Wine Tours Mendoza Argentina

Gourmet Tour

Experience the authentic savor and aroma of Mendoza !

Wine is the eternal companion of food, so for food and wine lovers we offer this Gourmet Tour.

We pick you up from your hotel at 10.00 am and our first visit will be Bodega Tempus Alba. The surrounding sights are the typical landscapes of the rural areas of Mendoza , full of vineyards, olive trees, almond and cherry orchards, and horticultural crops, which shapes and colors are enhanced by the changing silhouette and colors of the Andes Mountains .

Once in the winery, the oenologist will be in charge of explaining every detail of the winemaking process in a technical, but at the same time, poetic and passionate language; and lastly they will try to seduce you at the moment of tasting the wine.

As food is a major part of this trip, we´ll start the morning tasting all the lines of wines while enjoying a delicious plate of almonds, walnuts, fresh green and black olives from their own farm, raisins, different varieties of cheese, prosciutto ham, etc.  

Since wine has to enhance the flavor of the food and vice and versa, we must taste, smell, drink and eat. After this perfect appetizer, we continue to Almacén del Sur, a gourmet farmhouse restaurant. It´s a typical ¨casona¨, a large rambling house first founded in 1888 and completely restored in its original style. This gourmet delicatessen offers a 5-course tasting menu, combining different flavors of their exclusive products. After your meal you are invited to take a guided tour of the farm and see how their products come to life.

We´ll enjoy an unforgettable and spectacular gastronomical experience.

Leaving Almacén del Sur we go for a relaxed visit to Bodega La Rural to take a look at one of the best Wine Museums in the world.

The museum displays machinery, carriages, presses and other elements that contributed to the Mendoza wine industry. Of special interest are antique crushers, cooperage tools, colonial mud amphorae, books and oenological catalogs, laboratory equipment, and some fifty carriages. These pieces were found for the most part in Bodega La Rural warehouse and within the Maipu area. Located inside  the winery, it has become the most important wine museum in the Americas , on par with many French, Italian and South African museums.

On the way back to our hotel, and as a dessert of our gourmet tour, we´ll stop for a while to enjoy probably the best Italian ice-creams in town: Ferruccio Soppelsa. Mendocinos love ice-cream, and they have some of the best ones in the country. There are heladerías on almost every street. Ferruccio Soppelsa is run by a family of immigrants from the Italian Dolomites. The classics are dulce de leche, tiramisu, or strawberry and cream. We can also check out the vino-inspired flavors such as pineapple with Voignier, vanilla with Malbec, and peach with Syrah. A perfect ending for this Gourmet experience !

Tours include:

• Visits and Special Tastings at Premium Wineries.
• Private van from and to your hotel.
• Expert, bilingual wine host.
• Lunch with top wines.
• Bottled mineral water during the trip.

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