Circuit A – Mendoza

Day 1: Flight Buenos Aires / Mendoza – Reception at the airport and transfer to the hotel, where we will meet the specialist in wines who will stay with us along our trip. At midday we will have lunch at a typical restaurant, during which we will start to get familiar with the local wines. After lunch, and having enjoyed the traditional “siesta mendocina” (nap), we will go on a city tour trying to get immersed in the local culture, which is a fundamental aspect to the understanding of the wine process. This visit will end up in a course called Introduction to the Wine Tasting Technique, which will be conducted by a specialist in oenology. The expert will introduce us to the wine world, its process and elaboration techniques, as well as to the importance of the cork in the bottle and the use of drinking cups to taste wine. After the class, which will last two hours approximately, we will have the chance to participate in an optional dinner party with directed wine tasting. Back to the hotel.

Day 2: Breakfast. Visit to Mendoza’s Productive Oasis. Visit to La Rural winery and López winery. Lunch at the winery La Agrícola, Zuccardi family, where we will enjoy exquisite Argentine meat (goat, cow, pork, lamb)along with house wines. All this will be accompanied by local folk music. Following this, a visit to Viniterra Winery. Along sunset in The Andes, we will get back to the hotel. Optional dinner at Wine Bar with directed tasting.

Day 3: Breakfast. Nieto Senetiner winery and Viña Amalia. Back to Mendoza city. Free lunch and afternoon. Optional activities suggested for the afternoon: 1- Visit to Fabre Montmayou and Doliom wineries ( or any other winery you may be interested in), 2- Excursion to Villavicencio, 3- Hot springs at the Cacheuta Hotel. Sunset and as farewell from Mendoza, we will take part in a dinner party at the well-known restaurant 1884, whose owner is Chef Francis Mallmann or at the Azafran Almacén de exquisiteces Restaurant.

Day 4: Breakfast and transfer to airport. Flight Mendoza / Buenos Aires

Circuit B – Mendoza / Tupungato /
San Rafael

Día 1: Flight Buenos Aires / Mendoza – Reception at the airport and transfer to the hotel, where we will meet the specialist in wines who will stay with us along our trip. At midday we will have lunch at a typical restaurant, during which we will start to get familiar with the local wines. After lunch we will go on a city tour trying to get immersed in the local culture, which is a fundamental aspect to the understanding of the wine process. After the visit, we will set off to the Posada Salentein in Tupungato. This hotel is located in the pre-mountain range area of Tupungato (120km away from the city) where we will lodge and participate in a class called Introduction to the Wine Tasting Technique, which will be conducted by a specialist in oenology. The expert will introduce us to tasting techniques, the importance of the cork in the bottle and the use of drinking cups to taste wine. After the class, which will last two hours approximately, we will have the chance to participate in a dinner party with directed wine tasting.

Day 2: Breakfast. Set off to Valle de Uco. Visit to Finca La Celia and Lurton wineries. Lunch at the Posada Salentein where we will enjoy exquisite Argentine meat (goat, cow, pork, lamb)along with house wines. All this will be accompanied by local folk music. Following this, a visit to Salentein Winery. Along sunset in The Andes, we will get back to the hotel. Optional dinner at Wine Bar with directed tasting.

Day 3: Breakfast. Afterwards, set off to visit Nieto and Viña Amalia wineries. As farewell from Mendoza, we will take part in a dinner party at the well-known restaurant 1884, whose owner is Chef Francis Mallmann or at the Azafran Almacén de exquisiteces Restaurant. Back to the hotel.

Back to Mendoza city. Optional activities suggested for the morning: 1- Visit to Fabre Montmayou and Doliom wineries ( or any other winery you may be interested in), 2- Excursion to Villavicencio, 3- Hot springs at the Cacheuta Hotel. Optional adventure excursion, horse riding or trekking.

Day 4: Early in the morning after breakfast, we will set off to cross the desert heading for an oasis at the south of the province. We will get to San Rafael city where we will go to Finca Los Alamos for lodging. We will immediately visit Jean Riviere winery, located in the outskirts of the city. Then we will have lunch where we will learn about southern wines. After lunch, we will visit the traditional Bianchi and Suter wineries, touring their premises and tasting their products. In the afternoon, we will get back to Los Alamos. Dinner with directed tasting.

Day 5: Breakfast at the hotel. Leaving for the airport in Mendoza city. Flight Mendoza / Buenos Aires.

Wines to taste:
Vinos de corte: Selección, Finos, Reservas, Chablis andBorgoña
Vinos varietales:
Tintos: Malbec, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Syrah, Pinot Noire, Tempranillo.
Blancos: Torrontés, Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc, Semillón, Chenin Blanc.