Regions
Mendoza isn't one wine region. It's four distinct landscapes.
Between Maipú and Gualtallary there's a 3,000-foot difference in elevation. That gap changes acidity, tannin, and even the best time of day to taste. Pick a region to see its wineries and the tours that run through it.
3,300 – 5,600 ft
Uco Valley
Uco Valley is Argentina's high-altitude wine frontier: vineyards between 3,300 and 5,600 feet at the foot of the Andes, with a day-to-night temperature swing of up to 32°F. That swing gives thick-skinned grapes, naturally high acidity, and fine tannins. It's where most of Mendoza's boutique wineries planted their most ambitious project over the last twenty years.
Explore the region2,950 – 3,600 ft
Luján de Cuyo
Luján de Cuyo is the birthplace of Argentine Malbec and the country's first Denomination of Origin. It's 30–40 minutes from Mendoza city, with vineyards between 2,950 and 3,600 feet and plots over 80 years old. Its wines are richer and rounder than the high-altitude style — tasting a Malbec from Agrelo next to one from Gualtallary is the best terroir lesson you'll ever get.
Explore the region2,300 – 2,950 ft
Maipú
Maipú is old-school Mendoza wine country: century-old wineries built by Italian and Spanish families, vintage French oak vats, and olive groves woven between the vines. It's 20 minutes from the city and the best place to understand how wine was made in Argentina before the high-altitude Malbec boom.
Explore the region4,600 – 10,500 ft
High Andes
The High Mountain route climbs Route 7 toward Aconcagua: Potrerillos, Uspallata, Puente del Inca, and the lookout over the tallest peak in the Americas. It's not a wine-growing zone — it's the drive that explains the landscape behind every glass: the Andes' snowmelt is literally the irrigation water for every vineyard you'll visit.
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