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"Francisco Rutini" Museum of Viticulture and Viniculture

Monte Caseros no number Tel. 0261-4972013 Open Mondays through Fridays from 9a.m. to 5p.m.; Saturdays from 10a.m. to 4:30p.m.; Sundays and holidays from 10a.m. to 1p.m.

This museum is devoted to viticulture and viniculture and has a hall dedicated to archaeology. Its main hall is divided by periods and by the stages of the winemaking process. One of its halls is devoted to 18th and 19th century imagery. It harbors approximately 4,500 pieces and is permanently incorporating new exhibits. Amongst the objects on show is a wine press made of ox hide and wicker baskets and leather bags to transport grapes. There are also presses and grinders dating back to the end of the 19th century and the early 20th century vessels made of baked mud, tools and machinery, carriages, period furniture, wood carvings, reliquaries and images from Cuzco such as those of St. Ramón Nonato or Santiago (James) the Apostle. All these paces were collected by Francisco Rutini.

Coquimbito
Coquimbito belongs to the department of Maipú. It lies 11km. away from the city of Mendoza along national route No.7 (Eastern Access) and then two kilometers down the Urquiza traffic lane.

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