Overview
- Grupo Peñaflor announced on Thursday that it will invest US$44 million to build a new winery in Tunuyán in Mendoza’s Valle de Uco with operations planned for vendimia 2027.
- The facility is designed to process about 20 million kilos of grapes and produce up to 15 million liters of wine a year, with full automation and traceability systems from vineyard to bottle.
- The US$44 million outlay is part of a wider investment program exceeding US$75 million to be executed before 2028 and includes a bottling line for ready‑to‑drink (RTD) products.
- Construction is expected to involve more than 150 workers and the operating plant will employ a team of more than 40 professionals, according to the company’s statement.
- The project expands Peñaflor’s export and diversification push at a time when Argentina’s wine sector faces a decade‑long domestic sales drop and recent export weakness, which has forced some rivals into restructuring.