FANTASTIC!!!
I will start with...if you are visiting Mendoza, you absolutely must, I repeat, you must visit Sophenia!!!!
What a fantastic winery! The views, the wine, the cellar...the views, the wine, the cellar, the tasting room and Marcelo and Lucy! We spent our 25th anniversary visiting Sophenia and we had a spectacular time. Marcelo's knowledge of the vineyards and the wines being produced in the vineyard was spectacular. The tour was so nice. On top of that, he and Lucy treated us to a wonderful time in the tasting room. The entire experience was more than I could have hoped for while celebrating our 25th. I had planned to ask Michele to marry me again with an eternity ring while in Mendoza and realized that the place to do it was at Sophenia. Marcelo and Lucy, the atmosphere, the music and the wine made it the perfect venue. Tears were shed...mostly by me :-).
Marcelo was a fantastic host and his graciousness made Sophenia THE winery of our visit to Mendoza. I am looking forward to our next visit to Mendoza and hope that we have the opportunity to spend time with Marcelo again when we visit Sophenia!
I only wish there was more time to spend there and enjoy the wine and the atmosphere. It was...
Read moreMarcelo was the most excellent wine host!!!! Apparently there were some folks ahead of us buying wine (!) so Marcelo brought us wine to start! Then we got the talk about the winery, the soil, the climate, etc. We then got to the tasting!! MARCELO IS A VERY FUNNY AND PERSONABLE HOST! We got to the tasting and we were treated to the reserve wines and OMG!!! Such a wonderful experience for the palate! I highly recommend this winery for a visit! One of the best in the Lujan de...
Read moreTasty wine and an impressive facility in the Mendoza area. A little intimidation at first with its military-like facade, but they are the friendliest of people when you get inside! The winery itself is massive, but the processing plant is smaller than it appears even though they produce their own wine from start to finish. Highly suggest paying a visit on your vacation, but as a heads up - there is no food served so make it your first or last...
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