BODEGAS SUTER

Location: San Rafael, Mendoza, Argentina

Owner/Founder: Otto Suter and Ana Suter

Foundation Date: 1899


At present, SUTER has become a
leading winery within the market, which
exports to different countries around
the world. The winery has a production
of 11,000,000 liters per year.

SUTER has maintained a strong focus on
the industrial equipment, incorporating
Swiss pneumatic presses, oak barriques
of 225 liters, and an Italian automatic
bottling line, with a capacity that reaches
the 4,000 to 6,000 bottles per hour.
SUTER offers its clients 10 different lines:
1) Angelus (all the varieties are from the
2007 vintage. Syrah Rose, Cabernet
Sauvignon Rosado, Pinot Noir Rose,
Malbec Rosado)
2) Lujuria (2006 and 2007 vintages)
3) Js (carefully selected grapes)
4) Suter Varietal
5) Suter Bivarietal
6) Suter Etiqueta Marrn (an exclusive
Chenin Blanc)
7) Suter Privado

8) Coto de Caza
9) Js Extra Brut (2006 vintage;
Chardonnay, Pinot Noir and Chenin;
Champenoise Method)
10) Suter Extra Brut (2007 vintage;
Chardonnay and Pinot Noir;
Champenoise Method)


SUTER exports to the following

countries: U.S.A., Finland, Spain, Brazil

and Peru.
- Scarce rains (less than 280 mm per year)
- Low relative humidity
- Cold, dry winters
- Summers with great thermal amplitude
- Healthy grapes; wines of high
enological quality
- Altitude of 700 meters a.s.l.
- Soils of alluvial origin
- Loam soils to sandy loam soils
- Low contents of organic matter
- Scarce fertility
- Water received from the Diamante and
Atuel Rivers
The Vineyards:
- 600 hectares between their own and
independent growers
- Finca El lamo, Finca Los Tilos, Finca los
Nogales, Finca Las Acacias.
- Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Malbec,
Syrah, Tempranillo, Pinot Noir.

- Torronts, Chardonnay, Semilln, Pinot
de la Loire.
- Crush Capacity: 75,000 kilos per hour
- Vat Capacity: 6,500,000 liters
- Oak Barrels: 180
- Storage Capacity: 500,000 bottles
- Bottling Lines: 6,000 bottler per hour
TOURISM
- The winery welcomes groups of tourists
from Mondays to Saturdays.
- Tours are available in English
- The tour includes a visit to one of the
vineyards, fermentation in stainless steel
tanks, aging of oak barrels and wine
cellars, where a lecture on the
Champenoise Method is delivered.