LA LIBERTAD · ALTALAND · SYRAH

la rioja argentina

Land of Warlords

Syrah

The province of La Rioja in Argentina was named by the Spanish conquerors after the famous winemaking region in Spain. The best known historic figure of La Rioja Argentina was the warlord Facundo Quiroga who terrorized the central government of Buenos Aires during Argentina's civil war. Quiroga and his horseback followers waged war from the mountainous trails of La Rioja.

La Rioja is wild and stunningly romantic, with llamas, goats, ñandu and horses roaming in the wild and the largest number of Carnival holidays of any Argentine province. The abundant hills shade the vineyards from the bright afternoon sun, and syrah thrives here from this magical combination of sunlight, mineral-rich soils and cool mountain nights.