About Santiago

Santiago Achaval is the hands-on winemaker of The Farm Winery. Santiago has received global acclaim, including:

Wine Spectator in December 2013 rated more than 460 Argentine wines. The top 3 were all made by Santiago.
Wine Spectator's Top 100 Wines of 2012 named his wine to the top 10 in the world.
Robert Parker in December 2011 rated seven of Santiago's wines with the lowest score being 96 and several at 98 and 99 points;
Wine Spectator Insider August 2012 naming 2 wines as "Hot" scoring 95 & 96;
Six times since 2005 being on Wine Spectator's Top 100 wines of the world list;
Wine Advocate rating his wines 95 or higher at least 18 times;
Decanter tasting 255 Malbecs with his in first place;
Wine & Spirits naming his eponymous property "Winery of the Year" based on blind tastings of more than 9,000 wines globally;
Wall St. Journal declaring, "arguably Argentina's first 'cult' winery" and Santiago as "one of Argentina's most revered winemakers."
Since the inaugural 2009 vintage, the wines of The Farm Winery have been rated 15 times with scores of 92+
in 2013, The Farm Winery's, Cardinal, is the highest rated Paso Cabernet by both Wine Advocate (Robert Parker) and Tanzer's International Wine Cellar
In 2012, Cardinal was the highest rated Paso Cabernet by Wine Spectator, as well as WS's highest rated Paso Cab in 8 years.

Hear Santiago in his own words.