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History
Don Cristobal is a family owned winery that started its activities in 1998 with the solid commitment to produce quality wines with personality. The shareholders of the company are the Belgian-Argentinian family Lapania-Vandenbalck. The winery is run by Eduardo Lapania, its founder, and by his son and daughter Cristóbal and Carine Lapania.
Don Cristobal began its production of wines with the 2001 harvest and entered that same year in the world wine market with its brand Cristóbal 1492 “Wines of the New World for the Entire World”. The new world wine began its history when Christopher Columbus discovered the American continent in 1492 and today Don Cristobal wines are positioned in the most demanding and competitive markets in the world.
Don Cristóbal owns a total of 200 hectares of land with 145 hectares of planted vineyards, a very good production base and a great diversity of areas and grapes. In constant evolution, the company improves day by day in its winemaking process and in implementing sustainable practices in the vineyards and in the winery.
Philosophy
Our goal is to produce premium wines of excellent quality for the most exquisite palates.
To achieve these goals, we follow these principles:
Vineyards
Don Cristóbal owns 200 hectares of land, with 145 hectares of planted vineyards in the main terroirs located in the surroundings of the city of Mendoza.
The production methods in the vineyards and in the winery are based on the combination of tradition and technological innovation, respecting the organic and sustainable production process.
The variety of soils and altitude of each of our vineyards – together with an adequate balance between its production and its vegetative part – allow us to harvest high-quality grapes.
Winery
Don Cristóbal winery was built in 2008 and is located in El Remanso vineyard (Ugarteche, Departamento de Luján de Cuyo, Mendoza) on the emblematic Route #40.
The cellar has a capacity of 2.200.000 liters including epoxy-coated concrete tanks, stainless steel tanks and American and French oak barrels.
The bottling process is carried out in the winery with an automated bottling line.
Team
From our vineyards in Mendoza to our administrative collaborators, many people work in diverse and distinct areas so that you can enjoy our wines.
We are a team of 40 people committed to offering tasty wines at a fair price. To improve ourselves and be better is our daily goal. We present to you some of our associates:
