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Wine Regions Of Argentina
The Argentine Provincial Appellations currently approved by the INV—Instituto Nacional de
Vitivinicultura—for use on a label, include:
Mendoza Province
This is Argentina’s most well-known and prestigious winemaking region. The vineyards, located
at high altitudes, enjoy abundant sunshine, natural irrigation from the Andes, a low incidence
of vine disease, and an unpolluted natural environment. About 80 percent of Argentina’s wine
is produced in Mendoza, on approximately 414,405 acres of vineyards. To put this number
into perspective, Mendoza contains more vineyard acreage than the regions of Bordeaux,
Burgundy and Napa Valley combined. Mendoza Province is divided into five main appellations:
Maipú, Luján de Cuyo, Tupungato, Tunuyán, and San Carlos. Within these appellations there
are distinct sub-appellations that are legally recognized as Inicaciones Geograficas (IGs) and
contain vast differences in soil quality, altitude and climate; the IGs are essential in defining the
terroir
of Argentine wine.
Mendoza Province
San Juan Province
La Rioja Province
Rio Negro Province
Salta Province
Catamarca Province
Neuquén Province
Córdoba Province
Tucumán Province
Jujuy Province
Maipú
Lunlunta
/Loon-loon-tah/
Barrancas
Luján de Cuyo
Vistalba
/Vee-stahl-ba
/
La Compuertas
Perdriel
/Per-dree-el/
Agrelo
Ugarteche
Tupungato
(Uco Valley)
Villa Bastías
Gualtallary
/ Gwal-tah-yaree /
Cordón del Plata
Tunuyán
(Uco Valley)
Los Arboles Colonia las Rosas
Vista Flores
San Carlos
(Uco Valley)
La Consulta
Paraje Altamira
Eugenio Bustos
El Cepillo
/L – Sepee-yoo/