Blog - General
December 30, 2022
Posted by Bodega Lagarde in General
Our balance sheet 2022
One of the major milestones was the opening of our new restaurant Zonda, which arrives with a different imprint to Fogón, but maintaining the same quality that characterizes our gastronomy. Zonda is led by two chefs and a completely new team, who propose an experience whose protagonists are the orchard and the vineyards. We offer every visitor the opportunity to explore and discover our source of inspiration and to take a bit of our culture with them in their memories. Zonda is already having international repercussions, Condé Nast magazine selected Mendoza as one of the places to visit in the world in 2023 and we received a special mention there.
In addition to the possibility of tasting dishes full of creativity and flavor and the accompaniment of our selection of old vintages, Zonda promises much more. It was dreamed as a space to share knowledge, to bring different chefs to show a little of what they do and for us, as Mendocineans, to tell our own. It is a school restaurant and a meeting point for gastronomic culture.
At the same time, our restaurant Fogón continues to consolidate itself as a reference of Mendoza's gastronomy, once again winning the award of N°1 in Mendoza by Trip Advisor, the leading tourism and travel website where diners rate restaurants. In the general ranking we are N°4 in Argentina and N°13 in Latin America.
Our wines have also received recognition and great scores. Guarda Chardonnay 2021 and Primeras Viñas Malbec Gualtallary 2020 obtained 95 Robert Parker points. Proyecto Hermanas White Blend was recognized in a blind tasting by Best Wines BW as the best white blend in South America.
As for the winery itself, we have continued our work on corporate social responsibility by certifying our processes. We recently obtained vegan recognition for our Lagarde Organic wines, we re-certified good manufacturing practices, company B, and that we are organic in the winery and vineyards.
As a company we consider it important to grow not only in terms of sustainability, but also to generate opportunities for the community where we operate, being aware that we cannot be successful if our community is not successful or does not have opportunities to grow. This year our team received training in CPR, quality, and wine sustainability, encouraging the professional and personal growth of each one of them. We also collaborated with the municipality of Luján de Cuyo to train young people in labor practices.
We are a winery that believes in effort and work, that better things are built with good practices, and we are constant seekers of innovation. We celebrate this 2022 and look forward to 2023 with great ideas and projects!
