Mendoza

Andean wine region

Mendoza is a city in western Argentina, the center of the country's wine-producing region and gateway to the Andes.

It is also a common Spanish surname of Basque origin: Antonio de Mendoza was the first viceroy of New Spain.

The name appears in place names across the Spanish-speaking world.

culture

Argentina

Southern cone republic

tango · empanadas · mate · asado · Malbec · folklore · fiesta · milonga · chimichurri · dulce de leche

wine

Malbec

Dark wine grape variety

tasting · sommelier · vineyard · bodega · harvest · viticulture · barrel · fermentation · tannins · cellar

heritage

ancestry

Family line of descent

genealogy · descendants · forebears · patrimony · inheritance · customs · cultural identity · preservation · history · ethnicity

city

Córdoba

Spanish and Argentine city

San Rafael · La Rioja

surname

García

Hispanic family name

Ruiz · Morales · Romero · Castro · Rivera

Categories
Opposites
geographic/climatic character

MendozaManaus

Brazilian city on Amazon

Formosa · Buenos Aires · Rio de Janeiro · Salvador · Cartagena

wine region style

MendozaMosel

German wine river

Bordeaux · Burgundy · Porto · Marlborough · Loire Valley

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G