Mendoza Bodegas
Over the years, we have visited many of the thousands of wineries (bodegas) in Mendoza’s Wine Country. These are a few of our favorites.
La Madrid Estate Wines
La Madrid Estate Wines was founded in 2003 by a Cuban American who was raised in Puerto Rico. They have numerous vineyards throughout Agrelo, Mendoza and make excellent wines. Recently they opened their excellent restaurant, Los Bocheros, in Las Compuertas, a 15 minute drive from our house. The grounds, which used to feature numerous bocce…
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Alfa Crux
Alfa Crux, formerly O. Fournier, is another bodega located about as far south in Uco Valley as you can get,. We visited for the first time just after our arrival in 2016, before the Agostino Wine Group bought the property and changed the name. Perhaps the best description of their new name, (and also O. Fournier’s…
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Cundo Altamira
Cundo Altamira: The drive to this tiny, very special winery takes at least 90 minutes from our house (two hours from Mendoza City) and is located at the southern most part of Uco Valley, south of Tunuyan and in “el campo” (the country) among vineyards as far as one can see with views of the…
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Finca Decero
Finca Decero is located in Agrelo with a sweeping view of the Andes and was one of the first wineries we visited in 2016 upon our arrival in Mendoza. The architecture and grounds are spectacular, and the food and service is superior, as well as the wines. Eight years later, the tourism experience has expanded…
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Bodega Renacer
Bodega Renacer is located in Perdriel, Luján de Cuyo, about 15 minutes from our place. It started started its operations in 2001 with the construction of the winery and the purchase of a 20-hectare vineyard. Now they have 30 hectares and work with local grape producers to make their organic wines. In 2017, we held…
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Bodega Viamonte
Viamonte Winery is located in Vistalba, Lujan de Cuyo, just a 3-minute drive from our house. For years we have watched it grow from a small winery, selling wines few were acquainted with, to a large establishment featuring multiple restaurant and tasting experiences and a capacity of 500,000 liters of stainless-steel, temperature-controlled tanks and 50,000 liters…
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Riccitelli Wines
Riccitelli Wines was extablished in 2009, but we didn’t begin hearing about them until 2018 or so after they began their newest project in 2015. They are located in Las Compuertas, the highest area of Lujan de Cuyo, where they have 20 hectares of ungrafted old vineyards. They also source grapes from Gualtallary, Chacayes, Vistalba,…
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Claroscuro Bodega
Although Claroscuro has been around much longer than we have been in Mendoza, our first visit was in 2023. Located in Uco Valley, it was conceived of as an Art Winery, “a meeting place where different art works by local Argentine painters and artist coexist” honoring the wines they produce. The art exhibits change regularly,…
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Bodega y Cavas de Weinert
Bodega y Cavas de Weinert, located not far from us, in Lujan de Cuyo, is one of the oldest wineries in Mendoza. It is worth a visit just to see the underground cava and tasting room, and the wines are incredible. Hubert Weber, the winemaker is known for making long-lasting wines in the Bordeaux style.
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Vistalba
Bodega Vistalba is the winery that made us fall in love with Mendoza and decide to move here. They make some of the best wines in the region, and their restaurant is incredible, a must visit for sure!
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