Quirky

Embodying the adventurous spirit of vignerons in the south, Wapisa is the coastal vineyard and winery of the family behind Tapiz in Mendoza. With 60 hectares of vineyards in Viedma in Río Negro, it isn’t only the coastal climate and southerly location that makes this wine project unique but also their cellar… which is 10 metres under water!

Wapisa is the first winery in South America to experiment with a submarine cellar, in which their coastal Malbec is plunged into the 15°C watery chamber where a pressure of 1 bar is believed to give it a very different ageing process than what you would expect overground. 

Read more about Wapisa taking their wine underwater in Patagonia

About Wapisa wines & winery

Wapisa wines is the Patagonian project of Fincas Patagónicas (see Tapiz in Mendoza) making maritime wines from their 60-hectare vineyard in San Javier in coastal Río Negro. The winery is making Malbec, Cabernet Sauvignon, Sauvignon Blanc and Pinot Noir so far.