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1. �e��o�� e� ����
�i�l�e�te co�oci��
co�o l� provi�ci�
pro��ctor� �e vi�o
�o��e el ��lbec h�
e�co�tr��o l�� co��
�icio�e� perfect��
p�r� �e��rroll�r�e. /
Mendoza is widely
known as the
wine producing
province where the
Malbec has found
the ideal condi-
tions to grow
S
i �e c�e�t�� có�o e� el pl��et�, �ie�pre
h�brá ��� preg��t� �e có�o e� �trá� �e l�
últi�� coli��, ¿�ó��e �o� llev� el �e��ero?,
¿q�é �orpre�� �e �bre e� l� �ig�ie�te c�rv�?
E� e�te vi�je, ��veg���o por l�� co�t�� �el Río �e
l� Pl�t�, he�o� explor��o lo� lí�ite� �e ���� tierr��
poco co�oci���, �o��e lo� �e�ierto� y�ce� �l pie �e
Lo� A��e�, �o��e lo� gl�ci�re� �el Aco�c�g�� vigil��
l�� tierr�� �e lo� �ejore� vi�o� �rge�ti�o�, �o��e lo�
géi�ere� ��rge� � �á� �e 4 �il �etro� �e �lt�r�; l��
Viñ�� �e S�lt� �l��br�� �e color ver�e lo� �e�ierto�
pi�t��o� �e rojo� y ocre�.
Tierr� lle�� �e �orpre��, el �ore�te �e Arge��
ti�� e� �� te�oro q�e �l��br� l� ��je�t�o�i���
�e Lo� A��e�.
Mendoza y sus viñedos
Aloj��o �l pie �e Lo� A��e� �ev��o�, �e��o�� e�
��� ci���� ��y �gr���ble, i�tric��� e�tre lo� viñe�
�o� q�e c�bre� l�� tierr�� �re�o���. E� �coge�or�,
co� b�e�o� re�t��r��te� y hotele�.
L�� bo�eg�� �e lo� �ejore� vi�o� �e �l��� co� ���
eleg��te� c���� �lre�e�or �e l� ci���� y vi�it��o� el
V�lle �el ��ipú, Go�oy Cr��, L�já� �e C�yo, S�� R��
f�el, p�r� �e�c�brir lo� �ejore� vi�o� �e l�� bo�eg��
co�o Toro, S��t� A��, Lópe�, el Tr�piche, Etch�rt, et�
I
f you tell me what the planet is like, there will
always remain a question of what´
s it like be-
yond the last hill ¿where does the path lead? ,
¿What surprise waits at the next curve?
In this journey, travelling through the coasts of
Río de la Plata we have explored the limits of scarce-
ly known lands, where the deserts lay at the foot
of the Andes, where the glaciers of the Aconcagua
watch the domains of the best Argentinean wines,
where the geysers come up to 4 thousandmeters of
height; the vineyards of Salta light up in green the
painted red and ochre deserts.
Land full of surprise, the northeast of Argenti-
na is a treasure that illuminates the magnificence
of the Andes.
Mendoza and its Vineyards
Placed at the foot of the snowy Andes, Mendoza
is a lovely city, winding among the vineyards that
cover the sandy terrains. It is quaint, with good res-
taurants and hotels.
The cellars of the best wines rise with their ele-
gant houses around the city and we visit the Maipú
Valley, Godoy Cruz, Luján de Cuyo, San Rafael, to
find the best wines of the cellars such as Toro, Santa
Ana, López, el Trapiche, Etchart, among others and
