Built in 1901, Bodega Benegas is a boutique winery with impressive wines and a family tree with roots that stretch back to the earliest days of the Mendoza wine industry. Located in Luján de Cuyo, just 20 minutes south of Mendoza City, Benegas Winery produces approximately 30,000 cases annually – a far cry from its high volume history. The downsize however, allowed the family company to...
At Bodega La Rural, the winery tour takes a detour through the over one hundred years of Mendoza winemaking history. It includes all the usual stops, a quick loop through the vineyards, a jaunt through the fermentation room, and a sip at the wine bar – but the wine museum far eclipses all the rest. Sixteen kilometers outside of Mendoza City, Bodega La Rural...
Sparks will fly this Fourth of July, as the USA celebrates its 239th Independence Day and preparation for this year’s three-day holiday weekend is likely to include a special supply run to your local wine shop. After all, what would Independence Day be like without a salute to the reds, the whites, and the rosés! When selecting your 4th of July wines, keep in...
Mendoza wineries come in all sizes – from small family projects without even a street sign to mark the front door, to international heavyweights that attract flocks of wine lovers and international accolades. Norton Winery certainly falls into the second category. This Luján de Cuyo winery is arguably the most famous Argentine winery and offers world-renowned wines and a rather unique twist on the...
Belasco de Baquedano sits at 3,346 ft. above sea level, and looks out upon the wide expanses of vineyards that populate the Agrelo district of the Luján de Cuyo region. Exactly 222 acres of Malbec vines over a century old stand at attention, and line the dirt road leading up to the winery’s front door. Once inside the brick walls, the most startling thing...
Once again Mendoza played host to what is arguably the most important trade show in the wine industry: Sitivinitech 2014. From May 27 to the 29th, Sitivinitech filled the Arena Maipu Mall with tents and activities inside and out, fifteen minutes southeast of downtown. The event was organized by FISA, Congress and Exhibition in Bordeaux and Comexposium – the largest industry event in Latin...