Homecoming King

Lucas Löwi returns to Argentina from Numanthia in Spain to showcase his homeland’s terroir

Wine Spectator senior editor Aaron Romano
Lucas Löwi is returning home as the new estate director of Terrazas de los Andes, and he has big plans for the future, writes senior editor Aaron Romano. (Rick Wenner)

After falling in love with winemaking in his hometown of Mendoza, Lucas Löwi was recruited to become the estate director of accoladed Spanish house Numanthia. But now he is back in Argentina as the director of Bodegas Terrazas de los Andes, and he couldn't be happier to be home. Learn about the new innovations and big plans for the future this rising star has for his new home estate with senior editor Aaron Romano, lead taster for Argentina. 

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