Argentina is not only known for its beef and tango but also for the quality of the country’s best wines.

Wine arrived in Argentina from Spain in the mid of the XVIth century and it took some time to find the right place for the production of grapes.

As Mendoza is located in a semiarid land, first inhabitants found it difficult to harvest grapes.
However, they used a vast irrigation system, firstly developed by The Incas and then extended by The Huarpes, native indigenous people. A series of artificial irrigation ditches and canals divert water from the Mendoza, Diamante, Tunuyán, and Atuel rivers, which fill as snow melts in The Andes to irrigate the land. The region's sandy, dry soil, constant sun and low humidity has been the perfect place to create wines of high alcohol content and rich fruity quality.

Surrounding the beautiful city of Mendoza and lying just to the east of The Andes, the province accounts for over 70% of the Argentina's wine production and is the world's sixth-largest producer of grapes.

Vineyards are part of the typical landscape that can be seen in Mendoza apart from the towering mountains Andes. These vineyards in Mendoza rarely face the problems of insects, fungi or other disease that affect grapes in other countries, which allows cultivating with little or no pesticides.

Although Argentine winemakers have traditionally been more interested in quality rather than quantity, nowadays, there are nearly 1.200 wineries that produce some one billion liters of wine a year.

There are 4,500 grape varieties in the world from which to produce wine. The grape transmits to the wine the taste of its species. Malbec is one of the most popular Argentine wine varieties characterized by a powerful fruit bouquet. Anyone who comes across a Malbec anywhere in the world must know that if you say Malbec you say Argentina.

Although the red Malbec grape was once imported from France a century ago, the perfect combination of growing conditions like strong sunlight and high altitude in Mendoza has favored the production of excellent quality grapes. Nowadays, Mendoza boasts the best Malbec wine in the world.

Malbec wine is a flavorful, meaty and spicy. In Argentina, it is often blended with other wine varietals such as Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot.

Mendoza has become an international tourist attraction. Visitors can visit museums, wine-tasting cellars, restaurants and gift shops all related to the wine industry.