Speaking of Argentine Malbec, have you tried Alamos? My former Argie neighbor turned me on to it. $8 a bottle, and good.
I have a bottle of Alamos in the small wine rack on top of my fridge right now. 😋
In the late 90s, early 00s, I went to Argentina several times for my job and discovered their wines. (And the steaks…{drool}) We were allowed to bring two bottles of wine back through Customs without having to declare them. Good Argentine wine cost $2 to $3 a bottle down there then, so I always brought back my two allotted bottles.
One of my co-workers was not a rule follower and always brought 8-10 bottles of wine back. I remember being behind him in the Customs line in Miami once as he coolly answered “no,” when they asked him if he had anything to declare.
I’m always the kind of person who gets caught, so I envied him. LOL