Comments on: Red Rocks and Wine Tasting: Cafayate, Argentina

By: Katherine

Katherine — Sat, 14 Dec 2013 18:00:21 +0000

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By: Audrey Scott

Audrey Scott — Sat, 17 Nov 2012 06:13:39 +0000

@Ross: I hope you had a great time wine tasting and found that perfectly chilled glass of Torrontes. So lovely.

As you’re headed to Mendoza, a great place so start is the Vines of Mendoza Tasting Room for a good overview and sommeliers who are full of information and advice. You might also be interested in our unofficial Mendoza wine tasting guide: https://uncorneredmarket.com/2011/01/wine-tasting-mendoza-argentina/

By: Ross Webster

Ross Webster — Fri, 16 Nov 2012 22:09:33 +0000

Hi Audrey, I am in Cafayate and am heading off on wine tasting tomorrow. I am an Australian a long way from home and very familiar with Oz wines, and looking forward to trying these Cafayata wines particularly the Torrontes. My next stop is Mendoza. Thank you for your information.

By: Audrey Scott

Audrey Scott — Wed, 02 Feb 2011 23:12:24 +0000

@Gemma: Argentina and Chile are the two big powerhouses in South American wines. The quality and diversity of wines has definitely improved over the last years.

@Mark: Sounds like a lovely experience at El Porvenir winery. We didn’t try their Torrontes, but we did have a chance to try several of their reds and they were also fantastic.

By: mark millar

mark millar — Wed, 02 Feb 2011 16:51:31 +0000

Ahh. It’s too bad you didn’t get to El Porvenir. Their Laborum Torrontes is what brought us back to white.
We arrived about an hour before they opened, but since we were off to Cachi that morning they opened and made time for just Naomi and I. It was amazing to have the entire cellar to ourselves.
Our favorite!!!
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By: Gemma

Gemma — Wed, 19 Jan 2011 18:23:05 +0000

I never thought of South America as a big wine country, but this has proved me wrong! I love wine, I’ll have to keep this in mind when planning our next trip abroad.

By: Susan G

Susan G — Tue, 18 Jan 2011 01:37:02 +0000

Leigh, (or to anyone who did a tasting at Yacochuya) does anyone have any pointers or contact info for a tasting? Or incidentally any information on lunch/dinner pricing? I am a huge fan of their wines!

By: Audrey Scott

Audrey Scott — Mon, 17 Jan 2011 22:10:36 +0000

@Jeremy: We used to live in San Francisco and would try to get to Napa as often as we could. Lovely area. One of the great things about spending so much time in Argentina was realizing that there is so much more to Argentine wine than what we see in the States. Each region is quite unique and produces really, really excellent wines for reasonable price.

@Michael: The whole region around Cafayate (and Salta) is fantastic – people, landscape, food, wine. Now that we’re in Thailand – definitely not wine country – I really miss the wine culture and great value wines of Argentina.

Susan: If you click on the link above for Yacochuya, it will take you to the winery’s website. For arranging a lunch/tasting, the website suggests contacting Sra. Cecilia Zanoli at 03868-156-39-027 / 421-233. We called last year and the pricing was something like $50-$60/person, but it could have changed (or my memory is fading). Looking forward to tasting their wines one day!

By: Michael Hodson

Michael Hodson — Mon, 17 Jan 2011 15:44:43 +0000

Jealous. I didn’t have time to get up to there when I was in Argentina last time, but I so am ready to go back and hit some wine country.

By: Jeremy B

Jeremy B — Mon, 17 Jan 2011 07:08:19 +0000

I am not a big wine drinker but being close to Napa Valley, I wouldn’t think of northwest Argentina as a big wine producing area. Seeing some of the photos reminds me of some areas in Napa Valley. However, it was very interesting to learn about Argentina wines and wineries.