Blog 7 / Bodega NORTON / Mendoza ARG

The NORTON winery, located south of Mendoza, was founded in 1895 by British railway engineer Edmund Norton and taken over by Gernot Langes - Swarovski from Wattens / Tyrol in 1989. Under his ownership, the winery has become one of the leading wineries in the region.

The estate is huge - wine is grown on almost 700 hectares across 5 farms, with a focus on the Argentine specialty, Malbec, and recently the Austrian curiosity, 'Grüner Veltliner'.

We took a tour - a short visit to the vineyard (at 34 degrees Celsius...) and then explored the extensive cellar facilities and the impressive bottle storage. We concluded the visit with a lunch at the affiliated restaurant, 'La Vid', where you can choose between an 8 or 3-course menu, accompanied by matching wines.

The winery NORTON, located south of Mendoza, was founded in 1895 by British railway engineer Edmund Norton and taken over by Austrian businessman Gernot Langes - Swarovski from Wattens / Tyrol in 1989. He developed the estate into one of the leading wineries in the region.

The winery is huge - wine is grown on almost 700 hectares across 5 farms, with a focus on the local Malbec grape and recently the Austrian 'Grüner Veltliner' as a curiosity.

We took a tour - a brief visit to the vineyard (at 34 degrees Celsius), the extensive cellars, and the impressive bottle storage chambers. The tour concluded at the affiliated restaurant, 'La Vid', where you can choose either a 3 or 8-course menu with a selection of wines to match.