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An Argentinian farm worker harvests Malbec grapes at Cheval des Andes winery in the Luján de Cuyo district of Argentina's Mendoza province. Cheval Des Andes was established in 1999 as a joint venture between the local Terrazas de Los Andes winery and the famed Bordeaux winery Château Cheval Blanc producing a predominantly Malbec-based Bordeaux-style signature wine.

Large limestone boulders, remnants of the last ice-age that were deposited by retreating glaciers in the alluvial plains below the Andes Mountains, are seen in the vineyards that surround Bodega Zuccardi's Piedra Infinita winery and visitors' center. The Zuccardi family planted their first vineyards in Maipu in Mendoza in 1963 and established Piedra Infinita, their innovative winery, in the Paraje Altamira wine region of the Valle de Uco district of Argentina's Mendoza province in 2009.

The Tupungato volcano, one of the highest mountains of the Andes, is seen behind Malbec vineyards planted in 1929 at Cheval des Andes winery in the Luján de Cuyo district of Argentina's Mendoza province. Cheval Des Andes was established in 1999 as a joint venture between the local Terrazas de Los Andes winery and the famed Bordeaux winery Château Cheval Blanc producing a predominantly Malbec-based Bordeaux-style signature wine.

Nava uses the Vivino mobile phone app to save Cheval des Andes's 2015 vintage blend of Malbec (69%) and Cabernet Sauvignon (31%) in her library, during a tasting at the winery in the Luján de Cuyo district of Argentina's Mendoza province. Cheval Des Andes was established in 1999 as a joint venture between the local Terrazas de Los Andes winery and the famed Bordeaux winery Château Cheval Blanc producing a predominantly Malbec-based Bordeaux-style signature wine.

Cheval des Andes visitor's center is surrounded by vineyards in the Luján de Cuyo district of Argentina's Mendoza province. Cheval Des Andes was established in 1999 as a joint venture between the local Terrazas de Los Andes winery and the famed Bordeaux winery Château Cheval Blanc producing a predominantly Malbec-based Bordeaux-style signature wine.

Gérald Gabillet, Technical Director at Cheval des Andes, leads a tasting of the winery's 2015 vintage blend of Malbec (69%) and Cabernet Sauvignon (31%) at the winery in the Luján de Cuyo district of Argentina's Mendoza province. Cheval Des Andes was established in 1999 as a joint venture between the local Terrazas de Los Andes winery and the famed Bordeaux winery Château Cheval Blanc producing a predominantly Malbec-based Bordeaux-style signature wine.

Santiago Achával , at right, winemaker and co-founder of Bodega Matervini, with Nava in his winery's vineyards in the Luján de Cuyo district of Argentina's Mendoza province. Matervini was established in 2008 to highlight the potential of Malbec grapes to produce different wines from different terroirs.

Wines from the 2018 harvest age in oak barrels in the cellars of Bodega Matervini in the Luján de Cuyo district of Argentina's Mendoza province. Matervini was established in 2008 to highlight the potential of Malbec grapes to produce different wines from different terroirs.

Visitors are treated to a landscape view of the surrounding vineyards and Andes Mountains at Bodega Matervini in the Luján de Cuyo district of Argentina's Mendoza province. Matervini was established in 2008 to highlight the potential of Malbec grapes to produce different wines from different terroirs.

Santiago Achával, winemaker and co-founder of Bodega Matervini, serves wine to visitors in the winery's barrel cellar in the Luján de Cuyo district of Argentina's Mendoza province. Matervini was established in 2008 to highlight the potential of Malbec grapes to produce different wines from different terroirs.

Bodega Ruca Malen's winery restaurant is surrounded by vineyards with a view of the nearby Andes Mountains in the Luján de Cuyo district of Argentina's Mendoza province. Ruca Malen winery was established in 1998 and opened the on-site gourmet restaurant in 2004. Under head chef Lucas Bustos, the restaurant's seven-course tasting menu is dedicated to locally sourced produce and pairs every course with a different Ruca Malen wine.

Bodega Catena Zapata's welcoming structure is distinguished by its pyramid-like design based on Mayan architecture, in the Luján de Cuyo district of Argentina's Mendoza province. Founded in 1902, the family-owned winery is known for its pioneering role in resurrecting the Malbec varietal and in discovering extreme high altitude terroirs in the Andean foothills of Mendoza.

The Andes Mountains are partly obscured by low clouds where they tower over the vineyards of Bodega Catena Zapata in the Luján de Cuyo district of Argentina's Mendoza province. Founded in 1902, Catena Zapata is known for its pioneering role in resurrecting the Malbec varietal and in discovering extreme high altitude terroirs in the Andean foothills of Mendoza.

Bodega Catena Zapata's Malbec Argentino 2015 reserve wine is served to visitors during a tasting at the winery in the Luján de Cuyo district of Argentina's Mendoza province. Founded in 1902, the family-owned winery is known for its pioneering role in resurrecting the Malbec varietal and in discovering extreme high altitude terroirs in the Andean foothills of Mendoza.

A guide uses a wine-thief to draw a barrel-sample of wine for visitors in the cellar at Bodega Catena Zapata in the Luján de Cuyo district of Argentina's Mendoza province. Founded in 1902, the family-owned winery is known for its pioneering role in resurrecting the Malbec varietal and in discovering extreme high altitude terroirs in the Andean foothills of Mendoza.

Bodega Catena Zapata's Malbec Argentino 2015 reserve wine is served to visitors during a tasting at the winery in the Luján de Cuyo district of Argentina's Mendoza province. Founded in 1902, the family-owned winery is known for its pioneering role in resurrecting the Malbec varietal and in discovering extreme high altitude terroirs in the Andean foothills of Mendoza.

A guide shows visitors a map of the wine districts of Mendoza at Bodega Catena Zapata's Catena Institute of Wine in the Luján de Cuyo district of Argentina's Mendoza province. Founded in 1902, the family-owned winery is known for its pioneering role in resurrecting the Malbec varietal and in discovering extreme high altitude terroirs in the local Andean foothills.

Malbec grapes await harvesting in the vineyards surrounding Bodega Monteviejo in the Vista Flores wine-growing area of the Valle de Uco district of Argentina's Mendoza province. Monteviejo is one of five wineries in the exclusive Clos de los Siete wine community founded by renowned French winemaker Michel Rolland in 1999, and offers visitors tours of the vineyards and winery, wine tastings and gourmet meals or tapas in its on-site restaurant.

Winemaker Ernesto Bajda checks a sample of Malbec wine being fermented in large plastic containers during the harvest season at Bodega Catena Zapata in the Luján de Cuyo district of Argentina's Mendoza province. Founded in 1902, the family-owned winery is known for its pioneering role in resurrecting the Malbec varietal and in discovering extreme high altitude terroirs in the Andean foothills of Mendoza.

A view of the Andes Mountains and the vineyards that surround Bodega Zuccardi's Piedra Infinita winery is seen from the visitors' center and gourmet restaurant in the Paraje Altamira wine region of the Valle de Uco district of Argentina's Mendoza province. The Zuccardi family planted their first vineyards in Maipu in Mendoza in 1963, and established Piedra Infinita, their innovative winery, in 2009.

Bodega Monteviejo's award-winning Lindaflor series La Violeta Malbec 2010 vintage wine is served to visitors at the winery in the Vista Flores wine-growing area of the Valle de Uco district of Argentina's Mendoza province. Monteviejo is one of five wineries in the exclusive Clos de los Siete wine community founded by renowned French winemaker Michel Rolland in 1999, and offers visitors tours of the vineyards and winery, wine tastings and gourmet meals or tapas in its on-site restaurant.

Bodega Zuccardi's Piedra Infinita winery and visitors' center in the Paraje Altamira wine region of the Valle de Uco district of Argentina's Mendoza province. The Zuccardi family planted their first vineyards in Maipu in Mendoza in 1963, and established Piedra Infinita, their innovative winery, in 2009.

A sommelier serves Bodega Zuccardi's Poligonos del Valle de Uco San Pablo Malbec 2016 vintage wine during a four-course fixed-price gourmet menu paired with Zuccardi wines, in the Piedra Infinita winery's visitors' center restaurant. The Zuccardi family planted their first vineyards in Maipu in Mendoza in 1963, and in 2009 established Piedra Infinita, their innovative winery, in the Paraje Altamira wine region of the Valle de Uco district of Argentina's Mendoza province.

Nava cradles a glass of Bodega Zuccardi's Q Series Chardonnay 2017 vintage, in the Piedra Infinita winery's visitors' center and gourmet restaurant. The Zuccardi family planted their first vineyards in Maipu in Mendoza in 1963, and in 2009 established Piedra Infinita, their innovative winery, in the Paraje Altamira wine region of the Valle de Uco district of Argentina's Mendoza province.

A worker takes samples of Malbec wine under fermentation in concrete eggs at Bodega Zuccardi's Piedra Infinita winery in the Paraje Altamira wine region of the Valle de Uco district of Argentina's Mendoza province. The Zuccardi family planted their first vineyards in Maipu in Mendoza in 1963, and established Piedra Infinita, their innovative winery, in 2009.

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