For a trip focused on wine, Las Paredes offers a range of options: guided visits, distinctive production profiles and winery history. The key is deciding which of these matter to you. The local wineries differ not only in name, but also in their tours, tastings, types of wine and historical connections.

Tours with Different Focuses

At Bodega Iaccarini, traditional vineyard tours last 50 minutes. This gives you a concrete idea of how much time to allow for the tour. Bodega Bianchi offers guided tours with wine tastings. Chaglasian Winery opens its winery to offer a comprehensive visitor experience. This means you can choose between a vineyard tour, a tour with a tasting and a comprehensive experience. If you plan to take part in one of these activities, check current visiting options directly with the winery in advance.

Wineries and Their History

Bodega Iaccarini was founded in 1903 by Don Pascual Iaccarini, an Italian immigrant, in the Las Paredes district. Bodega Ultima Frontera is a family-run, artisanal winery housed in a century-old building in Las Paredes, San Rafael. Finca Las Payas is a small winery founded by Santiago Salgado in 2005 in the Las Paredes district of San Rafael. These three examples have different historical connections: a founder with an Italian immigrant background, a family business in an old building, and the later founding of a small winery.

Wine Profiles and Food

Their production profiles also make for clear contrasts. Chaglasian Winery produces wines in the “vinos de autor” category. Finca Las Payas makes artisanal wines in unique, limited batches. Bodega Bianchi makes sparkling wine using the Champenoise method; Bodega Murville specializes in sparkling wines and frizzante. The distinction is interesting: for Bianchi, the description refers to a production method, while for Murville it describes a focus on specific types of wine. Bodega Ultima Frontera offers wine-tourism experiences that pair its own wines with local cuisine. The wine profile thus encompasses not only production methods and types of wine, but also the pairing of wine and food.

More to Explore in the Department of San Rafael

Beyond wine, the broader destination of the Department of San Rafael offers other regional highlights. The Cañón del Atuel was formed by erosion from the Río Atuel and wind over millions of years. Catamaran trips are offered on the Valle Grande reservoir. The department’s history also includes locomotive 315, “La Constructora,” which stands in front of the Railway Museum: it was used in the construction of the San Martín railway line and is now considered an important relic of that era. At the Ruina del Fuerte de San Rafael del Diamante, remains of towers, foundations and cobblestone floors in a distinctive arrangement have been preserved. These examples offer a different focus from the wineries of Las Paredes: landscape formation, water-based activities and railway history.

Discover more destinations: San Rafael, Rincón Del Atuel, El Nihuil, Pedro Vargas, Rama Caída, Punta Del Agua, El Sosneado, Salto De Las Rosas.

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