Wineries to Visit in Argentina

To travel and visit the best wineries in Argentina, more than 100 airports of the country will be in your service.

Find some most convenient options below, to arrive in Argentina by air.

1. Buenos Aires has 2 main airports: Buenos Aires Ministro Pistarini Airport (EZE) and Buenos Aires Jorge Newbery Airport (AFP) 

2. Cordoba Airport (COR) is closer to travel in La Rioja and San Juan wine regions. 

3. Fly into Mendoza Airport (MDZ) to enjoy some of the best wine tastings in Argentina, in Mendoza wine region.  

4. To visit the wineries near Patagonia wine region, fly into San Carlos de Bariloche Airport (BRC), in Rio Negro. Or, fly into Neuquen Airport (NQN).

5. Tucuman Airport (TUC) is the best option to visit the wineries in Argentina, in Tucuman wine region. 

6. Jujuy airport (JUJ) will be in your service to visit the wineries in sub-region Jujuy, and wine region Salta.

Read the tips below, to safely drive around and visit the best wineries in Argentina.

To drive in Argentina, you should be 18 or older with a legal driving license issued by any country. However, to hire a car, you should be 23 or older. 

Better to keep the papers and insurance with you at all times, as you might encounter some police checkpoints during the trip. 

Most of the roads are paved and easy to drive. However, 4WD would be more convenient, as you might encounter some gravel roads, depending on your destination.

There are 2 important roads, in Argentina. The "La Cuarenta" (also known as road 40), and the Pan-American highway. 

La Cuarente (road 40) is a great option to drive in the regions and visit the best wineries in Argentina. The road goes through most of the parts of this vast land. Among them are vine regions such as: Salta, Cafayate, Tucuman, Catamarca, La Rioja, San Juan, Mendoza, and Patagonia. 


Drive along the historical and very scenic route of the Pan-American highway. It goes through the wine regions of Mendoza, and Patagonia.

To visit the wineries in Argentina, you can travel from one region to another, by the local train system.

The railway system covers quite wide area of the country and offers multiple departures from each city.
There is a wide range of service, for example high and economy class tickets, overnight trains and etc. Check out the Virail webpage and plan your train trip to visit the best wineries in Argentina.

There are about 2000 wineries in Argentina.

The wineries in Argentina are scattered around 7 regions:
1. Catamarca
2. Patagonia
3. La Rioja
4. Mendoza
5. Salta
6. San Juan
7. Tucuman

The best wineries in Argentina, to taste red wine are in Mendoza.

Try the Torrontes white wine, while in Salta and visiting some of the best wineries in Argentina.

Among all the amazing wineries in Argentina, Mendoza has the best spots to taste sparkling wines.

In total, there are seven major main wine regions in Argentina: Mendoza, Salta, Neuquen, Rio Negro, Catamarca, La Rioja and San Juan. Of these, Mendoza is the best known, accounting for roughly 60% of Argentina's wine production.

The oldest working winery in Argentina, Bodega Colomé was established in 1831 but owes its modern incarnation to Swiss businessman Donald Hess, who purchased it in 2001.

The main fruit flavors in a glass of Argentine Malbec are blackberry, plum, and black cherry. The nuanced flavors offer milk chocolate, cocoa powder, violet flowers, leather, and, depending on the amount of oak aging, a sweet tobacco finish.