REGION: Uco Valley

Agustín Lopez, Mauricio Castro, Marcela Manini and Sebastian Zuccardi first met at the Liceo Agrícola & Enológico School in Mendoza. Over 20 years later, they are still making wine together and produce sparkling cuvees from parcels across the Uco Valley ranging from 1300-1550m above sea level.

Altar Uco is the latest endeavor from beloved winemaker Juan Pablo Michelini. This project offers a fresh perspective on what the Uco Valley means in the greater conversation on South American wine and he's aiming to produce “quiet wines” which require as little human intervention as possible.

Founded in 1995 by a consortium of prominent Italian winemakers, including Alberto Antonini of Antinori and Antonio Morescalchi, Altos Las Hormigas continues to evolve as a winery, but their focus on producing terroir-driven Malbec remains unchanged.

Founded by two friends, Federico Isgró and Santiago Bernasconi, BIRA is a project to watch. Their Italian heritage inspired them to embark on an adventure into Argentina's viticultural past and ultimately led them to establish their Sangiovese-focused project, BIRA, in 2017 in the Uco Valley.

Emilia Armando and Eduardo Soler purchased their property in 2014 and embarked in a restoration project of an old Manor House that had been abandoned for 40 years in Cruz de Piedra, Maipu, Argentina, twenty minutes outside of the city center of Mendoza. They founded La Cayatena in 2016 and released their first wines in 2020. Their home was originally …

Stella Crinita is a biodynamic project established in 2002, which located in Argentina’s Uco Valley by Joanna Foster and Ernesto Catena. Tied with their combined passion for social and environmental justice, Stella Crinita is guided by these core values in creating authentic and vibrant wines.

Eduardo Soler and two friends started Ver Sacrum in 2012 with the concept of growing and vinifying Rhone varietals. Their winemaking ethos focuses on fresh, low alcohol, lighter skin contact, native yeast, honest, and easy drinking wines.