{"id":407,"date":"2024-02-21T19:44:18","date_gmt":"2024-02-21T19:44:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/zuccardiwines.com\/?page_id=407"},"modified":"2024-05-18T23:21:15","modified_gmt":"2024-05-18T23:21:15","slug":"historia","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/zuccardiwines.com\/en\/historia\/","title":{"rendered":"History"},"content":{"rendered":"
Zuccardi Valle de Uco brings together three generations of our family, united by our passion for cultivating wines that express the unique identity of the terroir.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t It all began in 1963 when Engineer Alberto \u201cTito\u201d Zuccardi, obsessed with the constant fight against the desert in Mendoza, planted our family\u2019s first vineyard to showcase the advantages of a new irrigation system he had invented. This led him to discover his true passion for viticulture, paving the way for the generations that followed. In 1999, Sebasti\u00e1n \u2013 Jos\u00e9 Alberto\u2019s son and Tito\u2019s grandson \u2013 embarked on a personal project with several friends to craft sparkling wines in the Uco Valley. A few years later, he joined the family winery, leading our development in the high mountain region of the Uco Valley. \u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t In 2009, Sebasti\u00e1n founded the Research and Development department with the aim of deepening the study of the different soils and other variables of the Uco Valley terroir, and their impact on the wines. His team\u2019s work, exploring and uncovering the richness of the region, with its diverse soils, landscapes, and climates, has enabled us to cultivate wines with identity, truly reflecting a sense of place.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t In 2022, we became the only winery in Argentina with three wines awarded 100 points by Robert Parker | Wine Advocate, putting the Paraje Altamira region on the map of the world\u2019s best terroirs. Alberto \u201cTito\u201d Zuccardi plants the first family vineyard to demonstrate his new irrigation system.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t Zuccardi Q, is launched, the first wine bearing the family\u00b4s name. The family plants their first estate vineyard in the Uco Valley: Finca Canal Uco.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div> Construction begins on the winery in Paraje Altamira.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t Sebasti\u00e1n Zuccardi is voted one of South America\u00b4s most exciting winemakers by Decanter magazine.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t Zuccardi Valle de Uco is awarded the \u201cWorld\u00b4s Best Vineyard\u201d.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t Zuccardi Valle de Uco is awarded the \u201cWorld\u00b4s Best Vineyard\u201d.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\u201cI enjoy opening a bottle of wine and being able to travel to its place of origin. That\u2019s why our wines tell the story of the place, our vision, and our interpretation of the terroir and the year of the harvest.\u201d<\/font>
\u2013 Sebasti\u00e1n Zuccardi<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\tThe
Beginning<\/font><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
In 1985, his son Jos\u00e9 Alberto assumed responsibility for leading the family business. Like his father, Jos\u00e9 Alberto\u00b4s innovative and visionary spirit have made him one of Argentina\u2019s most enthusiastic wine ambassadors, elevating our winery and the Argentine wine industry to the highest global recognition.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\tDiscovering
new terroirs<\/font><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
In 2007, we planted our first vineyards in Canal Uco, Paraje Altamira, and gradually added new vineyards such as Piedra Infinita and Los Membrillos \u2013 also in Paraje Altamira \u2013 Las Cuchillas in San Pablo, and Las Cerrilladas and Agua de La Jarilla in Gualtallary.<\/p>Sebasti\u00e1n always says, \u201cWe strive for wines with identity that express, with transparency and precision, the place where they come from.\u201d<\/font><\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t
Sebasti\u00e1n and our team continue to create, innovate, and push boundaries to develop the unique personality of new Argentine wines.<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
The same year, Wine Enthusiast named Zuccardi Valle de Uco \u201cNew World Winery of the Year.\u201d The World\u2019s Best Vineyards selected us as the Best Vineyard in the World for three consecutive years (2019-2020-2021), and then in 2022, welcomed us into the Hall of Fame.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\tHistoric
milestones
of the family
and the winery<\/font><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t1963<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
The first
family vineyards<\/font><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t1999<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
(Tempranillo, 1997 vintage)<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t2007<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
2013<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
2016<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
2019<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
Zuccardi Valle de Uco is awarded the<\/font> \u201cWorld\u00b4s Best Vineyard\u201d<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
2020<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
2021<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
2022<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
<\/li>
<\/li>2023<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
\u201cWinemaking Legend\u201d<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
<\/li>