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Joaquín Hidalgo
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i. Biography
Originally from Mendoza, Joaquín Hidalgo works in wine criticism as a close-reading discipline: texture, tension, and regional memory are all part of the brief. Now the Argentine wine critic and reviewer at Vinous, he describes the work with characteristic understatement: “Lately, I have become a wine critic.” The phrase reads less like a claim than a craft marker, pointing to criticism as something accumulated through repetition, judgment, and sustained attention.
Coming Up
Joaquín Hidalgo trained at University of La Plata and Liceo Agrícola de Mendoza, two formative settings that helped shape the sensibility he would later bring to the page and the glass. From that grounding came a career built on regional knowledge and a refined palate—both essential in wine criticism, where context stays close to taste and place remains present in every note. Those foundations also prepared him for work that moves between evaluation and interpretation with attention to detail. Today, Joaquín is wine critic and reviewer and person in charge of tasting the wines of Chile and Argentina of Vinous, a role that places him directly in the stream of the region’s most closely watched wines.
Where They Are Now
In 2023, he became the person in charge of tasting the wines of Chile and Argentina for Vinous. The role keeps tasting and writing in the same frame, with each informing the other through a process that is both analytical and expressive. At Vinous, tasting is part of a broader critical conversation, where precision and perspective have to travel together. He has also served as editor for South America and Spain at Vinous.com. That responsibility widens the field without loosening the focus, placing him at the point where criticism meets regional coverage. The work reaches across a broad territory, but the anchor remains the wines of Chile and Argentina, and the conversation built around them. Taken together, these roles point to steady authority rather than display—someone working close to the source, attentive to nuance, and committed to the patient labor of interpretation. In a field where reputation is built bottle by bottle and note by note, Joaquín Hidalgo’s career is grounded in the discipline of looking, tasting, and writing with care.
In Their Words “Lately, I have become a wine critic.”
Profile updated July 2026
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What is Joaquín Hidalgo's current role?
As of 2026, Joaquín Hidalgo is wine critic and reviewer.
Where did Joaquín Hidalgo train or study?
Joaquín Hidalgo trained at University of La Plata and Liceo Agrícola de Mendoza.
