Extremely large operation. The reception area, wine bar with patio, wine shop, art studio and restaurant are all in the main building. The winery itself for the Salentein brand is across the main building after crossing through merlot and pinot noir vineyards. The winery space is very cool literally and figuratively. It is all concrete (with face brick) with wide open spaces and built 10 meters into the ground. It has three levels, the top had some wine displays and maybe offices, a first basement had the stainless and cask fermenters and a third level - the cave- further down had a wide open circular room they use for concerts with a small grand piano. It us acoustically perfect supposedly and a center spot in the middle reverberates back to yourself so it sounds amplified. The winery tour was very informative although they would not allow us to see any if the active grape crushing. They allowed us to taste three wines - a chardonnay blend, a malbec and a cabernet franc. For $22US it was a bit pricey and they would not even give us the glass! If you want to eat at the restaurant or fo a wine tasting you MUST have a reservation. The restaurant had seats for over 100, 6 were taken and they said it was all reserved. When we left one and a half hours later the restaurant was not even half full and they were closing in less than sn hour. Looks like they did not have enough servers so they limited how many they would serve. The wine bar itself is at the corner of the building with a nice patio that has sofas for two and low tables. One side is very windy and the other is more blocked from the wind and the both look over the winery and the corderilla of the Andes. Here again you may run into trouble if you want to have a tasting and he'll have a reservation. However, you can order anything from the restaurant menu and have it served to you they're in a much more relaxed setting with a great view. We tried the sweet breads which were crispy fried and placed on top of garlic focaccia with the sweet sauce and some greens. It was delicious and our first try at sweetbreads which are mollejas here and I nearly every restaurant menu. The second item we ordered was the grilled provolone cheese they call provoleta here. It was perfectly crisp on the outside with herbs and some greens and what they like to serve with here which are roasted, grilled tomatoes. It was very delicious and the cheese was perfectly crispy. To start they brought out a small bread basket with little loaves that had dark seeds in them and some breadsticks that were served with a cream of olives. It sounds strange but it had the essence of olives in a aioli type spread. The service was very nice and you could order any of the dishes from the restaurant there as well. Here they also do tastings which of course need a reservation but you could order any of their wines by the glass or bottle as well. The wine shop was very large and attended by a friendly gentleman who is very knowledgeable and helpful. They had all sorts of very interesting knickknacks and wine related articles as well as umbrellas and even books. If you set yourself up for a tour, wine tasting and lunch you could spend four or five hours here in a very beautiful setting. read more

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