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Wine Tour full day "Luján de Cuyo". Argentina. Option 1

"Luján de Cuyo" .This is one of the most important wine regions in Argentina. It is located 20 km southwest of the city of Mendoza.

Your host will pick you are from the hotel. First, we visit and taste wines at Tapiz winery www.fincaspatagonicas.com  . There we will visit the vineyards and then the winery, tasting wine that is taken directly from the American and French oak barrels to learn the difference. Then we go to visit and taste wines at Achaval Ferrer winery www.achaval-ferrer.com  , known for the elaboration of some of the most prestigious wines of Argentina. Our next stop will be at Ruca Malen winery www.bodegarucamalen.com.ar  (see menu below). There we will taste their wines in a lovely room to end with a lunch facing the magnificent Los Andes mountain range. And finally, we will visit and taste Carmelo Patti winery, where we’ll be received by Carmelo himself, one of the most remarkable winemakers in Argentina. Return to hotel.

Include: Private transfers, winery tasting, technical guide and lunch with wines at a winery. Assist Card: Assistance in case of illness or accident (medical assistance; Medicines; Deontology; Legal assistance; Search of luggage).

Estimated time: 8 hours.

SAMPLE ITINERARY, ALL WINERIES CAN BE MODIFIED. PLEASE ASK FOR OTHER WINERIES AVAILABLE. ASK FOR RATES.



**RUCA MALEN FIVE-STEP MENU**

FIRST STEP

Wine: YAUQUÉN Chardonnay-Semillón 2006. 70 % Chardonnay, 30% Semillón. The youngest wine the winery produces. Fruity and fresh wine, with no oak aging. Easy to drink.

Course: Bruschetta with thin slices of eggplant, ricotta cheese and lemon zest.

Pairing: Highlights the freshness of this wine with the acidity from the ricotta and the citric flavors.

SECOND STEP

Wine: YAUQUÉN Malbec - Cabernet Sauvignon 2006. Blend 50% each grape. Also belongs to the youngest line the winery produces. 50% of the wine was in contact with oak. Red wine with violet-like hues. Complex nose and a soft and light mouth and with strong fruity notes.

Course: Roasted pumpkin soup with rosemary and sun dry tomatoes.

Pairing: The species harmonizes with the cabernet sauvignon while the sun dried tomatoes allow the malbec to be highlighted.

THIRD STEP

Wine: RUCA MALEN Malbec 2004. 85 % Malbec, 10% Cabernet Sauvignon, 5% Merlot. From the middle commercial line of the winery. 12 months aging in oak barrels. 12 months more of bottle aging before release. Red with violet hues. The aromas remind us of red fruits such as cherries, strawberries and plums. Some vanilla and chocolate notes. This wine has 5 years cellar potential.

Course: Cream cheese and wild thyme custard, lentils salad and sweet garlic cookie.

Paring: The cheese reminds us of the malolactic fermentation and the sweet flavor accompanies the sweet tannins of the malbec.

FOURTH STEP

Wine: RUCA MALEN Cabernet Sauvignon 2004. 100% Cabernet Sauvignon. From the middle commercial line of the winery. 12 months aging in oak barrels. 12 months more of bottle aging before release. Intense ruby red wine with nose of red fruits and coffee with spice. Full-bodied wine of long persistence and excellent structure with strong tannins. This wine has 5 years cellar potential

KINIEN Cabernet Sauvignon 2003. 90 % Cabernet Sauvignon, 10% Malbec. 15 months aging in new oak barrels, a further 15 months of bottle aging before release. Ruby red wine with spicy scents and a delicate pepper touch mixed among plums, berries and cherries. Smoke, vanilla and chocolate character.

Course: Roasted beef tenderloin served with black pepper butter, olive oil and roasted peppers.

Pairing: The juiciness of prime Argentinean beef couples with the Cabernet Sauvignon so harmoniously.

FIFTH STEP - DESERT

Quinoa, bread and roasted apples cake with hesperidia and caramel sauce

IMPORTANT: In case of having any kind of allergies to the ingredients of the courses or any other food tendencies, please share the information with us so the menu can be changed..

 

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Wine Tour full day Luján de Cuyo. Argentina. Option 2

Lujan de Cuyo and Maipú: Two of the most important wine regions in Argentina. Located 20km southwest of the city of Mendoza.

Your host will pick you up from the Hotel in the morning. First visit and wine taste at Benegas Winery www.bodegabenegas.com , there we will enjoy the real wine tradition of Mendoza, since the construction is from the 19th century and still has the characteristics of those times. We will taste the wines in a specially prepared room. Visit and wine taste at Domaine St Diego Winery, which belongs to one of the most famous enologists in Argentina, Angel Mendoza, and we will be received by the owners. Visit to Bodega Melipal www.bodegamelipal.com  (see MENU below) a modern Boutique Winery, that elaborates exclusively the Malbec varietal, wine taste in a special room and then lunch with an amazing view of the Andes range.

In the afternoon visit and wine taste at Bodega Finca Decero, modern winery that elaborates high quality wines like the Petit Verdot.  Return to the hotel.

Include: Private transfers, winery tasting, technical guide and lunch with wines at a winery. Assist Card: Assistance in case of illness or accident (medical assistance; Medicines; Deontology; Legal assistance; Search of luggage).

Estimated time: 8 hours.

SAMPLE ITINERARY, ALL WINERIES CAN BE MODIFIED. PLEASE ASK FOR OTHER WINERIES AVAILABLE.


**Melipal Menu**

1. Melipal Malbec Rosé. Melted cheese pie and chilly cream leeks croquettes.

2. Ikella Malbec y Melipal Malbec. Roasted red beets mousse and salad with black olives and goat cheese.

3. Melipal Reserva. Lamb roll served with roasted potatoes and tomatoes, fresh herbs and spices jus.

4. Dessert. Bitter Chocolate terrine, poached pears and vanilla ice cream.

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Wine tour full day Valle de Uco. Argentina. Option 1

Uco Valley: Located one and a half hour from the city of Mendoza, on the foothills of Los Andes mountain range. This area is the region with the highest potential of development in Argentina’s wine industry.

Your host will pick you from the hotel and we head towards to the Uco Valley region. Once there, we visit and wine taste at Salentein winery www.salentein.com  , where besides tasting, we’ll visit Killka: a very special art gallery with spaces for works of art from local, national and international artists. Immediately after, we go to Andeluna winery www.andeluna.com  . At lunch time we‘ll visit Altus winery, where we’ll have the pleasure of enjoying a really delightful meal in an old house specially designed to receive guests.  Return to hotel.

Include: Private transfers, winery tasting, technical guide and lunch with wines at a winery. Assist Card: Assistance in case of illness or accident (medical assistance; Medicines; Deontology; Legal assistance; Search of luggage).

Estimated time: 8 hours.

SAMPLE ITINERARY, ALL WINERIES CAN BE MODIFIED. PLEASE ASK FOR OTHER WINERIES AVAILABLE.


**ALTUS MENU**

Hors- d’oeuvres

Pate de foie terrine with toasted almonds. Roasted bell pepper butter. Eggplant, thyme and olive oil pate. Comfit style Spunta potatoes. Flame broiled ribs. Polenta with homemade sausages in tomato sauce. Sweet onion and cheese buns. Bacon rolls filled with chicken and cheese. Sweet potato pie with cinnamon and sugar. Cream of zucchini soup with walnuts. Traditional Argentine empanadas.

Starter

Petite cannelloni filled with season vegetables

Main Courses

Baby goat “a la tupiña” and lamb comfit, accompanied with pureed potatoes and leeks, baked tomatoes and lemon and mint sauce.

Traditional “locro” stew

Lentil stew with baby pork ribs

Selection of Sorbets

Desserts

Bitter chocolate terrine with raisins

Citric salad

Cream cheese and homemade apricot marmalade ice cream

Coffee or tea and petit four


All of our dishes are accompanied with wines from the Altus Oak Varietals line.

IMPORTANT: In case of having any kind of allergies to the ingredients of the courses or any other food tendencies, please share the information with us so the menu can be changed.
 

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Wine Tour Aconcagua Valley. Chile

We will depart at 9:00 a.m. and drive an hour north of Santiago to the Aconcagua Valley. The Aconcagua Valley is Chile’s smallest wine valley but very well known for its Cabernet Sauvignon and Syrah production.

Moving toward the mountainous eastern edge of the Aconcagua Valley we will visit Viña San Esteban www.vse.cl , one of Chile’s first hillside vineyards. This land was home to an earlier civilization that has left enigmatic remnants of their culture in the form of rock petroglyphs, full of symbolism and mystery. A producer of some very impressive reds, the notable Wine Guide from Chile selected Viña San Esteban 2003 Laguna Del Inca as one of the top 10 assemblage wines of 2006.

For lunch, we will visit Errazuriz Winery www.errazuriz.com , one of the largest and oldest wineries in Chile and considered one of the most beautiful. Founded in 1870 it is in the forefront of producing upscale quality wines.
 

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Wine Tour Cachapoal Valley. Chile

We will depart at 8am to explore the Cachapoal Valley, located an hour and a half south of Santiago.

Our first stop will be at Chateau Los Boldos, owned by the Massenez family, producers of outstanding Eaux de Vie in Alsace, France. Their motto, “Wine must have soul – without soul, it is empty“ is the philosophy that characterizes this “all French” Chilean winery.

Afterwards we will head to the modern and innovative Gracia winery www.gracia.cl  for a tasting.

Finally we will visit Altair www.altairwines.com  to try their Sideral & Altair – a lunch at the local favorite, El Encuentro, uniquely Chilean Grand Cru. 
 

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Wine Tour Casablanca Valley. Chile

We will depart at 9:00 a.m. for the coast in the direction of the port city of Valparaiso and the Casablanca Valley, the shining star of Chile’s white wines. The valley is known for its premium Chardonnay and Sauvignon Blanc wines. Winery development began here in the 1980s and all have a very modern feel.

Our first stop will be to Viñedos Orgánicos Emiliana www.emiliana.cl  (you are not visiting the winery, but the vineyards). Here you will learn what organic and biodynamic winemaking is and taste some of the outstanding wines produced by head enologist Alvaro Espinoza, arguably Chile’s most famous winemaker.

Right next door is the restaurant and tasting room of the Morande Winery www.morande.cl . Pablo Morande is the pioneering Chilean wine maker who first began planting vines in the valley. A very interesting tasting is in House of Morande restaurant for us.

Departing Casablanca we will head to the San Antonio Valley, the closest Chilean valley to the Pacific Ocean that provides the cool breezes which make it an ideal climate for white varietals. Here we will visit Viña Matetic www.mateticvineyards.com  which describes itself as “the future of Chilean wine!” Stunningly modern, this new all-organic winery has named their wine “EQ” which stands for “Equilibrio,” the Spanish word for balance - the harmony of soil, climate and vine. We will have a tour and tasting at the winery. Their chic restaurant, where we will have lunch, is set amidst lush.  
 

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Wine Tour Colchagua Valley. Chile

The Colchagua Valley is emerging as the new king of Chilean reds and today’s winery visits will no doubt demonstrate the quality of new wines coming from Colchagua, particularly of the Carmenere, Syrah and Malbec varieties.

Our first stop will be to Viñedos Orgánicos Emiliana www.emiliana.cl (you are going to visit the winery).

Our next stop will be Montes www.monteswines.com , one of Chile’s most internationally recognized wineries. Aurelio Montes started the winery with three other Chileans in the late 1980s and their success as quality wine producers is now world famous.

For lunch, we will visit Viu Manent www.viumanent.cl , which produces great wines. Here we will enjoy a great ride in a carriage discovering the secrets hidden in their vineyard. 
 

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Wine Tour Maipo Valley. Chile

Departing Santiago at 9:00 a.m. we will drive south along the foothills of the Andes and stop by some exciting new wineries in the Maipo Valley. The valley, the oldest and most famous of Chile’s wine valleys, is home to many of Chile’s famous wineries such as Concha y Toro, Cousino Macul and Santa Rita and it is also famous for its Cabernet Sauvignons.

We will visit the small boutique winery Aquitania www.aquitania.cl where two well-known agronomists and wine makers from Bordeaux, France, Paul Pontallier (of Chateau Margaux) and Bruno Prats (former owner of Cos d'Estournel) are producing delicious wines and still labeling bottles by hand.

After that, an informative and fun experience is in store at our first stop in the small winery of Roberto Muñoz. Aptly named Paseo del Vino (Wine Steps) he passionately describes his artisan winemaking process where everything is done by hand.

We will stop for lunch in the town of Pirque in the eclectic Séptimo Cielo www.septimocielo.cl . Finally, Perez Cruz is our next stop. With its ultra-modern architecture, state-of-the art technology and their diverse soil conditions – from clay texture to smooth pebbles & sand – they are producing highly acclaimed Malbec, Carmenere & Cabernet Sauvignon.