San Martín Department, San Juan
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San Martín is a department of the province of San Juan
(Argentina
). Located at in the east of this province, which is predominantly a landscape of mountains in the east and significant production wine
, with the installation of prestigious wineries with a remarkable track record in the province known nationally by the development of wine
table and fine wine.
In 1996 it became the second controlled appellation established in Mendoza alongside the renowned Luján de Cuyo.
San Juan Province (Argentina)
San Juan is a province of Argentina, located in the western part of the country. Neighbouring provinces are, moving clockwise from the north, La Rioja, San Luis and Mendoza. It borders with Chile at the west....
(Argentina
Argentina
Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
). Located at in the east of this province, which is predominantly a landscape of mountains in the east and significant production wine
Wine
Wine is an alcoholic beverage, made of fermented fruit juice, usually from grapes. The natural chemical balance of grapes lets them ferment without the addition of sugars, acids, enzymes, or other nutrients. Grape wine is produced by fermenting crushed grapes using various types of yeast. Yeast...
, with the installation of prestigious wineries with a remarkable track record in the province known nationally by the development of wine
Wine
Wine is an alcoholic beverage, made of fermented fruit juice, usually from grapes. The natural chemical balance of grapes lets them ferment without the addition of sugars, acids, enzymes, or other nutrients. Grape wine is produced by fermenting crushed grapes using various types of yeast. Yeast...
table and fine wine.
In 1996 it became the second controlled appellation established in Mendoza alongside the renowned Luján de Cuyo.