We offer a complete list of wineries open to tourism, with its main features.
Northern oasis: Primera zona: LUJAN DE CUYO
| Municipality | Winery | Size | Style |
| Agrelo | TAPIZ | Large | Modern |
| It is one of the most technologically advanced wineries in Argentina that combines the best vineyards in the country with a vast wine-making experience. | |||
| Municipality | Winery | Size | Style |
| Agrelo | DECERO | Large | Modern |
| The winery owners, who were born in Napa Valley (USA), chose this arid area to open their Amano y Decero winery | |||
| Municipality | Winery | Size | Style |
| Agrelo | DOLIUM | Large | Modern |
| It boasts the latest trends in international winery design as it is the first Mendocinean winery built entirely underground. | |||
| Municipality | Winery | Size | Style |
| Agrelo | ETCHART | Large | Modern |
| (1850) It was acquired by a major French business group in 1996. It experimentally grows Riesling, Gewürtztraminer, Viognier, Grenache, and Petit Verdot. It also grows 150-year old local varieties. | |||
| Municipality | Winery | Size | Style |
| Agrelo | DOMINIOS DEL PLATA | Small | Modern |
| Using the latest technology, it is characterized by a simple yet unique style. | |||
| Municipality | Winery | Size | Style |
| Agrelo | SEPTIMA CODORNIU | Large | Modern |
| Built in a rural area, its terrace offers breathtaking views of Cordon del Plata mountain range. | |||
| Municipality | Winery | Size | Style |
| Agrelo | BELASCO BAQUEDANO | Large | Modern |
| It is surrounded by a 70-hectare vineyard that was planted in the early 20th Century and that guarantees excellent raw material. | |||
| Municipality | Winery | Size | Style |
| Agrelo | RUCA MALEN | Small | Modern |
| Its owner, Jean Pierre Thibaud, who started making wine in 1998, claims that what differentiates the various wines in the world is not quality, but the terroir. | |||
| Municipality | Winery | Size | Style |
| Carrodilla | CAVAS DE WEINERT | Large | Traditional |
| This winery was built in the 30’s and remodeled in 1997. However, its original appearance was preserved. | |||
| Municipality | Winery | Size | Style |
| Carrodilla | LA AMALIA | Small | Traditional |
| (1922) This ancient winery was carefully restored to make it fit for present-day wine-making tasks and French and American oak barrels were bought. | |||
| Municipality | Winery | Size | Style |
| Carrodilla | TIERRAS ALTAS | Small | Modern |
| (Familia Vargas Arizu)(1999) Su historia comienza con Leoncio Arizu y Vicente Vargas. Hoy produce exclusivamente malbec, elegido como la cepa más representativa de la región. Recientemente, en la Winery, se ha inaugurado un atractivo espacio gastronómico. | |||
| Municipality | Winery | Size | Style |
| Chacras de Coria | ALTAVISTA | Small | Traditional |
| It is a historical winery that has been working non-stop for a century. It is now equipped with the latest technology but its original architecture has been preserved. | |||
| Municipality | Winery | Size | Style |
| Chacras de Coria | ALFREDO CATENA | Small | Traditional |
| This colonial-style winery has been recently recycled and equipped with the latest technology. It was awarded six gold and silver medals in the Vinandino contest in 1993. The winery houses a wine bar called Dionisio. | |||
| Municipality | Winery | Size | Style |
| Chacras de Coria | CLOS DE C. DE CORIA | Small | Traditional |
| It dates from 1883 and it is related to two Mendocinean wine-making pioneers: Gargantini and Giol. | |||
| Municipality | Winery | Size | Style |
| Chacras de Coria | FACULTAD C. AGRARIAS | Small | Traditional |
| Their products are made at their Experimental Winery with grapes grown in the School’s campus. | |||
| Municipality | Winery | Size | Style |
| Chacras de Coria | CAVAS DE CHACRAS | Small | Traditional |
| The original architectural design was preserved by carefully restoring and improving the facilities, in an attempt to make it fit for today’s demands. | |||
| Municipality | Winery | Size | Style |
| Mayor Drummond | LAGARDE | Large | Traditional |
| (1897) A traditional and historical winery whose original building has been preserved. It is a well-known winery due to its top wines, especially red ones that are produced in limited editions. | |||
| Municipality | Winery | Size | Style |
| Mayor Drummond | LUIGI BOSCA | Large | Modern |
| It combines Dutch-style architecture with the Arizu family tradition and a high-tech production line. | |||
| Municipality | Winery | Size | Style |
| Mayor Drummond | CARMINE GRANATA | Small | Traditional |
| (1931) Family business | |||
| Municipality | Winery | Size | Style |
| Mayor Drummond | VINITERRA | Large | Modern |
| It features a well-appointed wine shop selling the whole gamut of wine accessories, well-known cigars, and obviously, a large collection of high-end wines. | |||
| Municipality | Winery | Size | Style |
| Mayor Drummond | CARMELO PATTI | Small | Traditional |
| A pioneer in signature wine making and boutique winery opening. It also produces a few thousand bottles of sparkling wine with Pinot Noir and Chardonnay wine using traditional methods. | |||
| Municipality | Winery | Size | Style |
| Mayor Drummond | OTERO RAMOS | Small | Modern |
| It has a well-lit, two-hectare garden, a large reception room and a terrace overlooking the Andes. Their vineyards, which were first harvested in 2006, are irrigated with melt water stored in a pond-style dam. | |||
| Municipality | Winery | Size | Style |
| Perdriel | ACHAVAL FERRER | Small | Modern |
| It was opened in 1998, and it operates according to two principles: search for quality and respect for the terroir. | |||
| Municipality | Winery | Size | Style |
| Perdriel | BONFANTI | Small | Modern |
| Winery familiar boutique que en 2004 tuvo su vendimia de bautismo. En las visitas guiada se recorren viñedos centenarios. En la sala de degustación un gran ventanal balcón se convierte en un mirador ideal del Cordón del Plata y las Cuchillas de Lunlunta. | |||
| Municipality | Winery | Size | Style |
| Perdriel | CABRINI | Small | Traditional |
| (1920) A family-owned operation that is famous for producing mass wine (it is The Vatican’s supplier)but it also produces varietal wines. The family house and their first building are still there. | |||
| Municipality | Winery | Size | Style |
| Perdriel | CHANDON | Large | Modern |
| (1959) This is the first branch of the winery that is based outside of France. It produces several kinds of Argentina’s most popular sparkling wine using the latest technology. | |||
| Municipality | Winery | Size | Style |
| Perdriel | NORTON | Large | Traditional |
| This 100 year-old winery, one of the best appointed facilities in the country, offers gorgeous views of The Andes from their wine bar large terrace. | |||
| Municipality | Winery | Size | Style |
| Perdriel | CATENA ZAPATA | Large | Modern |
| This pyramid-like winery has implemented the ancient art of assemblage, a creative blend process aimed at creating a much more complex wine. | |||
| Municipality | Winery | Size | Style |
| Perdriel | TERRAZA DE LOS ANDES | Large | Modern |
| It was opened in 1999 by the Moët & Chandon company to produce varietal wines using grapes from their emblematic height vineyards irrigated with melt water from the Andes. | |||
| Municipality | Winery | Size | Style |
| Perdriel | SOTTANO | Small | Modern |
| It features a tasting room that was especially designed to overlook the winery facilities. This winery also exhibits local plastic art works. | |||
| Municipality | Winery | Size | Style |
| Vistalba | FAMILIA BARBERIS | Small | Traditional |
| Mr. Humberto Barberis, its founder, bought the first vineyards in 1965 and in 1989 he bought a winery in Vistalba and his dream of making top wines came true. | |||
| Municipality | Winery | Size | Style |
| Vistalba | VISTALBA | Small | Modern |
| This winery was built in 2001 on a family-owned finca. This is where Carlos Pulenta developed his personal blend wine project. Visitors may stay at their cozy lodge or sign up for cooking lessons taught by La Bourgogne restaurant’s chef or just enjoying top cuisine that successfully combines a French character with the taste of local ingredients. | |||
| Municipality | Winery | Size | Style |
| Vistalba | SAN HUBERTO | Large | Traditional |
| Esta Winery que, perteneció a la tradicional familia Pincolini, mantiene hoy su fachada original, típica de los años 20. En el 2001 fue reciclada, logrando un establecimiento que combina el arte de hacer vino con la innovación tecnológica y nuevos servicios para el turista como su modern sala de degustación. | |||
| Municipality | Winery | Size | Style |
| Vistalba | FABRE MONTMAYOU | Small | Traditional |
| It offers lunch or dinner meals, the chance to play the role of a wine-maker for a day, and regular or VIP tasting sessions that include a cheese plate. | |||
| Municipality | Winery | Size | Style |
| Vistalba | NIETO SENETINER | Large | Traditional |
| (1905) A traditional adobe, cane and wood building where pleasant red-only tasting sessions take place at a site surrounded by Cordon del Plata mountains. | |||
| Municipality | Winery | Size | Style |
| Vistalba | KAIKEN | Small | Modern |
| (2001) Tal como los kaikenes (gansos silvestres) que vuelan sobre la Patagonia, entre Chile y Argentina, Viña Montes, reconocido bodeguero chileno, decidió cruzar la Cordillera para instalarse también en Mendoza. Ofrece diferentes tipos de tours que incluyen la visita a los viñedos, a la Winery, a su cava y finaliza con la degustación de vinos en la tienda Kaikén. | |||
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