Argentina’s wine industry has been influenced by many leading women. In an interview with the drinks business, Wines of Argentina’s vice president Claudia Piedrahita reveals how the sector has evolved to encompass sustainable practices right through to how it has cultivated its reputation for quality and diversity. Q: How has your role in the sector developed over time? Describe where things began for you and how it has led to where you are now. A: I look back in time and I still can not believe the path I’ve gone through and the great – yet hard – possibilities life has given me. I do not come from a traditional family or had an easy background to begin with, so I’ve made my own way by taking every opportunity and working really hard and with great passion to be where I am now. I fell in love with the world of wine 20 years ago when I first visited Mendoza. Soon enough I moved here and settled in Luján de Cuyo, with the strong goal to work for the wine industry. But it wasn’t easy at the beginning; I knocked on many doors that remained closed for quite a long time. My first opportunity in the wine industry was given by a smart, hard-working woman at one of the most renowned family brands in Argentina, and that was an incredible experience I still take with me. A couple of years later, I had the chance to work for another relevant,
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