About
Mendoza
Founded on March 2, 1561, Mendoza grew from a semi-desert into one of the world's great wine regions, watered by the meltwaters of the Andes and shaped by the people who channeled them.
Who We Are
A tourism agency for the province
We are a tourism agency dedicated primarily to transporting tourists to the places of interest in the province of Mendoza, in the Argentine Republic. Our service begins when clients contact us, and we help them organise their itinerary in our province.
We can also make reservations on their behalf at the various places they wish to visit: mainly wineries, vineyards and restaurants, as well as hotels and other accommodations.
What You Can Find
Mountains, water and history
Our semi-desert climate forced the early settlers to channel water from our rivers to irrigate the land. That water comes from the melting snow and ice of the Andes, which reaches its highest point here at Mount Aconcagua, the tallest mountain in the Americas at 6,962 metres.
Around 1814, our greatest hero, General José de San Martín, was appointed Governor of Mendoza while he prepared the Army of the Andes, which crossed the range with mules and weaponry to help liberate Chile and, later, Peru. Our country formally declared independence on July 9, 1816; the army crossed in 1817.
Today our main attraction is the mountain range, with Aconcagua as its crown jewel, alongside our rivers and lakes, our wineries and a gastronomy scene of top international quality. The city has its own charms too: its plazas, civic centre, and the 394-hectare General San Martín Park with its Cerro de la Gloria, a monument to the army that liberated three nations.
Our Wines
How Malbec found its home
Until the 1970s, wine consumption in Argentina was 100 litres per person per year, and our wineries lived off domestic demand. As soft drinks gained ground, consumption fell to just 6 litres. That crisis forced our wineries to conquer the international market and, to do so, to raise their quality dramatically.
Our mostly Italian and Spanish heritage sought out renowned French oenologists, and some discovered a particularly good Malbec growing in Mendoza. The grape, whose name means "bad in your mouth" in French (for it never produced great wine there), found a completely different home here: many sunny days, little rainfall, rocky mineral soils, altitude and wide thermal amplitude. The same conditions produce an exceptional Cabernet Franc. Today our wines compete at the highest international level.
