Wine Law

416 WINE LAW c) to establish that the isologue of Argentine wine as a national beverage or its equivalent text be incorporated in the nationally produced wine label – the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries, through the National Institute of Viticulture (INV in Spanish), will establish the criteria and conditions for the use of the isologue or its equivalent text; d) to promote the development of regional economies through actions related to service activities linked to the wine sector; e) to ensure the presence of Argentine wine in official events of the diplomatic and consular agents; and f) to promote studies and organisations aimed at defining the different wine regions and sub-regions of each Province. III. GEOGRAPHIC ENVIRONMENT Since the arrival of the vine in America 8 , the area dedicated to its production has grown remarkably and surprisingly. The characteristic of the vine variety (generic or cut) does not influence the quality of the wine, the quality will change depending on the features of the strains and the elaboration, ageing and storage process; and today, in Argentina, there are many strains with differing features. The Argentina Republic, located at the southern edge of South America, has a territorial extension of 2,766,889 km 2 and a very varied relief. Its western border is the Andean Mountains, reaching, in Argentina, the largest altitudes of the continent, with Mount Aconcagua, located in Mendoza province, as America’s highest (6.959 m). The area dedicated to viticulture constitutes a large stretch of variable slope, situated in the west of the country, at the foot of the high Andean Mountains (from 22º south of latitude to approximately 40º south of latitude). This large extension in north-south latitude, together with the topography of the numerous Andean valleys in it, determines great organic variations that allow for the classification of well-defined winegrowing areas 9 . Due to the different climatic conditions, each of these regions can grow the best varieties, according to their needs and their characteristics, from the climatic and enological points of view. In most of the band specified, the altitudes are between 500 and 1500 meters over sea level. On one side, the Andes have a decisive incidence over the weather in the larger part of Argentina, especially in the wine-producing area. This mountain 8 Bozzani, M. L., Turismo enológico en Argentina . Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata, available in: http://nulan.mdp.edu.ar/1801/1/bozzani_ml_2012.pdf. 9 Fidel, G., op . cit ., p. 59.