Small in size, big in reputation, the Gimenez Riili winery is the culmination of a dream more than 70 years in the making. In 1945, Don Pedro Gimenez broke ground in Mendoza and today the project is under the management of his grandchildren: Pablo, Federico, and Juan Manuel. Ensconced in the Uco Valley, the winery is an unimposing cement structure surrounded by fields of...
Domaine Bousquet Winery doesn’t make a lot of noise. The architecture incorporates traditional materials and a warm rustic elegance emanates throughout the entire property – a distinct change from the grandeur of other bodegas in the neighborhood. In that sense, Domain Bousquet is a sleeping giant. But this low-profile winery is responsible for producing wines that have an impressively strong presence in both international...
While city hotels offer the convenience of having everything just around the corner, there is something to be said for sleeping amongst the vines. Today more and more travelers disembark in Mendoza, looking for a piece of rustic charm while at the same time experiencing the comfort of quality accommodations. For tastes such as these, Don Arturo Estancia is the quintessential Mendoza getaway. Estancias...
In the Tupungato region of Uco Valley, along the popular Ruta 98 sits a boutique winery, so humbly nestled into the landscape that you´d miss it if you weren´t paying attention. In a neighborhood of giants – Andeluna Winery, Salentein, and Jean Bousquet – La Azul is the David to their Goliath. With a cement-walled winery roughly the size of a spacious garage, it...