4 Best Sights in Tupungato, Wine Regions

Bodega Atamisque

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The gray adobe building with its uneven slate roof almost disappears against the background of bushes and mountains. This enormous estancia property (whose boundaries date back to 1658, when the Jesuits owned it) is owned by a French family who named it after a native tree. In addition to the winery, where you can undertake three tastings, Atamisque includes a trout farm, a 9-hole golf course, a restaurant, and lodge.

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Surrounded by miles of vineyards, with the majestic Andes as a backdrop, this red-brick bodega blends beautifully into the scenery. Inside, the large reception and tasting room—with leather furnishings and high ceiling of reeds and open beams—evokes an old Mendocino mansion. The open kitchen at one end serves two- and six-course tasting menus; you can also participate in a cooking class with two days' notice. 

R89, Km 11, Tupungato, Mendoza, 5561, Argentina
261-508–9525
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Bodega Salentein

On a knoll with an Andean backdrop, this ultramodern winery has breathtaking architecture that draws the eye to cavernous winery halls and into the circular barrel room where a grand piano sits center stage. This complex also contains Galería Killka art museum featuring Argentine and Dutch artists' works, a wine bar, a sculpture garden, a pretty chapel, and a restaurant serving four-course tasting menus, making it easy to spend a leisurely afternoon here.

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Sitio La Estocada

This organic and biodynamic vineyard and winery is a new and hip addition to this elevated corner of Tupungato, given that the winemaker in charge is one of Argentina's best, Matías Michelini of Passionate Wine. The family leads the bodega's exclusive, twice-monthly, full-moon and new-moon communal dinners that focus on local ingredients paired with his wines.