Have some quality feedback for us? Like all of our content on Wine Folly, we welcome your feedback and ideas for improvement. While a general tour is free, take advantage of Lpez’s well-stocked cellar and opt for a vertical tasting with the 20-, 15- and 10-year-old montchenot blends (about 26). Malbec: The absolute king of Mendoza is a balanced red wine, with a rounded, fruit-forward taste. Surprisingly, if you have the tools, NASA (as a government resource) provides exceptional elevation models of the Earth’s surface for free. To do this, we learned about NASA’s long term digital elevation models of the earth. Naturally, because elevation is one of the most important indicators of wine quality, the very first data type we wanted to append in the maps was a simply way to visualize a regions topography.
#MENDOZA WINE MAPS UPDATE#
We hope to continually update this information over the long term with data as the wine world evolves. The principal wine producing areas fall into two main departments-Maip and Lujn, which includes Argentina's first delineated appellation established. Located in the eastern foothills of the Andes, in the shadow of Aconcagua, vineyards are planted at some of the highest altitudes in the world, with the average site located 6001,100 metres above sea level. This added layer of detail opens up a way to find new wine that other wine maps do not have. Mendoza Province is Argentina's most important wine region, accounting for nearly two-thirds of the country's entire wine production.
When we created our first set of maps, we learned the importance of listing the top wines of each region. Sin Fin not only grows and produces wine but they are now known as one of the best locations for wine. Although originally from Cahors, in the southwest of France, Malbec grown and made into wine in Argentinas Mendoza region are some of the most sought after.
Bodega Sin Fin is a family-run company dating back to 1975 when they planted their first-ever grapevines. Use the map to explore Mendoza, locate popular sights and plot a route to any address or any place you need. Thematic maps are very powerful when built with relevant contextual information. The first stop on the wine tour was the Sin Fin Winery (also known as Bodega Sin Fin) a short twenty-minute drive from Mendoza city. Since GIS is a digital standard in which all maps (from Google to NASA), the maps have the ability to overlay other geospatial information that is useful to a wine enthusiast. The maps are created with Geographic Information Systems (GIS) which can be used to store, manage and present all types of spatial or geographic data. After creating our last set of maps using less accurate tools, we realized it was time to start inputting out map data into a more dynamic system.
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