Xumek winery and vineyards in the Zonda Valley in San Juan doesn’t just make wine but also produces olives with 100 hectares of olive trees and has its own nature reserve where the team is experimenting with a guanaco and rhea breeding programme.
Head winemaker Daniel Ekkert is in charge of their diverse portfolio of red and white wines which includes sparkling wines and late harvest wines.
Bodega Chañarmuyo, founded by Jorge Chamas, is located in Chañarmuyo Valley at the foot of the Paiman Hills in La Rioja. Chañarmuyo winery has its own wine lodge with a swimming pool and poolside bar which serves homemade empanadas cooked in a wood-fired clay oven paired with Chañarmuyo’s wines.
Bodegas San Huberto is a producer with three wineries, two in Argentina and one in China. The flagship San Huberto winery is in Vistalba in Lujan de Cuyo, and the other Argentine winery is in the department of Castro Barros in La Rioja. Their third winery is in Huailai in China.
With over 200 hectares of vineyards planted in La Rioja and 120 hectares planted in Lujan de Cuyo, Bodegas San Huberto produce a wide range of wines including Malbec, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Syrah, Cabernet Franc, Bonarda, Chardonnay, Torrontes, Chenin, Sauvignon Blanc, Viognier and Yellow Muscat.
Finca Don Diego winery is located in the Fiambalá Valley in Tinogasta in Catamarca. Finca Don Diego has 80 hectares of vineyards planted with Syrah, Cabernet Sauvignon, Malbec, Merlot and Chardonnay which are all certified as organic production.
Finca Don Diego winery focuses on producing wines for exportation and their portfolio consists of a Malbec-Syrah red blend, as well as a single varietal Syrah and Cabernet Sauvignon. The walls of the winery’s cellar are made of stone and sun-dried brick walls and the roof is made of sugar cane and volcanic sediment, providing a cool environment to store and age wines in this sunny valley.