Museum of Grapevines and Wine

National Route 40 Güemes Ave. No number
Tel.0868-21125
Open from Mondays through Sundays from 8a.m. to 8p.m.

This museum belongs to the "Bodega Encantada" winery whose owners are the Peñalba Coll Argañaraz family. It was created in 1981 and guards the history of the combined art, science and trades of grape-growing and wine-making in the area surrounding Cafayate and the Calchaquí Valleys.
The building dates back to 1888 and harbors old-fashioned machinery, agricultural implements, carpentry material for the manufacture of casks, means of transportation used towards the end of the 19th century, and an old power plant that was transported on a cart from the city of Salta on a journey that entailed 40 days during the period comprised berween 1920 and 1945.
Other exhibits include diagrams, maps, documentary photographs, machinery and other artifacts employed in the manufacture of wine.

Cafayate
This attractive picturesque town located in the Calchaquí Valleys can be reached by taking provincial route No. 68 which is totally paved but is a winding mountain road. It lies 189km. away from the city of Salta and is known as the land of sun and wine. One of Cafayate's main features are its colonial style houses and skirt of multicolored mountains. The road that leads to this town is a ride that allows one to appreciate the fancy shapes that nature has carved into the mountains. Worthy of mentioning are the Devil's Gorge, The Amphitheater, The Toad, The Friar, The Obelisk, The Castles, The Sand Dunes. Another way of reaching Cafayate is by going all the way around the Calchaquí Valleys. When leaving the city of Salta one must take provincial route No. 33 and, upon reaching Payogasta that lies 2,410m above sea leves, one must switch to national route No. 40 up to Cafayate, and then return to Salta down route 68. This tour covers 520km. but runs through extremely picturesque towns such as Cachi, Seclantás, San Carlos and Animaná, to mention just a few.