Our Origins

The Uco Valley is located in the Mendoza province and is considered one of the best wine regions in Argentina. The Mother Rock, our Icon Rock, formed millions of years ago, gives rise to the soils that rest on it.

It is visible in the Andes Mountains and immerses to the east in the Uco Valley, reaching great depths.

The soils formed from the Icon Rock of the Andes are stony in the western part of the Valley, formed by alluvium, and fine and deep in the lower part of the Valley where they are of fluvial origin. Its altitude combined with a wide temperature range between day and night climate results in a fertile area, ideal to cultivate wines of excellent ripeness and concentration of fruits, providing deep colors, intense aromas and pleasant flavors.

The Aconcagua Valley is found on the east side of the Aconcagua region, one of Chile’s four main producing regions.

Measuring around 60 miles (100km) in length, the valley runs between the slopes of the Andes in the east and the Pacific Ocean in the west.

The altitude also creates a distinctive climatic characteristic as the warm, dry land of the region heats up during the afternoon, the hot air in the east rises rapidly upwards, sucking in cooler air from the Pacific Ocean to the west.

This process is reversed as the land cools down in the evening. These daily breezes moderate the otherwise high temperatures found in the Aconcagua Valley and contribute to the vitality of the vines in the region.

The soils in the Wairau Valley and the wine-growing districts surrounding Blenheim are primarily free-draining alluvial gravels. The valley is situated between the Richmond Ranges to the north and the Wither Hills to the south, which protect it from extreme weather conditions. These two factors make the valley ideal for viticulture. The climate is usually sunny and warm in summer and autumn, resulting in a long growing season, and the cool night-time sea breezes provide the temperature variation required for good characterful wines.

It can also be very dry, and younger vines often require some degree of irrigation.