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...
There comes a time when vacationing itself becomes exhausting, which is the perfect moment to escape to the Termas de Cacheuta hot springs, a short ride outside of Mendoza City. This spa is a well-kept secret offers travelers the luxury of massages and relaxation, while at the same time showcasing Mendoza’s unique mountain vistas and natural beauty. A series of hot spring pools are...
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...
Every year on July 20th, Argentines of all ages pack a lifetime’s worth of friendships into a 24-hour period of nonstop celebrations. El Día del Amigo, though not officially a public holiday, is a cultural commandment that causes bars, restaurants, cafés and street corners to fill to the brim with groups of friends gathering to reconnect – if only for a couple of hours....
In 2011 a team of two engineers launched a new business model that would make a big impact with a humble product that touches everyone’s lives: soap. By using recycled vegetable oils and incorporating the time & talents of some of Mendoza’s most marginalized populations, co-founders Ivonne Hurtado and Andrés Riquelme gave way to Mas Ambiente: a socially conscious, economically responsible producer of artisan...