After a late breakfast we headed on a tour of two wineries near us. Our guide, Cecilia, informed us that these two wineries were the iconic vineyards of Uco Valley. Salentein (Sal-in-teen) is owned by a Dutch company and Andeluna, which is owned by Mr. Lays of Frito-Lay/Pepsi.
Salentein is a very large winery with huge vineyards not only in Uco Valley but throughout the Mendoza state. Their winery was built less than 10 years ago and is all stainless steel tanks with state of art equipment. Some of their better wines are fermented in giant oak barrels and they age a few wines in French oak barrels. They produce some 'young' wines that are not aged as long as most wines and these are the ones that most young Argentinians drink. Following their tasting we walked through their art museum.
At the Andeluna winery we got a short tour before have a great lunch that paired with their wines. Of couse, this was a long, drawn out affair with four courses so by the time we finished it was after 4 PM. Naps, pool time, bridge and supper at 8 PM filled out the day.
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