Coquimbito is a rural district in the
Maipú Department,
Mendoza Province, Argentina. It is located in the southeast of the
metropolitan area
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of
Mendoza (the provincial capital), and is administratively part of the municipality of
Maipú. The name refers to the
Chilean port city of
Coquimbo.
Coquimbito is home to many
vineyards (
Cabernet Sauvignon
Cabernet Sauvignon () is one of the world's most widely recognized red wine grape varieties. It is grown in nearly every major wine producing country among a diverse spectrum of climates from Australia and British Columbia, Canada to Lebanon' ...
,
Malbec and
Syrah
Syrah (), also known as Shiraz, is a dark-skinned grape variety grown throughout the world and used primarily to produce red wine. In 1999, Syrah was found to be the offspring of two obscure grapes from southeastern France, Dureza and Mondeuse B ...
), together with its associated
winemaking industry. Other crops include
almond
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,
olive
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and
plum
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History
Plums may have been one of the first fruits domesticated by humans. Three of the most abundantly cultivated species are not found i ...
.
Well-known wineries such as
Peñaflor and
La Rural (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
Mendoza Province is Argentina's most important wine region, accounting for nearly two-thirds of the country's entire wine production. Located in the eastern foothills of the Andes, in the shadow of Aconcagua, vineyards are planted at some of ...
External links
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Municipal website
Populated places in Mendoza Province