Valle de Uco Wineries

More wine tastings today but in the Valle de Uco, further south and west than yesterday. In the distance is Tupungato, the second highest peak in the Americas, though some of the peaks in the Silver Range are closer and look almost as tall. The video has a glimpse of the Mendoza River. It has water this summer for the first time in years.

The Masi vineyard is owned by a family from Verona Italy and specializes in a process which dries the grapes before crushing, aging and blending. They also had a nice display garden of local plants.

Gaia Winery is French-owned and certified organic and bio-dynamic. Malbec is their primary wine but they also did good natural (no sulfites) Cab and a Shiraz. No cellar or other inside visit because power is out here and many other counties of western Argentina because the grid over-taxed by heat.

Lunch of traditional Argentinian fare at Azul. Lunch too big and too late for us to have dinner but of course there was room for sorbet from the gelato store! We had to switch rooms in the hotel as our floor still had no power at 9 PM.Read more