why you have to know them and taste their wines

2023-12-01 09:14:00

With the aim of making known the local artisanal wines and expand their marketing channels, from the PyME-ADENEU Center, a business round was organized between wineries and representatives of hotels, wine bars and gastronomic establishments. The 6 entrepreneurs who participated in the rounds have small plots of vines and boutique wineries, located in Neuquén capital, Senillosa and San Patricio del Chañar.

This was a first experience looking for bring closer and link local wine production on an artisanal scale with gastronomic establishments, wine bars and other commercial spaces that can serve as a channel for consumers to learn about Neuquén wines and, in turn, marketers can expand their product offering.

After participating in the business rounds, Cristian Alfaro, chef from the La Herradura Suite hotel in Plottier commented that “we were in a business round with wine producers from here in the city of Neuquén, Senillosa and surrounding areas, and San Patricio del Chañar. The truth is that It is super important to add this type of producers to our menu to make them known.”. Regarding the wines he indicated that “The most surprising thing is the quality of the product“The level of product they handle is excellent.”

I see that people are very interested, especially chefs, in regional products and this is a good way to find each other. Because although we are few, I think we are disconnected, this seems to me to have fundamentally served to find each other.”

Carlos Mabellini, owner of the Mabellini Wines winery.

“It is the first time that we participated in a business round, I think it was very productive and profitable, it was agile and we were really able to bring the two parties together, I think in a very efficient way,” continued the winemaker.

This is a young project that is located in Neuquén capital, with a winery capacity of 140,000 liters. “We have a farm in Neuquén, another in Mainqué and from those 25 hectares we obtain the grapes to make 100 percent of our wines”Mabellini said.

The others small wineries that became known were Puerta Oeste (senile), Impasse (Neuquén capital), Tero Rengo (San Patricio del Chañar), Limay Estates (Senillosa) and Union 24 (San Patricio del Chañar).

Accompaniment to the sector

From the SME-ADENEU Center provides technical assistance and training to the Neuquén wine sector. In 2023, more than 80 technical assistance was provided to grape producers and wine makers in the departments of Confluencia, Añelo and Picún Leufú, as well as the towns of Taquimilán and Chos Malal. In a complementary way to technical support and training, with granted financing of 6.5 million pesos for working capital and small investments.

For the wineries with the capacity to export, located in the San Patricio del Chañar Wine Pole, the SME-ADENEU Center coordinated, together with the Federal Investment Council (CFI) and the Argentine Wine Corporation (COVIAR), so that four wineries Neuquinas participate this year in world fairs held in Germany and Brazil.