Tour Mendoza Wines
Breathe the Andes
Smell the Soil
Taste the VINES
World Distinction
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Mendoza Wines
Come enjoy amazing vistas, incredible Argentine cuisine, fine wines and the many activities we have waiting for you.
Argentina is the eighth wine capital of the world and the fifth largest wine producer.
With hundreds of wineries within the province of Mendoza, some are very grand in size and some very small and humble.
We have selected the wineries for our tour based on this criteria:
You will tour wineries using old world techniques as well as large production plants with modern high tech equipment. In some cases you will see the implementation of both -- blended to create the perfect wine.
Mendoza; Napa Valley Meets the Wild West
The New York Times, December 20, 2006
Why go to the Napa Valley when you can fly to Mendoza, in western Argentina, drink more exotic and affordable wines, and go horseback riding across the magnificent Andes Mountains with sexy Latin meat eaters?
With more than a thousand wineries, including boutique bodegas like Vistalba, La Azul and Achaval-Ferrer, Mendoza has become one of the hottest destinations in South America, even for those who can't tell a malbec from a tempranillo.
An ideal time to visit is during the March harvest (fall there), when the region turns into a weeklong party. But there are also festivals like the Wine Fair (Feb. 15 to 18 for 2007), when big-name chefs from Europe, the United States and throughout South America (including Todd English, Fernando Trocca and Francis Mallmann) take over the kitchens of big-name vineyards in a Dionysian frenzy of food, wine and much song...
...After a few days of pure gluttony, you'll want to explore the sunkissed Andes -- and the best way to do that is on horseback. Local farms offer one-, two- and even five-day rides across the valleys and foothills, so you can gallop all the way to Chile. Try doing that in Napa. ANN MARIE GARDNER