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THE EAST
It is formed by the departments of
San Martín, Junín, Santa Rosa, La Paz and Rivadavia, and
represents the largest wine region in the country, with around
70 thousand hectares dedicated to this activity. In addition, it
presents other activities such as olive groves, fruit orchards
and beekeeping.
It is a plateau that receives water from the Tunuyán River and
part from the Mendoza River. Its viticulture from the plains is
between 750 metres in the higher elevations, and 650 metres
above the sea level.
The region has a warm temperate climate, and has a regimen of
more than 2,200 hours of sunshine during the period of 210 days
favourable for the development of vegetation, which allows the
optimum ripening ration of the cultivated varieties. It has strongly marked thermal amplitude throughout the year. Its soils
are franc-sand and sand-silt, rich in potassium. There are some
areas of saline soils as well.
In the extensive vineyards, the predominant varieties are
Criolla Grande, Pink Muscatel, Cherry (rosé), Pedro Ximenez,
Ugni Blanc and Chenin Blanc (White); Malbec, Bonarda,
Tempranillo, Sangiovese, Barbera, Merlot and Syrah (reds).
In recent years, the region has shown a remarkable progress in
the management of crops, irrigation systematization, and the
incorporation of technology in all processes.
The wine industry is bound to the tourism development as the
the East of the province gathers much of the San Martín heritage.
Another attraction offered by the region is the reservoir area El
Carrizal, a place of great beauty suitable for aquatic sports
and fishing.
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