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Essential Mendoza Wine Tasting

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Summary - Essential Mendoza Wine Tasting

The 5-Day Wine Tour of the Mendoza Wine Region - Tour Extension

If you’re looking for things to do in Argentina, the number one suggestion from any Argentina travel expert would be to enjoy a delicious wine-tasting at a local Mendoza, Argentina winery.

Mendoza, Argentina, known as “the land of the sun and good wine,” enjoys year-round sunshine in view of the Andes Mountains. This Mendoza wine tour perfectly introduces the charm of local wines and spirit. On this tour, visit several bodegas (wineries) for some world-class Mendoza, Argentina wine tasting. Follow an expert guide around the vineyards, the production facilities, and the Uco Valley, a prominent wine-growing region known particularly for its Malbec red wines. There’s no better way to be introduced to the wines of Mendoza, than on a Mendoza wine tour.

Highlights

  • Private touring and sightseeing
  • Explore the Uco Valley
  • Wine-tastings
  • Mendoza City Tour

Included

  • All nights accommodations
  • All breakfasts at the lodge, lunches (two at the wineries), and a farewell dinner in Mendoza (drinks included)
  • All transfers and excursions
  • English-speaking guides
  • Wine-tasting during excursions

Sample Itinerary

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Day 1

Arrive in Argentina’s famous wine capital, Mendoza. Be transferred by a local guide from the Mendoza Airport to a lodge or hotel in Mendoza.

Spend the evening exploring the city on own or rest from a day of travel.

 

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Day 2

Today, explore Mendoza, Argentina on a guided city tour! Gaze at its impressive buildings, roam through the green public squares and learn about the importance of wine in this region. Appreciate the city’s proximity to the Andes Mountain Range and don’t forget to take some snapshots as a reminder of your time here. Return to the lodge to rest and relax.

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Day 3

Today, visit three Mendoza, Argentina wineries. Discover the unique process of cultivating, harvesting and processing local grapes into Argentine wine. Taste a plethora of red wine varieties, including the most popular red wine in the country, the famous Malbec. Around noon, indulge in a traditional Argentine lunch. Then return to the lodge and spend the rest of the evening at leisure.

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Day 4

Take a road trip to Uco Valley, whose alluvial soil and perennially sunny climate provide the perfect conditions for grape-growing and add a distinctive flavor to the local wines. Travel approximately 100km from Mendoza City and visit three vineyards to learn about Argentine viticulture and sip on a few glasses of delicious local varieties. Be served lunch at one of the wineries’ restaurants paired with some of their most popular wines. Return to your lodge in the afternoon and take a rest. Then dress up in your evening attire for a night out on the town and indulge yourself with a final dinner at a top-class restaurant in downtown Mendoza.

 

A close-up of a bunch of green grapes hanging on a vine, with two people in the blurred background sampling white wine during a wine tasting outdoors in the sunny Mendoza vineyard.
Day 5

After breakfast, transfer to Mendoza Airport to continue your journey through Argentina or another destination in South America.

Essential Mendoza Wine Tasting
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Estimated Tour Price Without Flights

Prices vary according to several factors including: season, number of people traveling, shared vs private excursions, when you book and rooming arrangements. These are from prices based on low season.

We can customize anything for any time of year! Contact us for an exact quote for your trip.

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$1072
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$1441
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$1540
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Deluxe
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$1762
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*Budget generally includes excursions in group, Superior & Deluxe private excursions, & Basic is a best mix (varies by itinerary & excurion)

Note: ALL itineraries are 100% customizable to create your perfect trip!

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$1084
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$1158
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Superior 👍
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$1244
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Deluxe
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$1466
Per Person

*Budget generally includes excursions in group, Superior & Deluxe private excursions, & Basic is a best mix (varies by itinerary & excurion)

Note: ALL itineraries are 100% customizable to create your perfect trip!

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$1060
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$1109
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Superior 👍
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$1183
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Deluxe
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$1417
Per Person

*Budget generally includes excursions in group, Superior & Deluxe private excursions, & Basic is a best mix (varies by itinerary & excurion)

Note: ALL itineraries are 100% customizable to create your perfect trip!

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