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Argentina Wine Regions
Argentina is arguably one of the most exciting wine producing country in the world. It is an enormous country, stretching from rainforest to frozen wastes. Argentina's vineyards were originally established by Spanish monks when they arrived in the 1500's. The primary wine production area is in the Mendoza Valley which is located on the eastern side of the Andes mountain range. The vineyards are at higher altitudes than most other growing regions (ranging from 1500 to over
There are a number of excellent wine producing regions in Argentina. The most popular regions to visit are the Mendoza and the Salta and Cafayate wine regions. Mendoza, the powerhouse of the Argentinean wine industry that produces around 80% of all wine. Mendoza is home to superstar estates like Catena Zapata, Salentein, Lurton, O´Fournier and the Terrazas/Cheval Blanc venture, Cheval des Andes. Mendoza is not one climate nor one terroir. For example, the region to the east of Mendoza city is furthest from the cooling Andes and is baking hot. Whilst estates like Familia Zuccardi do an extraordinary job in coaxing excellent wines from these extremes, this is the boiler-room of the Argentine industry. In the Mendoza River area to the west, around Luján de Cuyo and Tupungato, and in the Uco Valley, altitude, soils and cooler climate are already producing some truly world-class wines from smaller wineries. There is huge confidence amongst the producers here. Mendoza’s wine geography can be divided into three major oases. One of these oases is in the North of the province, on the basin of the Mendoza and Tunuyán rivers; the other oasis is in the Center of the province, and the third oasis in the South, irrigated by the Diamante and Atuel Rivers. However, by carefully studying the territory, one can discover multiple peculiarities within terroirs that are highly different from one another. Each terroir has its own particular location, altitude and soil composition.
Therefore, we can identify the three following regions:
1. NOTHERN REGION: includes the Departments of Las Heras, Lavalle, Guaymallén, San Martín, Rivadavia,
Santa Rosa
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2. CENTRAL REGION: well known as Uco Valley, it includes the Departments of Tupungato, Tunuyán and San Carlos.
3. SOUTHERN REGION: includes the Departments of San Rafael and General Alvear.
Each region, in turn, contains areas that have their own particular ecological features, which give specific traits to the wines produced.
Map of Mendoza Wine Regions
Map of Argentina Wine Regions
Argentina Wine Regions
Wine and Argentina are coming together in a successful partnership, creating a place for wine lovers to taste extraordinary varietals. Visit the Salta and Cafayate regions for the flavor of Torrontes, Cabernet Sauvignon, Malbec, Chardonnay, and Syrah. This area contains more that
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