Masterclass · Jyväskylä, Finland
Argentina in the Finnish Lakeland
Nine wines, three flights and one very curious room: how the Argentina Wines Masterclass World Tour landed at JAMK University of Applied Sciences.
Luciano Wehrli DipWSET
Founder, Vinademy · 4 min read
When
Thursday 22 October 2026
Where
JAMK, Jyväskylä
Hosted by
Prof. Kimmo Aho
In the glass
9 wines · 3 flights
With
Wines of Argentina
On Thursday 22 October, a classroom at JAMK University of Applied Sciences in Jyväskylä became, for one session, a window onto Argentina. Under the banner of the Argentina Wines Masterclass World Tour – Finland Edition, we guided a mixed room through nine wines, from a Patagonian Pinot Noir grown at 150 metres to a Tupungato Chardonnay planted at 1,450.
The masterclass was hosted by Professor Kimmo Aho from JAMK University, organized by Vinademy in collaboration with Wines of Argentina, the participating wineries, and with the support of the Embassy of Argentina in Finland.
The room
A table as varied as the wines
Few tasting rooms bring together so many different relationships with wine. Around the tables sat professionals from the industry, members of wine clubs, students, people from gastronomy and curious enthusiasts, each with a glass in hand and a tasting sheet to fill.
The response was outstanding. People talked about the presentation, about the quality and range of the wines, and above all about what the session opened up: Argentina as a wine producer that many of them simply hadn’t had on their map.
The talk
A journey through Argentina’s regions, altitude and grapes.
The wines
Four houses, nine labels, from whites to Malbec in four distinct voices.
A new view of Argentina
A country of more than one grape, one region and one altitude.
Argentina, as a wine producer many in the room hadn’t had in mind.
In the glass
Nine wines, three flights
Tasted one flight at a time, with Vinademy’s tasting sheet to capture aromas, structure and personal impressions.
9
Wines poured
3
Flights
4
Wineries
1,300 m
Of altitude between first and last vineyard
The altitude ladder
From 150 to 1,450 metres
- Kaiken Ultra Pinot Noir 2024150 m
- Luigi Bosca De Sangre Cabernet Franc 2023780 m
- Luigi Bosca De Sangre Malbec D.O.C. 2024800 m avg.
- Rosaura Malbec 2024900 m
- Escorihuela Gascón Viognier 2025900 m
- Catena Zapata Malbec Argentino 2023920–1,095 m
- Pequeñas Producciones Sauvignon Blanc 20241,200 m
- Kaiken Ultra Malbec 20221,250 m
- Catena Appellation Tupungato Chardonnay 20241,450 m
Altitude in metres above sea level, as given for each vineyard. The Catena Zapata bar shows its range.
01
Flight 1
Whites at altitude
Sauvignon Blanc, Viognier and Chardonnay: three Mendoza whites from vineyards between 900 and 1,450 metres.
Escorihuela Gascón
Pequeñas Producciones
SAUVIGNON BLANC 2024
Grapes100% Sauvignon Blanc
RegionEl Cepillo, Mendoza
Altitude1,200 m.a.s.l.
WinemakerMatías Ciciani
Escorihuela Gascón
Viognier
VIOGNIER 2025
Grapes100% Viognier
RegionAgrelo, Mendoza
Altitude900 m.a.s.l.
WinemakerMatías Ciciani
Bodegas y Viñedos Catena
Catena Appellation Tupungato
CHARDONNAY 2024
Grapes100% Chardonnay
RegionTupungato, Mendoza
Altitude1,450 m.a.s.l.
WinemakerAlejandro Vigil
02
Flight 2
Pinot Noir & Malbec
A Patagonian Pinot Noir at just 150 metres, set next to a Malbec from Agrelo: the same country, two very different red voices.
Kaiken Wines
Kaiken Ultra
PINOT NOIR 2024
Grapes100% Pinot Noir
RegionPatagonia (Río Negro)
Altitude150 m.a.s.l.
WinemakersHörmann, Solís, Monteleone
Escorihuela Gascón
Rosaura
MALBEC 2024
Grapes100% Malbec
RegionAgrelo, Mendoza
Altitude900 m.a.s.l.
WinemakerMatías Ciciani
03
Flight 3
Cabernet Franc & Malbec
A Cabernet Franc from Maipú as counterpoint to three Malbecs and the places that shape them: Luján de Cuyo, the Uco Valley, Altamira and Lunlunta.
Luigi Bosca
De Sangre
CABERNET FRANC 2023
Grapes100% Cabernet Franc
RegionEl Paraíso, Maipú
Altitude780 m.a.s.l.
WinemakerPablo Cúneo
Luigi Bosca
De Sangre
MALBEC D.O.C. 2024
Grapes100% Malbec
RegionLuján de Cuyo D.O.C.
Altitude800 m.a.s.l. (avg.)
WinemakerPablo Cúneo
Kaiken Wines
Kaiken Ultra
MALBEC 2022
Grapes100% Malbec
RegionUco Valley, Mendoza
Altitude1,250 m.a.s.l.
WinemakersHörmann, Solís, Monteleone
Catena Zapata
Malbec Argentino
MALBEC 2023
Grapes100% Malbec
RegionAltamira & Lunlunta, Mendoza
Altitude920–1,095 m.a.s.l.
WinemakersAlejandro Vigil, Ernesto Bajda
Moments
Around the tables
Kiitos
Thank you, Jyväskylä
Finnish hospitality is no cliché. From the first minute the welcome was warm, and the organisation careful down to the smallest detail: the room, the glasses, the water and the notes set at every seat. It is what let everyone focus on what was in the glass.
This masterclass exists because of the people who made room for it.
Professor Kimmo Aho
Host and organiser at JAMK University of Applied Sciences.
WSET Certified Educator.
Embassy of Argentina in Finland
Ambassador Carlos Federico Mascias and Reetta Aulanko, Trade and Investment Officer.
Wines of Argentina
For the partnership that brought Argentina to the table.
The participating wineries
Escorihuela Gascón, Catena, Kaiken and Luigi Bosca.
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