Mendoza is the biggest wine region in Argentina and considered the heart of Argentina’s wine country, famed for Malbecs and other red wines. It is named after Mendoza province and its eponymously named capital city.

Terroir: 90% of Mendoza is dessert with 170mm of annual rainfall (Metcalfe, November 1997).

Sub-Regions: Agrelo. | Altamira. | El Cepillo. | Gualtallary. | La Consulta. | Las Compuertas. | Los Arboles. | Lujan de Cuyo. | Perdriel. | San Pablo. | San Carlos. | San Rafael.| Tunuyan. | Tupungato. | Uco Valley. | Ugarteche. | Vista Flores. | Vistalba.

Wineries

Certified Biodynamic: Alpamanta. | Bodegas Escorihuela Gascón. | Bodegas Krontiras. | Chakana. | Ernesto Catena Vineyards. | Finca Dinamia. | Luna Austral. 

Certified organic, Biodynamic practices: Piedra Negra.

No certification: Achaval Ferrer. | Bodegas y Viñedos Valentin Bianchi. | Carmelo Patti. 

Bibliography

Charles Metcalfe, ‘Don’t cry for Argentina’, Wine Magazine, November 1997.