Rerelease and Edit of Ep 181: Laura Catena, The Leading Lady of Argentine Wine

About this episode

Elizabeth Schneider interviews Laura Catena about her life and contributions to Argentine wine, particularly focusing on Malbec.

In honor of Women's History Month, I'm rereleasing a show with one of the most dynamic, intelligent, and all around fantastic women in wine: Laura Catena of Bodegas Catena Zapata in Mendoza, Argentina. Photo from Laura's website: https://indefenseofwine.com We discuss her life as a doctor, a mom, and the head of a wine empire. We cover the history of Malbec and how her family aided the meteoric rise of Argentine wine and of the comeback of the Malbec grape around the world. A fun, sharp-as-a-tack woman, you'll learn a ton about Malbec, Mendoza, and a few life lessons (it's all about the B+!) from this fascinating podcast! I've edited it to take out some outdated information and for conciseness, but it is well worth the listen -- still a great, educational, and fun show after all these years! Please look at Laura's web site on wine and health for the most accurate, up to date, and factual information on wine and health: In Defense of Wine Full show notes and all back episodes are on Patreon. Become a member today! www.patreon.com/winefornormalpeople _______________________________________________________________ To register for an AWESOME, LIVE WFNP class with Elizabeth or get a…

People in this episode

Host: Elizabeth Schneider

Guest: Laura Catena

Topics covered

• women in wine
• Argentine wine
• Malbec history
• wine industry
• women's history month

Keywords

• Laura Catena
• Argentine wine
• Malbec
• Bodegas Catena Zapata
• women in wine

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Bodegas Catena Zapata

Products: Malbec

Books & works: In Defense of Wine

Places: Mendoza, Argentina

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