This year at the inaugural SITT Autumn, award winning Argentine specialist importers Las Bodegas will be showcasing a selection of wines NOT from Argentina, as well as some new wines from its more traditional source.

“Over the last couple of years, whilst remaining very focused on Argentina and introducing many new wines, we have also been carefully and fairly quietly building up a small, focused range of wines from other countries, particularly France and Spain, more recently Chile. This is not an attempt to go head to head with much larger, more ‘generalist’ suppliers, but rather in order to offer our customers something a little bit different. We have been sourcing some quite esoteric wines and are presenting them under labels that we have developed specifically for the independents. At SITT Autumn we will be showing a selection from Rioja, the Languedoc and Curicó Valley, Chile”

Laurie Webster, CEO

Languedoc

Two wines from biodynamic / organic producer Aubai Mema, based in the village of Aubais with English-born winemaker Mark Haynes at the helm:

• Liverna Cabernet-Grenache-Merlot 2010 - RRP £9.99
• L’Insoumise Old Vine Carignan 2010 – RRP £14.99

One wine from winemaker Boris Kovac, based in Rivesaltes and working with growers throughout Languedoc-Roussillon:

• Shrinking Violet (unoaked) Syrah Viognier 2011 – RRP £9.99

Rioja

A new release made from 45 year old Tempranillo vines in Laguardia, by Bodega Luis Alegre:

• Seda Vermella Tempranillo 2011 – RRP £9.99

Chile

Also making their UK debut, two wines from Curicó Valley from family-owned producer Viña Aresti:

• Espiritu de Chile Reserva Privada Sauvignon Blanc 2012 – RRP £8.99
• Espiritu de Chile Reserva Privada Carmenère 2011 – RRP £8.99

Argentina

• Zohar Fiano 2011, Dominio Del Plata – RRP £12.49

Famatina Valley, La Rioja Province
• Serbal Sauvignon Blanc 2011, Bodega Atamisque – RRP £13.49

Tupungato, Uco Valley, Mendoza
• Cuatro Malbec 2010, RJ Viñedos – RRP £11.49

Uco Valley, Mendoza
• Catalpa Malbec 2010, Bodega Atamisque – RRP £15.99