Wine Tours Mendoza Argentina

MENDOZA Culinary Experience - 4 days / 3 nights
You can not miss the opportunity to enjoy, live and be excited with breathtaking landscapes and unforgettable moments!

Arrival Day

Your flight arrives at the Mendoza International Airport  and you will be greeted by your host just outside the secure area, then driven by private car to an exclusive Country Inn , located in Chacras de Coria, an upscale country suburb of Mendoza City and the center of the original wine country....just a short drive from the major wineries of Maipu and Lujan de Cuyo.

Our tour begins with an afternoon departure from the hotel to see the city of Mendoza. At night we will have a special dinner at one of Mendoza’s top restaurants  Francis Mallman 1884, which the British newspapers The Times and The Daily Telegraph has rated the seventh-best restaurant in the world.

Day 2

After breakfast we start to explore  the Lujan de Cuyo district, the cradle of Argentina´s wine renascence, which put Argentina back on the wine map with its stunning Malbec.

Your tour starts at Bodega  Catena Zapata. Besides the striking, Mayan-pyramid inspired architecture, Catena Zapata offers unparalleled views of the Andes and the surrounding vineyards. The winery symbolizes a family’s pride in its roots and a keen desire to show to the world the uniqueness of Mendoza as a wine-producing region.

Your next stop is Bodega Finca Decero, a new winery with a superb view of the Andes mountain range. The privileged characteristics of the terroir and the weather conditions of the area allow the cultivation of outstanding red grapes. After our tour and tasting we are going to have an exclusive gourmet lunch at Ruca Malen, enjoying its delicious cuisine as well as a vertical wine tasting. Ruca Malén works with the key concept of QUALITY, in order to produce wines of style, elegance, and distinction.

Your tour ends with a visit to the Bodega Tapiz, owned years ago by Jess Jackson and his Kendall-Jackson wine group. Carolina Fuller is a charming Anglo-Argentine guide with a great passion, expertise and infectious enthusiasm for wine making. She will show us the vineyards and explain planting, pruning and harvesting techniques,  encouraging tastings at every stage of the process, from grapes to bottle. Tapiz usually includes a horseback ride through the vineyard !

We´ll have dinner at Club Tapiz, located on an estate built in 1890 and surrounded by vineyards, which is regarded as one of Mendoza´s best restaurants.

Day 3

After breakfast, we are going to visit the exclusive high-altitude wine growing area of Uco Valley (1 and half hour drive from Mendoza City).

Well inside the first mountainsides of the Andes’ foothills, the Uco valley presents the highest altitudes at which wines are produced in the province of Mendoza: up to 1,400 meters above sea level. The best wines are produced from grape varieties that have short ripening cycles, especially Chardonnay, Semillon, Merlot, and Pinot Noir.

Our first visit will be to Bodega Salentein, a modern winery located at the foothills of the Tupungato Mountain. They are producing one of the best Pinot Noir Reserves. The property is comprised of three estates on more than 1,000 acres, some of which perch higher than 5,500 feet above sea level. We will also visit The Killka Convention Center, their cinema and Art Gallery.

We continue for lunch at one of the great rising stars of the region, ¨La Tupiña¨, located at Bodega Altus. We will have the opportunity to enjoy the regional cuisine of the well-known chef Lucas Bustos. The lunch begins with tapas and white wine, then moves on to the dinning room where we have a stew (locro), then a meat course (baby goat “a la tupiña” and lamb comfit, accompanied with pureed potatoes and leeks, baked tomatoes and lemon and mint sauce), and finally an amazing dessert (bitter chocolate terrine with raisins). Each course is served with a different Altus wine. The whole lunch experience takes about three hours !

Our last stop is Andeluna Cellars. Originally part of a well-known Argentine wine family's estate, the property was sold in 1995 to H. Ward Lay, the son of Frito-Lay founder Herman Lay. A longtime fan of Argentina, Lay also owns a 200,000 acre hunting estate in Patagonia. This beautiful place is the inspiration for the name Andeluna, which was chosen to symbolize the romance and heritage of the Argentine moon illuminating the magnificent Andes Mountains that frame the Uco Valley near the town of Tupungato. Andeluna is a wine lover's paradise !

Return to Mendoza by 6:30pm.

We'll celebrate that last night at the famous Bistro M, the main restaurant of the Park Hyatt, Mendoza City´s only five-star hotel. Bistro M serves traditional Mendocinean dishes prepared in the French style.

Please note: This exciting package is a totally private wine experience and is NOT a group tour! This package is available all year round.

Mendoza Holidays Winner ¨Best of Wine Tourism Awards 09/10¨

Note:

Early reservations for this tour are recommended.

Country Inn lodging subject to availability during high season.     

Visits to different wineries or restaurants may vary at times according to season but we guarantee the highest standards to ensure that our customers find the best wines and enjoy a fantastic visit to the Mendoza Wine Country.