Wine, Friendship, and a Century-Old Vineyard in Mendoza

Grazie Mille's wines express La Consulta through restraint rather than volume. They are subtle, nuanced, and elegant, shaped by the Uco Valley's mountain climate, alluvial soils, Andes-fed water, and a century-old Malbec vineyard at the center of the estate.

The winery was created by Fernando Spigatin and Leandro as an extension of their friendship. That relationship gives the wines their organizing idea: Amistad represents friendship, Libertad reflects the freedom to create, and Diseño expresses their more personal approach to designing wines from the place they call home.

We discovered Grazie Mille while walking through La Consulta, in Mendoza's Uco Valley, and came upon the winery almost by accident. It felt young in its construction but old in its emotional center, a place where the Andes framed the vineyard, the art studio occupied one corner, and the Fatto in Casa restaurant occupied another.

The wines did not shout for attention. They asked us to slow down. That is the key to understanding Grazie Mille: the winery is not trying to make Mendoza wine feel louder. It is trying to let La Consulta speak in a quieter, more considered voice. Grazie Mille's wines can be read alongside our story on how the mountains around Mendoza leave their mark on the wine.

The Journey Started the Day They Met

They found immediate chemistry as friends (Amistad) when they met. They built trust in each other when one of them faced a life-threatening health crisis, and that trust created the foundation for the freedom (Libertad) they now find in designing (Diseño) wines together: Amistad, Libertad, Diseño, representing the three lines of wine they make, from entry wines to premium design wines. All are made in a very distinct style: subtle, nuanced, and elegant, expressing the local terroir. To really enjoy them, you need to sit quietly and let them whisper to you. We loved them.

Fernando Spigatin and Leandro at Bodega Grazie Mille

What Makes Grazie Mille Wines Different?

Grazie Mille is distinctive because the winery treats wine as both an expression of place and an act of personal design.

The estate is in La Consulta, within Mendoza's Uco Valley. The winery describes its wines as expressions of the region's climate, soils, Andes-fed water, and vineyards with a century of history. Those conditions give the team a clear foundation, but the wines are not presented as simple technical exercises in altitude or terroir.

Instead, Fernando and Leandro organize the portfolio around different creative intentions: Amistad offers varietal wines connected to the idea of friendship, Libertad brings more structured wines with greater depth and shape, and Diseño, the Grand Design line, is built around the winemaker's personal interpretation of place and style.

That structure gives readers a practical way into the wines. If you want a more direct introduction to La Consulta fruit, begin with Amistad. If you prefer more structure, explore Libertad. If you are interested in the winemaker's creative signature, look toward Diseño. The idea of multiple expressions from one region also connects with our story on how the same grape can be shaped through different vineyard sites and winemaking choices.

Grazie Mille

A thousand thanks. It is an expression of gratitude in Italian, the language of Fernando's great-grandfather, who came to Argentina from Italy escaping the Mussolini regime during the Second World War. He settled in La Consulta and bought an existing Malbec vineyard that is now a century old. This vineyard is at the heart of a triangle formed by the winery on one corner, the restaurant Fatto in Casa on another corner, and their art studio, the original home of the first vineyard keeper when the vineyard was planted, on the third corner, while the Andes, in the background, embrace it all. A very special site, great friends, and elegant wines that make you stop, reflect, and be grateful.

Fernando's personal connection to the winery is explored further in this feature on the health crisis that led him to the project, and how gratitude, place, and personal expression became part of the winery's identity.

A Winery Designed Around Wine, Food, and Art

Grazie Mille is not only a place to taste wine. The property is organized around three connected spaces: the vineyard and winery, the Fatto in Casa restaurant, and La Domanda, an art and creative space.

That layout matters because it turns the visit into a complete expression of the founders' philosophy. Wine is part of the experience, but so are food, conversation, painting, ceramics, restoration, and the act of spending time together.

The winery's website lists tastings at 11 a.m. and 2:30 p.m., along with lunch service from Tuesday through Sunday. Visitors should confirm availability before traveling, particularly if they want to combine a tasting with lunch at Fatto in Casa.

Grazie Mille is a reminder that a wine can be expressive without being loud. In La Consulta, Fernando and Leandro have built more than a young winery: they have created a place where friendship, family history, old vines, art, food, and the Andes meet in the same experience.

The best way to understand the wines is to approach them patiently. Let Amistad, Libertad, and Diseño show you different sides of La Consulta, then give the wine enough quiet to reveal what it is trying to say. Continue through Mendoza with our profile of Pulenta Estate.

To explore the current Grazie Mille wines and get in touch with the winery about availability, visit vinosgraziemille.com.

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Century-old Malbec vineyard at Grazie Mille in the Uco Valley

The two friends, Fernando (right) and Leandro (left), sitting down with us

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