 High altitude Mendoza has attracted many notable foreign winemakers such as Paul Hobbs, Michel Rolland, Roberto Cipresso and Alberto Antonini

After Mendoza, the San Juan region is the second largest producer of wine with over planted as of 2003.The climate of this region is considerably hotter and drier than Mendoza with rainfall averaging a year and summer time temperatures regularly hitting .Premium wine production is centered on the Calingasta, Ullum and Zonda departments as well as the Tulum Valley.