Celebrating over 125 years of passion, innovation and enduring quality
In 1880, at age 19, a young entrepreneur named Don Miguel Escorihuela Gascón, arrived in Argentina from Aragon, Spain. Upon arrival in Buenos Aires, the penniless but sharp-witted Gascón worked hard and soon established his reputation as a savvy businessman.
The national railroad had just connected Mendoza, a high desert region in the far west of the country, with the port cities on the east coast. Gascón, who was raised in a family of farmers, envisioned a new opportunity for winemaking in Mendoza. After relocating to Mendoza, he purchased 42 acres of land for planting vineyards. By 1884, he began to build a winery near the center of town.
The Gascón winery opened in 1888 in Mendoza, the same place where it can be found today. For more than 100 years, the Gascón family kept the winery in hand, developing a proud heritage and a reputation for wines with both power and finesse. In 1993, they sold the winery to a group of investors led by the Catena family, one of the most famous names in modern Argentine winemaking.
