JOY AT THE BOTTOM OF LOS ANDES

Segisa winery, one of the most selete! "o#ti$#es in the region of %#yo&
'ith all the e($#isite le)el an! a so remar*a"le tra+etory as the +oy a,,eare! after #nor*ing its
,ro!#ts& -t is the first winery ."o#ti$#e/ of the ,ro)ine of San J#an, a strong ,romoter of the
'ine 0o#te& The winery was reate! in 1234, in a ho#se "#ilt in a!o"e so resistant that the
winery !i! not s#ffer in the earth$#a*es of 1255 an! 1266& This lan! "eha)ior in San J#an is
,ermanent, in a magnifient mo#ntain area loate! at the "ottom of Los An!es&
-n Aliante, one of the most "ea#tif#l ,laes of the -"erian 7enins#la, in the 8one of 9illena, the
town of Sa( is stoo! o#t, meaning .stone/ in the anient Moorish lang#age, that ent#ries ago
was alle! Segisa, ra!le of am"itio#s ,ersons that sine ol! times were !e!iate! to the
ela"oration of wine& Segisa:s )ineyar!s, a "ea#tif#l wine ma*er from the most ,reio#s %#yo,
gi)es tri"#te to the S,anish anestors who rosse! the Atlanti oean with the s#"lime art of the
most fine )iti#lt#re&
An ama8ing onstr#tion #n!er the inre!i"le lan!sa,e of Los An!es& The ellar of the winery
was reon!itione! *ee,ing a stea!y tem,erat#re from 1; to <3 !egrees all year& -n them yo#
an fin! the high le)el line or 7remi#m, the 0eser)e year <335 an! the S#,er 7remi#m line= the
Hor#s "ottles 1222, "eing these ones the !i)as of the wine ellar& 'orshi,e! in a national le)el,
the Hor#s line is en+oye! "y !eman!ing ,alates from e)ery ,lae&
-n this wine ellar there is no massi)e e(,ortation or in!#strial& -t is an e(l#si)e an! elegant
store, harming an! )ery ,ersonal& -t !oes not sell to resta#rants for a !eliate reason& The soft
li$#i! an not "e e(,ose! to the light for maintaining its $#ality& High le)el lines are not e(,ose!
in s#,ermar*ets "ea#se they ha)e nat#ral or*s an! in this *in! of ,laes the or*s an get
other aromas an! ,erf#mes& -nsi!e the wine ellar yo# an fine two "arrels from 1>63 an! 1>>3&
B#ilt in ,#re Frenh oa* tree, they ha)e a a,aity of <?&333 liters of wine@ these im,osing
"arrels were #se! #ntil 1233, whih gi)e #s an i!ea of the ,ermanent $#ality in Segisa&
Mario .%aho/ %ortine8 is the ,erson in harge of the wine ellar an! Segisa, in his life, is
e)erything& -n times of f#ll ,ro!#tion .when the ela"oration finishes - feel in a ertain way a
ma*er of one of the "iggest ,leas#res= en+oying a fine wine/, %aho %ortines smiles& The yo#ng
owner of 51 years ol!, Daniel Bielsa, remar*s that the ho#se ,riory is the stay of the )isitors,
"#il!ing new memories that enrih Segisa&
Year after year the sales of the 7remi#m line inrease an! the om,any ,ro+ets a wine"ar,
more shows of .M#si in a 'ine ellar/ with <3 ,laes totally free for en+oying the ty,ial region
!ishes& Among the most remar*a"le ,ersons who ha)e en+oye! these )ineyar!s are Feli,e
7igna an! 9itor La,lae& .9itor tra)ele! e(l#si)ely to o#r wine ellar an! left !elighte!&
Bea#se of that, we ma!e a ,ersonali8e! wine for his resta#rants in B#enos Aires/, Bielsa says&
The ator in front of Mirtha Legran! an! millions of T9 wathers raise! his glass an! sai!= .-
sen! a warm greeting to my frien!s in Segisa:s 9ineyar!s in San J#an&/ 'ith the inom,ara"le
fla)or of Los An!es in San J#an, greetings for all of yo#&
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Segisa me!als&
7ri8es o"taine! "y the om,any in the -nternational 'ine %ontest <33?&
Col! Me!al SEC-SA HO0DS, three onse#ti)e years, sine <33;&
Col! Me!al SEC-SA 70EM-DM 0ED C0EAT HA09EST&
Col! Me!al SEC-SA TEM70AN-LLO <335&
Sil)er Me!al SEC-SA 70EM-DM S-0AH <331&
Sil)er Me!al SEC-SA SAEDM MALBE% <335 Ffor two onse#ti)e years an! also in the
-nternaional 9inan!ino %ontestG&
Sil)er Me!al SEC-SA 70EM-DM %ABE0NET SAD9-CNON <331&