflation is expected to top 50%, it seems like a good moment to write about the blue dollar.   Why do you need to know this? Because it makes…

Tango and Skyschlenka

As any visitors to Argentina will discover, this is a nation of individuals with a very sweet tooth.Coke, not water or wine, is the default drink when eating out of an evening: quite how people manage to tuck into a…

Torrontes: the real emblem of Argentine wine

Torrontes is the emblematic variety of Salta province, a superb white wine with a floral bouquet and a crisp, dry finish.Its origins are mysterious and have nothing to do with the Torrontes variety from La Rioja, Spain, with which it…