The choice is broad: historic cellars with barrel halls, contemporary architecture, author-driven wines and even a sparkling wine house. Names often mentioned include Catena Zapata, Chandon, Susana Balbo Wines and Nieto Senetiner. It is a convenient area for visitors who want to fit several tastings into a single day, mixing lunches and tastings in very different styles. Each visit reveals a different side of the region.
Achaval Ferrer
Achaval Ferrer, in Agrelo, Luján de Cuyo, offers a vineyard and winery visit with tasting and the Quimera Bistró restaurant, recommended by the Michelin Guide.
Alpamanta
A boutique organic and biodynamic winery in Ugarteche, Luján de Cuyo, with tours, food, a wine bar, art, yoga and cultural events.
Alta Vista
Alta Vista is a winery in Chacras de Coria, in Luján de Cuyo, offering guided visits, a wine bar, a wine shop and an events hall.
Altieri Wines - Vinorum
A small-production boutique winery in Perdriel, Luján de Cuyo, adding a museum and a wine shop to its guided visits and tastings.
Anaia Wines
A boutique winery in Agrelo, Luján de Cuyo, combining vineyard and cellar tours with food, a wine bar, an art gallery and cultural events.
Belasco de Baquedano
A Mendoza winery offering guided visits, tastings that include an aroma room, a food program and space for events, near the city of Mendoza.
Benegas
Benegas is a winery in Mayor Drummond, Luján de Cuyo, with guided vineyard and winery visits, a museum, a wine shop and an events hall.
Bodega a16
A Perdriel winery in Luján de Cuyo with vineyard and cellar visits, food, a wine bar, a wine shop and a sunset program close to the city.
Bodega Bonfanti
A Perdriel winery in Luján de Cuyo, close to the city of Mendoza, with vineyard and cellar visits, tastings, food and picnics in its gardens.
Bodega Caelum
Bodega Caelum welcomes visitors in Agrelo, Luján de Cuyo, with guided vineyard and winery visits, dining, a wine bar, a wine shop and harvest.
Bodega Clos de Chacras
A winery in Chacras de Coria, Luján de Cuyo, a few minutes from Mendoza city, with guided visits and a dining option according to official information.
Bodega Dante Robino
Bodega Dante Robino, in Perdriel, Luján de Cuyo, brings together guided visits, dining, a wine bar, a museum, an art gallery and cultural events.
Bodega Lagarde
Bodega Lagarde, founded in 1897 in Mayor Drummond, offers tastings at three levels and three restaurants on the estate, one with a Michelin Star.
Bodega Norton
Winery founded in 1895 in Perdriel, Luján de Cuyo, with an underground cellar, a blending workshop, guided tastings and a restaurant with seasonal menus.
Bodega Renacer
Winery in Perdriel, Luján de Cuyo, with visits and tastings, a terrace restaurant overlooking the lake and the Andes, and seasonal garden picnics.
Bodega Séptima
Winery at 1,050 meters in Agrelo, Luján de Cuyo, with an estate and cellar tour, seasonal cuisine with pairings and terrace sunsets with live music.
Bodega Sottano
Family winery in Perdriel, Luján de Cuyo, with a guided tour and tasting, a traditional asado menu with pairings and a wine, art and food experience.
Bodega Vistalba
Bodega Vistalba, in Luján de Cuyo, offers winery and vineyard visits, Malbec tastings, a blending game and a wine bar with sharing plates.
Bressia Bodega
A family boutique winery in Agrelo, Luján de Cuyo, with signature wines, visits, tastings, food and picnics in the gardens.
Budeguer
A boutique winery in Agrelo, Luján de Cuyo, with guided vineyard and winery visits and tastings, with art and views as its signature.
Cabrini
A winery in Perdriel, Luján de Cuyo, on provincial route 15, that per official information offers guided visits; confirm the details with the winery.
Casa Bermellón
A wine house in Carrodilla, Luján de Cuyo, that per official information offers food, art and events, without guided winery visits.
Casarena
Casarena is a winery in Perdriel, in a historic 1937 building, with five guided tastings, a restaurant facing the Andes and a boutique villa.
Catena Zapata
Catena Zapata is an Agrelo icon in Luján de Cuyo, with a Mayan-pyramid winery, a guided visit with tasting and a Michelin-starred restaurant.
Cavas Rosell Boher
A sparkling wine house in Chacras de Coria, Luján de Cuyo, with guided visits, tasting, a wine shop and lodge and spa accommodation.
Chandon
Chandon is a sparkling wine house in Agrelo, Luján de Cuyo, with a visitor center, tastings, dining and an Argentine story that began in 1959.
Cheval des Andes
Cheval des Andes is a premium winery in Luján de Cuyo with Bordeaux roots that, according to the press, offers a tasting in a temporary house with an elegant style.
Dolium Bodega Subterránea
Dolium Bodega Subterránea welcomes visitors in Agrelo, Luján de Cuyo, with guided vineyard and winery visits, a wine bar, a wine shop, an art gallery and harvest.
Doña Paula
A premium high-altitude winery in Ugarteche, Luján de Cuyo, with guided visits, tastings, a wine bar, dining, a wine shop and cooking classes.
Durigutti Family Winemakers
A winery in Las Compuertas, Luján de Cuyo, with guided visits, the 5 Suelos – Cocina de Finca restaurant and two B&B houses among the vineyards.
Finca Bandini
A small-production boutique winery in Las Compuertas, Luján de Cuyo, that adds golf cart, bike or horseback tours of the estate to its visits and tastings.
Finca Decero
A single-vineyard boutique winery in Agrelo, Luján de Cuyo, offering guided visits, tastings, dining and events on an estate in the upper part of Luján.
Finca La Anita
Finca La Anita, in Agrelo, Luján de Cuyo, offers an open-air restaurant on the estate, with Argentine asado or a more international menu, by advance booking.
Finca la Malka
A small-production family boutique winery in Las Compuertas, Luján de Cuyo, offering guided visits, dining, events and a Harvest Experience.
Foster Lorca
A winery in Perdriel, Luján de Cuyo, combining guided visits, a restaurant beside the vines with a seasonal menu, a wine bar and a wine shop.
Hacienda del Plata
A winery in Mayor Drummond, Luján de Cuyo, with guided tours of vineyards and cellar, dining, a wine shop, harvest activities and an events hall.
Huarpe Riglos Family Wines
A boutique signature-wine winery in Agrelo, Luján de Cuyo, with guided visits, tastings, a wine shop, an art gallery and events.
Kaiken
A premium winery in Vistalba, Luján de Cuyo, adding a blending game and a dining offer to guided visits and tastings, according to official information.
Krontiras Wines
A Luján de Cuyo winery with options designed for families too: guided visits, tastings, a kids pack, a family cooking class and a sunset experience.
Lamadrid Estate Wines
A single-vineyard boutique winery in Las Compuertas, Luján de Cuyo, with picnic, a blending session, dining and lodging, alongside visits and tastings.
Maal Wines
A small-production winery in Las Compuertas, Luján de Cuyo, with guided vineyard and cellar visits, a wine bar, a wine shop and sunset sessions.
Martino Wines
A family winery in Mayor Drummond, Luján de Cuyo, bringing together guided visits, tastings, fine dining, lodging and a wine shop in one place.
Matervini
A boutique winery in Perdriel, Luján de Cuyo, with a vineyard walk and guided tasting with Andes views, plus a house to stay in on the estate.
Mendel Wines
A winery in Mayor Drummond, Luján de Cuyo, which according to official information offers guided visits and tastings; other details are best checked with the winery.
Nieto Senetiner
A traditional winery in Vistalba, Luján de Cuyo, with guided vineyard and cellar visits, dining, a wine bar, a wine shop and an events hall.
Ojo de Agua
A 19th-century estate in Agrelo, Luján de Cuyo, making organic wine and offering a visit, tasting, picnic and a rustic open-air restaurant.
Penedo Borges
A boutique winery in Agrelo, Luján de Cuyo, associated with Malbec and fine dining, offering guided visits, tastings, a wine shop and events.
Piattelli Vineyards (Mendoza)
Winery in Agrelo, Luján de Cuyo, which according to tourism listings offers small-group visits, reserve wine tastings and lunch at its restaurant.
Pulenta Estate
A boutique winery in Agrelo, Luján de Cuyo, with small-group visits through the vineyards, cellar and barrel room, plus tastings including a sensory one and pairings.
Riccitelli Wines
Winery at 1,100 meters in Las Compuertas, Luján de Cuyo, with a morning tour of vineyards and cellar, a tasting and a bistro using organic garden produce.
RJ Viñedos
A winery in Perdriel, Luján de Cuyo, with guided visits, dining, a wine bar, a wine shop, cultural events and sunset sessions.
Stellium, Estrella de los Andes
A winery in Perdriel, Luján de Cuyo, that per official information offers guided visits and tasting, close to the city of Mendoza.
Susana Balbo Wines
A winery in Agrelo, Luján de Cuyo, with vineyard and micro-vinification tours, workshops, picnics and a restaurant with a Michelin Green Star.
Terrazas de los Andes
Winery on a century-old estate in Perdriel, Luján de Cuyo, with four tasting tours, a restaurant, a cooking class and an on-site guest house.
Tierras Altas
A winery in Carrodilla, Luján de Cuyo, with dining, lodging and a wine shop; the official information on visits is contradictory, so it is best to check.
Viamonte
A historic, family-run boutique winery in Chacras de Coria, Luján de Cuyo, with guided visits, dining, a wine bar, a wine shop and sunsets.
Viña Cobos
A cult, premium winery in Perdriel, Luján de Cuyo, with guided vineyard and cellar visits and a wine shop, according to official information.
Viña Las Perdices
Viña Las Perdices welcomes visitors at its estate in Agrelo, Luján de Cuyo, with guided visits, tastings, a wine shop and events.
Tips for your visit
- Book ahead for the most sought-after wineries, especially if you want lunch at the estate or a special tasting.
- Pair a historic house with a boutique project to compare different Malbec styles within the same day.
- If you travel during harvest, in the southern summer, ask each winery which picking activities it offers.
Winery data: Argentina.gob.ar, Wineries Map of Argentina (CC BY 4.0).