A space where the cutting-edge technology used in the vineyards and the winemaking process coexist and are combined with outdoor activities

7/29/2019 A space where the cutting-edge technology used in the vineyards and the winemaking process coexist and are co

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A space where the cutting-edge technology used in

the vineyards and the winemaking process coexist

and are combined with outdoor activities.

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Website: http://www.algodonwineestates.com/

As we enteredAlgodn Wine Estate, we were surprised by the great

distance we had to cover following an inner path surrounded byvineyards in order to reach the winery. Sierra Pintada and a portion of

the Andes Mountain Range rose in the background.

Diego Coll Benegas, the winerys development and tourism manager,

was expecting us. After a warm welcome, he led us through the

facilities. We got on a battery-powered vehicle and felt like children

sitting under its elegant tarpaulin.

While we moved at a snails pace, Diego gave us a lecture on the

various activities developed in the venue, supported today by a group
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of Argentinian and American businessmen. He also told us a history

worth telling.

Ricardo Jurado, a well-known golf player, and his family arrived from

Buenos Aires and became interested in these fields, where they settled

down for good.

In Love with the Environment

His local winemaking friends felt very enthusiastic about the project of

organizing the first golf course in San Rafael. Thus, the first 9 holes werecreated. They no longer needed to travel to other latitudes to quench

the passion for this game.


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In the meantime, and taking advantage of the benefits of Mendozas

soil, they performed agricultural activities and planted bonarda and

malbec grapevines.

When Ricardo Jurado passed away, the estate passed onto his son, who

bears the same name. Enterprising and passionate like his father, in

2002, he resolved to close the production cycle: to improve the

vineyards and to open his own winery with the aim of making premiumwine.

In 2005, the golf course was inaugurated and the estate was named

Vias del Golf(Golf Vines). The main house was turned into an

accommodation venue, the winery was remodeled, a restaurant was

built and an enological-tourist project was started.


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It may be said that the winery and the golf course have parallel lives.

Both residents of San Rafael and visitors enjoy this space, ideal to

practice the swing and the third half at the comfortable club house and

restaurant.

We followed the trail and, as we passed by the practice course, we saw

some youths taking golf lessons with an instructor. Very close, 70-year-

old olive trees sheltered other players from the relentless sunshine.

Leaving the Steppe behind

Several ponds added interest to the scenery and we learned that they

were used for irrigation and consumption in the venue. As well,

renewable energies are applied to keep the environment free from

pollution.

At present, the lodge can accommodate up to 18 guests. The original

materials of the adobe house with cane roofs and chimneys have been

revalued and comfort services have been incorporated. We thought

this was a perfect place to seize nature, quietness and to become

friends with the golf clubs.

We made a halt and came close to the vineyards. As a part of the

vineyards improvement program, grafts have been made to get new

plants that may take the water and nutrients from the original root. In

turn, the vineyards are covered with a kind of canvas to protect them

from the hail.


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Finally, we made out huge casks watching over the winery entrance.

We went into a very comfortable room where the tasting sessions and

meetings are held.

At the quality control area, we met Mauro Noscenso, the enologist. He

told us: I am responsible for interpreting the taste of our wine

consumers. My job starts with the grape ripeness control together with

the agronomist and it ends with tasting the wine.

Harvest Time

Mauro told us about the process from the arrival of the grape and thesubsequent stages with lab controls, up to the commercialization of the

product. Every year, February and March are the months in which work

is at its peak: fermentation, controls, separation of white and red wine


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processes. Afterwards, we passed onto the cellar, with its shelves and

casks.

The winery specializes in boutique wines, mostly exported to the USA

and England. Bonarda and malbec are the premium grapes. These

wines are aged for 12 months in casks. The varietals are aged for six

months. At the same time, they hold a small craft olive oil industry of

the arauco variety.

We found out something else about quality wine and, even though we

did not play golf, we felt that every detail had been taken care of at the

venue for nature to take hold of our body. Besides, we observed that

the mountains on the horizon did not smother us. They just seemed to

protect us.

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A space where the cutting-edge technology used in the vineyards and the winemaking process coexist and are combined with outdoor activities