Chapter 3
of 4
Neuquén
Como en toda Argentina, la cosecha cae aproximadamente entre febrero y abril, y los valles están más animados entonces. Summer days are long and bright; even so, pack a windproof layer — el viento does not take days off, and the nights cool down fast.
At a glance
- Country
- Argentina (far south)
- Position
- Neuquén & Río Negro river valleys
- Spans
- ~300 km along the rivers
- Altitude
- ~300 m (lowest in Argentina)
- Climate
- Cool, dry, very windy; ~200 mm rain
- Flagship grape
- Pinot Noir
- Also grown
- Malbec, Merlot, Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc
- Provinces
- Río Negro (historic) · Neuquén (modern)
- Harvest
- February–April