Wine tourism: the Zuccardi vineyard in the Uco Valley has been chosen as the best in the world

The Argentinian winery Zuccardi Valle de Uco has been awarded in London the prize of the best vineyards of South America and the world by the Academy of the best vineyards of the world.

Everything we do is linked to the terroir and is an expression of Argentina and more particularly of the Uco Valley, "said José Alberto Zuccardi, director of the vineyard, at the award ceremony.

According to the businessman from Mendoza, the goal "is to give consumers a total experience of what Uco Valley is, both by our wines and by the ingredients we use in our restaurant and even on our land ".

Sebastián Zuccardi, winemaker at Zuccardi Wines, met with MDZ Radio and shared current affairs on the air, explaining the importance of respecting the landscape and the idiosyncrasy of the place , as well as the fundamentals of collaboration for the Mendoza region and Argentina more than for any particular company, in addition to referring to other issues, such as the new agreement of Argentina with the European Union. You can listen to the full note below:

In a selection list

With the support of the International Wine Challenge, these awards are focused on the quality of wine tourism or wine tourism in more than 1,500 wineries around the world and select those that are the best. they consider them the best.

In addition to wines, juries also evaluate gastronomy, itinerary, environment, staff, view, price, reputation and accessibility.

In addition to Zuccardi Valle de Uco, they make up the list Catena Zapata (in fifth place); and the mendocinas Salendoin and El Enemigo. Among the wineries of Latin America, Garzón de Uruguay ranks second and Montes and Clos Apalta (both from Chile), sixth.