Page 12 - Chile and Argentina Presenter sheets

Bodega Norton was established in 1895 by an Englishman – Edmund James Palmer Norton – who
was an engineer. He went to Argentina to help build the Transandine railway connecting Buenos
Aires in Argentina and Santiago in Chile passing through Mendoza. He was so struck by the beauty
and potential he saw in Mendoza, that he stayed there and established a winery bearing his name.
Edmund Norton planted vineyards and built a winery in the district of Luján de Cuyo, an area
south of the Mendoza river. It was the first winery to be established in this district. Almost a
century later, Gernot Langes-Swarovski was similarly struck by Mendoza and its vineyards; in 1989
he acquired Bodega Norton and set about transforming it into the world-renowned winery it is
today.
The vineyards are located at 1,100 metres above sea-level in Mendoza. At this altitude the
temperature is moderated while exposing the vines to more ultraviolet light. The result is whites
packed with vibrant flavour and good natural acidity, and well-structured, food-friendly reds.

Winemaking Team

Chief winemaker, Jorge Riccitelli has
an outstanding reputation both in
Mendoza, where he has mentored a
new generation of winemakers, and
further afield. More recently David
Bonomi has re-joined the
winemaking team, having first
started his career at Bodega Norton.