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The catena family is one of the pioneers in Mendoza's wine production, a city located in Western Argentina, at the foot of the Andes Mountains. It was in 1902, four years after landing from Italy, that Nicola Catena planted the first malbec vine. Eight decades later, his grandsson, Nicolás Catena, then an Economics professor at Berkeley, California, started a small revolution in Argentina when he drove wine production to international levels. The quick results achieved by Bodega Catena Zapata soon caught the attention not only of other producers in the Mendoza region - who were forced to raise the quality of the local product - but of the world, who started paying attention to the wine produced in the so-called “New World”. Today, the over one thousand Mendoza wineries account for 70% of all wine production in Argentina. In Mendoza, it is possible to taste exceptional wines, such as Nicolas Catena Zapata 2003, Primus Pinot Noir 2004 (Bodega Salentein), Andeluna Gran Reserva Pasionado 2003 (Bodega Andeluna), and many others.
Highlights
- Private tastings at bodegas
- Bike rides or walks around the vineyards
- Meals harmonized with Mendoza's finest wines
- Chats with Eduardo, our sommelier
- The sights of the Andes Mountains
- Small charming hotels set amidst vineyards