Mendoza
Viña Mendoza preserves and respects the ancient wine traditions. Its old wine, chicha and grape liqueur are the fruit of the community vintages where the clay oven is an indispensable for preparing the dishes that accompany the brew. Oriented to popular tourism it is possible to visit its wineries, plantations and experience the valley’s terroir.
Viña Mendoza has its name to the Mendoza family name and is located in Chile in the west side of the Andes Cordillera close to the town of San Felipe, in El Almendral within the Aconcagua Valley. The name Mendoza is very old and comes from the Basque area of northern Spain, derived from the old lords of Llodio, descendants, in turn, from the sovereign lords of Vizcaya from Celtic origin. The surname had its primitive solar house in Llodio and later extended to other zones of the Iberian Peninsula. Etymologically the surname is the name of an Alava municipality. Mendoza derives from the Basque Mendotza: compound word (mendi + hotza) which literally means “cold mountain”. After being for a long time in Chile the Mendoza family settled in the Aconcagua Valley in the first half of the 19th century.
Basic Info
- Registered Name: Viña Mendoza S. A.
- Comercial Address: Calle Camino el Almendral 613, San Felipe,
- Phone Number: +56 34 253 6544
- E-mail: f.mendoza@itn.cl
- Winery Address: Calle Camino el Almendral 613, San Felipe,
- Winery Phone Number: +56 34 253 6544
- General Manager: Demetrio Mendoza