Monteviejo Wine Rock has become one of the hottest dates in Mendoza since its first edition in 2010. The wine and rock festival, held in the stunning location of Bodega Monteviejo’s Vistaflores winery and vineyard, has now spawned into a week of cultural, musical, gastronomical and art activities beforehand.
Here’s a rundown of the highlights in Mendoza this year:
4 April: Park Hyatt Masters of Food & Wine Rock Edition
On Thursday night, the Park Hyatt in Mendoza opens its doors and patio to an enormous gastronomy, wine and rock event to kickstart the WineRock weekend. With 20 top chefs from around Argentina and beyond, over 20 local wineries from Mendoza, and a series of live performances from famous Argentine musicians, the night is a lively event with great music, food and wine in abundance.
Chefs participating this year include:
- Antonio Soriano – Palacio Duhau (Buenos Aires)
- Julián Galende – Duhau Restaurant & Vinoteca (Buenos Aires)
- Thierry Buffetau – Grand Hyatt Sao Pablo (Francia)
- Mercedes Solis – Feria Masticar (Buenos Aires)
- Luciana Lopez Da Silva – Parador la Huella – (Uruguay)
- Mauricio Hudson – Santa y Pecador/Ceibo (Mendoza)
- Nacho Molina – Pez Globo /Pie de Cuba (Mendoza)
- Máximo Cabrera – Crudo (Buenos Aires)
- Julio Martín Baez – Aramburu Bis (Buenos Aires)
- Damian Cicero – Casal de Catalunya (Buenos Aires)
- German Carrizo – Fierro (España)
- Carito Lourenço – Fierro (España)
- Juani Rocha – Cake in Box (Mendoza)
- Juan Ventureyra – Bodega Rucamalen (Mendoza)
- Gerson Cespedes – Karai – Maido – Hotel W Santiago de Chile (Peru)
- Ezequiel Gallardo – Treintasillas (Buenos Aires)
- Juan Pedro Rastellino – Allium Cocina (Buenos Aires)
- Miriam Moriyama Grand Hyatt Rio (Argentina)
- Enrique Palacios – Chef Bistro M, Park Hyatt Mendoza
- Montse Martiarena – Chef Banquetes, Park Hyatt Mendoza
- Walter Godoy – Chef Pastelero, Park Hyatt Mendoza
- Cecilia Del Pozo – Chef Banquetes, Park Hyatt Mendoza
- Gastón Castaño – Chef Grill Q Park Hyatt Mendoza
Wineries participating include:
- Zuccardi Valle de Uco
- Finca la Anita
- Lagarde
- Rutini
- Ruca Malén
- Chandon
- Monteviejo
- Bianchi
- Corazón del Sol
- Diamandes
- Clos de los 7
- Rolland
- Trapiche
- Rosell Boher
- Los Haroldos
- Pulenta Estate
- Leo Borsi
With a special rock and roll wine stand with:
- Marcelo Pelleriti
- Sol Fa Soul
- Felipe Staiti
- Malbecaster
- Coti Sorokin
- Rano Sarbach
- Abre Mundos
- Vanthra
And a bar tended by Sabrina Rodriguez.
There will also be a live metal work exhibition taking place by renowned sculptor Guillermo Rigattieri and music played by Led Ladies among other groups.
Tickets are $1900 pesos per person and available on: https://www.eventbrite.com.ar/e/masters-of-food-wine-rock-edition-tickets-57215187165
5 April: Plus + Arte
On the Friday before WineRock, the winery opens up for a special showing of art exhibitions which this year are linking psychoanalysis and art. Bodega Monteviejo’s art curator is a trained psychoanalyst and creative literary author Gabriela Nafissi who created this experimental artistic space to compliment not only the WineRock festival, but to keep art present in the winery and vineyards throughout the year.
Confirmed artists exhibiting this year include:
- Vanthra with an acoustic set
- Deborah Dixon
- Carolina Peleritti
- Daniela Lieban
- Manuela Torres
- Juan Cruz Torres
- Claudio Kleiman
- Coti Sorokin
- Max Aguirre
- Santiago Caruso
- Laura Galarza
- Seba Garay
- Maluko Torre
- Javier Montalto
- Egar Murillo
- Marcela Furlani
There is a brunch served and a wine tasting throughout the day too.
6 April: Monteviejo Wine Rock Mendoza Festival
The big day that every rock and Malbec lover is waiting for. WineRock is an all-day music festival in the vineyards of Bodega Monteviejo, framed by the vines and Andes mountains. The rock festival is the brainchild of head winemaker at Monteviejo, Marcelo Pelleriti, who has always fostered his passion for music alongside forging a successful career in making wine in Argentina and Bordeaux, France. As an end-of-harvest celebration, he started Monteviejo WineRock by inviting musician friends of his, and it snowballed into the hotly attended music festival it is today.
As well as serving up Bodega Monteviejo’s wines during the music festival, this is your chance to try wines and special labels which Pelleriti makes with the different musicians in a creative collaboration of blending musical and wine tastes.
Kicking off at 12, there are about 8 hours of musical treats lined up with the following acts confirmed to date:
- Babasonicos
- Coti Sorokin
- Fer Ruiz Diaz with Vanthra
- Leo García
- Patricio Sardelli
- Richard Coleman
- Walas
- OnOff
- Joaco Vitola (Indios)
- Bruno Albano (Banda de Turistas)
- Feli Colina
- Hombres Bien
- Ibiza Pareo
- Paula Neder
- Potra
- la Super Banda
A free-flowing wine tasting throughout the day with food trucks complete the experience, so you can listen to some of Argentina’s best musicians with a glass in hand.
Tickets: tuentrada.com
Petite Fleur Ticket: $2.500 pesos
- Entry to Wine Rock, free parking & wine tasting until 7pm
Lindaflor Ticket: $5.000 pesos
- VIP entry to Wine Rock, VIP parking, access to the VIP area with a viewing platform, special gastronomy by chef Nadia Heron and invited chefs & premium wine tasting until 7pm
Plus + Arte Ticket only: $1.000 pesos
- Entry to the Plus + Arte event on Friday with a brunch cooked by Nadia Heron and wine tasting till 7pm
