Wine Regions Travel Guide

Photo: CASA DEL VISITANTE Familia Zuccardi, Mendoza

In the center of Argentina, in the provinces of Mendoza and San Juan, melting snow from the Andes flows into rivers, streams, and underground aquifers, and transforms this semi-arid region into the largest area under irrigation in Argentina. Eighty percent of the country's wine is produced here, as are olive oil, garlic, and a cornucopia of fruits and vegetables.

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Wine Regions Hotels

Tourist offices can recommend all kinds of hospedajes (lodgings), apart-hotels (rooms with cooking facilities and sometimes a sitting area), cabañas...read more

Restaurants

Wine Regions Restaurants

Most of the region follows national culinary trends—beef, lamb, chicken, and pork a la parrilla (grilled). Second- and third-generation Italian restaurants...read more

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Wine Regions Experiences

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    Scenic Wonders: Wherever you go—over the pass to Chile, north to San Juan, south to San Rafael—the sight of those towering white Andean... Read more

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    Cañón del Atuel (Atuel Canyon). The best way to dive into this very photogenic, 160-km (99-mi) canyon with its four hydroelectric... Read more

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