Caelum Winery is a family-run winery in Mendoza with a unique story that began long before wine was even part of the plan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I met them long before they were making wine. Back then, they were pistachio growers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
About twenty years ago\u2014maybe even more\u2014the mother of the family was planting and cultivating pistachios in Luj\u00e1n, at a time when almost no one else was doing it. That\u2019s where it all started. Later on, I met her kids, Hern\u00e1n and Coty Pimentel. They\u2019re a family from Buenos Aires who came to Mendoza looking for a different way of life, with the idea of settling here to grow pistachios and, eventually, grapes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
They began with pistachios, but little by little they started dreaming about wine. So they planted vineyards, including grape varieties that were not common in Mendoza at the time. In many ways, they were pioneers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
One of the things I love most about Caelum is that it\u2019s a true family business. Everyone is involved, everyone cares, and everyone is present. If you visit the winery, you\u2019ll most likely meet them\u2014or at least one of them\u2014which is something that really matters to us.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A few years ago, they brought in an Italian winemaker, and that changed things in a very interesting way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Mendoza is known for wines with great ripeness: lots of sun, lots of sugar, good alcohol levels\u2014but often lower acidity. The longer and sunnier the summer, the more sugar you get, and acidity naturally drops. That\u2019s actually why in Argentina it\u2019s allowed to correct acidity, while in places like France it\u2019s often the opposite.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This Italian winemaker had a very clear idea: harvest much earlier. Really early. In fact, Caelum was probably the first winery in the entire province to finish harvest. By doing that, they kept a much higher natural acidity in the wines, giving them a more European style and much better aging potential. Acidity is what holds a wine together and allows it to age well in the bottle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
That\u2019s why I love Caelum Winery. They are unique. They have their own style, their own identity, and a real family behind the wines. And in the end, that\u2019s what truly makes wine what it is.<\/p>\n\n\n\n