introduction

San Juan is located in the western part of Argentina, close to the east Andean foothills. Here the broad Tulum Valley, an alluvial plain irrigated by the San Juan River, where melting waters coming from the Cordillera Frontal harmonize the hard beauty of the desert, turning this arid land into an oasis while revealing the tastes of outstanding wines, delicious oils, and high quality fruits and seeds.

Mendoza, 180 kilometres (111.85 miles) to the south of San Juan, lying on the eastern slopes of the Cordillera Frontal, shapes another alluvial valley. The homonymous river feeds this desert to demand fruits with exalted quality and yields.

Half the distance between these cities, a valley, a desert, a new region that following the example of the bigger ones, eagerly seeks to evolve as a great development area, taking great advantage of the climate, the soil, and the courage and determination of the men from this soil.