The story behind UVA Wine Tours
Hi, I’m Silvina — and Mendoza is my chosen home
I grew up in Argentine Patagonia, but my story with Mendoza started over ten years ago — and never stopped. Maybe it was the vineyards, the scent of the wild jarilla shrubs, the Andes always in view. And yes, very likely, the wine.
I studied local development and wrote my entire thesis on the wine routes of Mendoza. But it was only by living here — walking the vineyards, building friendships with the people who tend them — that I came to understand why Mendoza wine is something truly singular: it expresses the personality of the person who made it and the land it came from.
For a full year I visited wineries, sat with winemakers and agronomists, and kept answering the same request from friends and family who wanted to experience that world from the inside. That’s where the idea started.
Then came the pandemic, and a newborn daughter, and both of them rearranged my priorities in the best way: it was time to reinvent myself. It was time for UVA Wine Tours.
Today, together with my team, we dedicate our work to sharing genuine wine country experiences that let you discover Mendoza at your own pace, shaped around your own interests — not a template.
“Wine transforms almost any moment into a special occasion — and Mendoza has a way of making that effortless.”
— Silvina Gilberto, Founder of UVA Wine Tours
