Coquimbito is a rural district in the
Maipú Department,
Mendoza Province
Mendoza, officially Province of Mendoza, is a province of Argentina, in the western central part of the country in the Cuyo region. It borders San Juan to the north, La Pampa and Neuquén to the south, San Luis to the east, and the republic o ...
, Argentina. It is located in the southeast of the
metropolitan area of
Mendoza (the provincial capital), and is administratively part of the municipality of
Maipú. The name refers to the
Chile
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an port city of
Coquimbo
Coquimbo is a port city, commune and capital of the Elqui Province, located on the Pan-American Highway, in the Coquimbo Region of Chile. Coquimbo is situated in a valley south of La Serena, with which it forms Greater La Serena with more than ...
.
Coquimbito is home to many
vineyard
A vineyard (; also ) is a plantation of grape-bearing vines, grown mainly for winemaking, but also raisins, table grapes and non-alcoholic grape juice. The science, practice and study of vineyard production is known as viticulture. Vineya ...
s (
Cabernet Sauvignon,
Malbec
Malbec () is a purple grape variety used in making red wine. The grapes tend to have an inky dark color and robust tannins, and are known as one of the six grapes allowed in the blend of red Bordeaux wine. In France, plantations of Malbec are n ...
and
Syrah), together with its associated
winemaking
Winemaking or vinification is the production of wine, starting with the selection of the fruit, its fermentation into alcohol, and the bottling of the finished liquid. The history of wine-making stretches over millennia. The science of wine and ...
industry. Other crops include
almond,
olive and
plum.
Well-known wineries such as
Peñaflor and
La Rural
La Rural: Agricultural and Livestock Exhibition of Argentina
''La Exposición Rural'' (in English: The Rural Exhibition), is an annual agricultural and livestock show held in the Palermo section of Buenos Aires, Argentina. The event is orga ...
(Rutini brand) are found in Coquimbito. Since the late 20th century the district has become a tourist attraction, where visitors are allowed to enter the wineries, witness the manufacturing process and
taste the wine before it is commercialized.
See also
*
Mendoza wine
External links
*{{in lang, es}
Municipal website
Populated places in Mendoza Province