Chapter 2
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El estilo
Conviértelo en una ruta del vino por el norte.
La Rioja sits between Salta's Calchaquí Valley and the powerhouse of Mendoza — quieter and rawer than either. We keep a short, regularly updated list of the trips and tastings we'd actually book ourselves.
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At a glance
- Country
- Argentina (northwest)
- Founded
- 1591 — among the oldest in the country
- Main valley
- Famatina Valley
- Hub town
- Chilecito
- Vineyard area
- ~7,800 hectares
- Altitude
- ~770–1,850 m
- Climate
- Arid high desert, <200 mm rain
- Flagship grape
- Torrontés Riojano
- Also grown
- Malbec, Bonarda, Syrah
