8 Reasons to visit Mendoza wine regions
- Where malbec develops at its best: Mendoza terroir is the ideal setting for the full expression of this grape variety. Argentina’s malbec is considered the best in the world.
- Vineyards at the foothills of Los Andes Mountain Range: visit them and enjoy their beauty.
- Challenging mountain sports: get your adrenalin going by participating in adventure sports surrounded by the beauty of the Andes mountain range.
- General San Martin Liberation Army Route through the Andes: an interesting immersion in a crucial period of Argentinean history.
- Ecotourism and protected areas: discover our native flora and fauna and learn about their properties.
- Wineries with avant-garde designs: visit modern wineries with their unique designs.
- Vine-growing oasis in desert-like soils: admire the struggle of the local people to turn this desert environment into a fertile and productive oasis.
- Natural hot baths, wine and olive oil-therapies: relax and enjoy our anti-stress treatments
8 icons not to miss
This lively city of trees and culverts: Enjoy a stroll along its wide
tree-lined side-walks with their unique culverts that make this desert city of Mendoza unique.
The highest peak in the Americas, Aconcagua: Visit the Aconcagua Provincial
Park and admire its
breathtaking beauty.
Diamante Lagoon and Maipo Volcano: Visit the Diamante Lake Provincial
Reserve, a trout and guanacos´ habitat 4,000 meters high,
surrounded by the imposing presence of the Maipo Volcano at 5,323 meters.
The majestic "Cordon del Plata" mountain range covered by eternal
snow and the picturesque, fertile valley of "Valle de Uco" combine to
provide one of Mendoza’s
most magnificent landscapes.
The Lavalle
Desert and its magic: Get to know the particular
lifestyle of its people.
“Payunia”, the most dense volcanic area in the
world: Enjoy
the spectacular views of an area which represents a vast and wild refuge for
guanacos, pumas and foxes.
Atuel Canyon stands an imposing multicolored
eroded rock structure on which different figures are represented, such as The
Wax Museum, The suspension gardens and others.
The magic Wine Harvest Festival (Vendimia): A popular joyful and colorful
festival that highlights traditional folklore, and includes typical foods,
traditional parades and demonstrations of the skills of the “gaucho’s
8 taste sensations
1. Typical “chivo a la llama” of Malargüe and Lavalle, tender barbecued meat of a young goat.
- Delicious "empanadas" baked in mud ovens: a pastry dough filled with minced meat, olives, onions, chopped boiled egg and spices.
- The tasteful “asado criollo”: the excellent barbecued Argentinean beef, traditionally accompanied by a quality red wine and enjoyed with family or friends in celebration. This is a typical portrait of Argentine folklore.
- Natural cuisine created with a great variety of organic fruits and vegetables grown in Mendoza’s fertile soil.
- The famous “locro Mendocino”, a tasty stew with white corn, beef, and pork sausage (chorizo). Enjoy this typical dish sitting in the shade of a “parral” (vine pergola)
- Genuine olive oil enhances our local cooking.
- Local gastronomy: is a mixture of native cuisine with a European touch, our immigrants´ heritage.
- Specialty dishes and desserts created by our world class chefs and prepared with regional products (eg: “Malbec ice-cream”, nobody can resist trying it!)
