Chapter 2
of 3
El estilo
Catch it before everyone else does.
San Juan's wine tourism is young and quiet — fewer polished tasting rooms, more sense of discovery, especially in the rising Pedernal Valley. It folds naturally into a northern route with Mendoza, La Rioja and Salta.
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At a glance
- Country
- Argentina (northwest)
- Rank
- 2nd-largest wine province by volume
- Position
- Between Mendoza (south) and La Rioja (north)
- Vineyard area
- ~32,000 hectares (~17% national)
- Altitude
- ~600–2,000 m
- Climate
- Hot, semi-arid; >42°C summers, ~150 mm rain
- Flagship grape
- Syrah
- Also grown
- Malbec, Bonarda, Cabernet Franc, Chardonnay
- Valley to watch
- Pedernal (GI 2007)