Bodega La Rural
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Wine Museum Bodega La Rural.
Respect for the Rutini Family viniculture tradition enables us to learn the ways of producing wine in the late XIX Century.
In the district of Maipú, at 16 km from thecapital city of Mendoza, lies the Wine Museum, property of the Bodega La Rural, unique in the South America due to its characteristics and the elements exposed there.
A short guided visit around itsfacilities is enough to learn about the ways of making wine, from remote time to these days. Furthermore, exquisite wine tasting of a special varietal may be experienced, only by tourists, at the winebar.
When going around the various rooms that are part of the museum, the guide tells the epic history of Don Felipe Rutini, born in Italy, who resolved to settle down in Maipú, Mendoza, at the endof 1885, planting the first wines of what later became La Rural.
As Time went by, Don Felipe´s offspring continued whit the family undertaking. They spread and devoted themselves to the cultivationof diverse varieties of white and red grapes, such as Chardonnay, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Malbec. Later, the incorporated the Chenin stock, from the Loira Valley
Presents Technology.
Aftergoing through The museum, where we saw objects from colonial times, the immigration days, until the present, and where we learnt about the way of collecting and fermenting grapes, we passed onto thefacilities rooms to learn about the latest advances La Rural has nowadays as regards technological matters.
The facilities have a vat capacity of ten million liters and latest generation equipmentadapt for the fermentation and conservation of red and white wines, unique in the country.
Ten years ago, La Rural started a technification and remodeling process. During the last few years, it hasdoubled its storage capacity, acquiring stainless steel tanks of various shapes and sizes, and incorporating cold storage equipment, pneumatic presses, destemmers, filters and pumps, everything with the...
Respect for the Rutini Family viniculture tradition enables us to learn the ways of producing wine in the late XIX Century.
In the district of Maipú, at 16 km from thecapital city of Mendoza, lies the Wine Museum, property of the Bodega La Rural, unique in the South America due to its characteristics and the elements exposed there.
A short guided visit around itsfacilities is enough to learn about the ways of making wine, from remote time to these days. Furthermore, exquisite wine tasting of a special varietal may be experienced, only by tourists, at the winebar.
When going around the various rooms that are part of the museum, the guide tells the epic history of Don Felipe Rutini, born in Italy, who resolved to settle down in Maipú, Mendoza, at the endof 1885, planting the first wines of what later became La Rural.
As Time went by, Don Felipe´s offspring continued whit the family undertaking. They spread and devoted themselves to the cultivationof diverse varieties of white and red grapes, such as Chardonnay, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Malbec. Later, the incorporated the Chenin stock, from the Loira Valley
Presents Technology.
Aftergoing through The museum, where we saw objects from colonial times, the immigration days, until the present, and where we learnt about the way of collecting and fermenting grapes, we passed onto thefacilities rooms to learn about the latest advances La Rural has nowadays as regards technological matters.
The facilities have a vat capacity of ten million liters and latest generation equipmentadapt for the fermentation and conservation of red and white wines, unique in the country.
Ten years ago, La Rural started a technification and remodeling process. During the last few years, it hasdoubled its storage capacity, acquiring stainless steel tanks of various shapes and sizes, and incorporating cold storage equipment, pneumatic presses, destemmers, filters and pumps, everything with the...
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