Mendoza
Winery photography · Valle de Uco
In short
Winery photography in Valle de Uco starts at $650: 5 hours on location with a photographer who works in Valle de Uco, and 60 edited photos delivered to a private gallery within 2 weeks.
Why choose winery photography in Valle de Uco?
Winery work in the Valle de Uco is about place. The estates here sell altitude, stony soil and named terroir, and the pictures have to show the ground the wine comes from: river stones turned up between the rows, the Andes close behind, soil pits, and the winery set alone in the middle of its vineyard. A five-hour commission covers the vineyard at first light, the cellar and the team, plus wide frames that place the estate inside its geographic indication.
Worth knowing about Valle de Uco
The INV recognised Paraje Altamira as a geographic indication in 2013 and extended it in 2017: its limits now run from the Río Tunuyán in the west to the 1,000 m contour in the east, between Calle La Superiora and Calle El Indio. A Valle de Uco winery shoot for an Altamira label frames those landmarks, so the photographs show the named ground.
What does the session in Valle de Uco look like?
- Stony vineyard rows in Paraje Altamira
- River stones between the vines and the cordillera close behind, at first light.
- Soil pit or calicata
- The layers of the ground, for the technical sheet and the website.
- Winery from the vineyard edge
- The building alone in its rows, which is how the valley sells itself.
What does winery photography in Valle de Uco include?
- 5 hours at one bodega, between the vineyard, the cellar and the tasting room
- 60 edited photographs for the website, export catalogues and social media
- Bottle and label shots on a clean background, plus the wines in their setting
- Gallery delivered within 2 weeks
- A shot list agreed with the winemaker and the hospitality team before the day
FAQ — Winery photography in Valle de Uco
What should a Valle de Uco winery shoot show?
A Valle de Uco winery shoot usually shows the vineyard with the Andes behind, the stones and soil of the plot, the winery building in its setting, the cellar, and portraits of the winemaker and team. Estates in a registered geographic indication such as Paraje Altamira or Los Chacayes also frame the landmarks that place them inside it.
How far ahead should a Valle de Uco winery book a harvest shoot?
Several weeks. A Valle de Uco harvest shoot is set against the estate's own picking dates, which shift with each vintage and each plot, and the photographer stays in the valley because the wineries are an hour or more from the city of Mendoza. One reserve day is kept in case picking moves.