This place is SPECTACULAR!…read more If you are looking for great vibes, amazing service, delicious food and decadent wines this is then place for you. We arrived for our 1PM reservation and were greeted by Gisella who is chef kiss wonderful! You get the choice of (3) or (5) courses. The difference is the appetizers. You can either get 1 or all 3 and honestly just get the 3 is absolutely worth it. You are not timed, once you get a seating you have the place to yourselves through 6PM so if you want to hang out go to the outdoors space have a drink and wait for your meal, you absolutely can. It's not like other places where they are waiting to turn tables super quick. They had a saxophone player and when he wasn't performing he had all American songs in the background. The reservation ends with a tour of the bodega where they tell you about the story of the vineyard and you try a special wine. This place is worth ALL the hype for a great price. Strongly recommend it.

Fabulous experience. Love the setting, the atmosphere and especially the food. Wonderful service,…read morevery friendly and accommodating. Never experienced a luncheon event like this. Plan on staying 3 to 4 hours.

What an amazing winery! Great owners and a fantastic wine maker make this a must visit…read more Reservations required. Every attention to detail goes into this operation and that is clearly the reason that the wines produced here are fantastic. I think you will find, as I did, that these are some of the best wines Argentina has to offer. Enjoy.

This was our first winery visit on the Uco valley wine tour today. It was a very informative tour…read morewith a guide who spoke English very well and also incorporated an aromatic experience. First time ever doing that. Basically you close your eyes and they offer various spices, fruits, vegetables, etc. for you to smell and guess what it is. Some were obvious and others quite difficult to figure out. Then we started the wine tasting. Pinot Gris was good followed by a Malbec, Cabernet Sauvignon, Malbec/Cabernet blend, and Cabernet Franc. They are known to have the best Cab Franc in Argentina...it was pretty good but too peppery for my taste. The Pinot Gris and red blend were the most smooth, easy drinking wines we had. Overall great experience!

Very beautiful property. If you enjoy sparkling wine, you should put Chandon on your Mendoza winery…read morelist. We got the lunch prefixe menu with sparkling wine pairings. Some of their spritzes are served with fresh herbs (like rosemary) from their garden. The service was timely and friendly, too.

Piedra Negra Lurton was our first winery stop in our wine adventures through the Mendoza area of…read moreArgentina. The winery is named after the black stone soils of the Andean foothills. The winery is owned by French winemakers, Jacques, and Francois Lurton. This is the Lurton's fourth winery, but the first in Argentina. They planted the vineyards in the 90's with varietals of Malbec, Cabernet Sauvignon, and Pinot Gris. They also have planted interesting French and Argentinian Malbec clones. The soil in their vineyard is a combination of sand, granite schist, alluvial deposits, and large rounded pudding stones. As they are located in the Uco Valley, they have minimal rain, and varying degrees of day to nighttime temperatures, as this is the arid climate zone of Argentina. When touring the wineries of Mendoza it is necessary to book a reservation in advance. You can email visitas@bodegapiedranegra.com to request a reservation. They don't take walk-ins like in the states. In Argentina from my experience, the wine culture is about providing an inclusive experience. Most tours start with a walk through the vineyards, a tour through the production facility, and then ends in a tasting room or if they have a restaurant, with a wine-paired lunch. Winery visits can at a minimum last 1 1/2 hours. It's time to slow down life here and enjoy. Take it all in. We found it ideal to visit only 2 wineries in a day as a result. As was typical of all our winery visits, you first need to check in with the gate guard. My limited Spanish came in very handy here. They confirm your reservation with the tasting room manager and then they allow you to pass through the gate. The guard will then direct you where to park and meet for the start of your tour. As we drove up to the winery we were welcomed by the beautiful large colonial villa style winery. Our tour guide met us outside and welcomed us warmly. She did not have it easy. Half the group was Spanish speaking and the other English. She was a pro though. She poured us a glass of Rose to enjoy outside on the upper balcony prior to the tour starting. The view was stunning. We walked through the spacious production area. We even got to walk on the grating above the tall stainless steel tanks! They use an organic philosophy in their winemaking process. We then went into the tasting room and selected from several different tasting experiences. We chose the option that gave us a chance to taste a variety of their wines. They provided us with a personal spittoon so you could remember your experience later. The wines were incredible. Well structured with a great flavor profile. I bought a lot of wine to take home from this winery. I really was impressed by the wines they made here. There wasn't anything that I didn't like here. They don't have a restaurant on site. So they just have the wine tasting and tour experiences here. We really enjoyed our time here and had a great conversation with our guide. She was very knowledgeable and informative.

Huuuge winery with huuuge vineyards and a huuuge wine factory…read more It provides excellent guided tours all over the place in almost any language, and includes breakfast, wine tasting and a delicious lunch with more wine so you better go prepared! The price for the complete pack is arround $60 USD and its totally worth it, youre gonna be astonished by this place and its landscapes.

SoloContigo winery was one of my favorite Mendoza memories. It is a boutique Argentinan wine…read moreexperience. SoloContigo in Spanish means Only With You. The winery is owned by a Canadian couple, Noel and Terry Neelands, who live in Florida most of the year. They partner with winemaker Santiago Achaval. When they travel a couple of times a year to Argentina, this winery then becomes their home! Their winery is located within a group of vineyard estate plots called the Vines. Only two of the plots have wine production tasting rooms on site. SoloContigo grows some of their wines, and then partners with local producers to source the rest. They have a selection of Malbecs, Torrontes, Rose, and Sauvignon Blanc. When touring the wineries of Mendoza it is necessary to book a reservation in advance. I emailed hospitality@solocontigowine.com for a reservation. They were responsive and extremely friendly. They don't take walk-ins like in like the states. In Argentina from my experience, the wine culture is about providing an inclusive experience. Winery visits can at a minimum last 1 1/2 hours. It's time to slow down life here and enjoy. Take it all in. We found it ideal to visit only 2 wineries in a day as a result. Upon arriving at SoloContigo you first need to check in with the gate guard. My limited Spanish came in very handy here. They confirm your reservation with the tasting room manager and then they allow you to pass through the gate. The guard will then direct you where to park, which was important here as there was a winding road with several different properties on site. It would have been easy to get lost. Like all the other wineries. The view of the Andes mountains behind the rows of vines is stunning. The winery was created by the infamous Argentinian wine architects Bormida & Yanzon, who designed several of the wineries in the area. The building is stunning. It is like a living modern art gallery. The building is alive with color and unique living spaces. The winery serves as both home, tasting room, and production space. While we were there only a couple of other people came. We felt like we had rented an Airbnb for the day. The tour took us through the production area and an impressive barrel room. Daniel the tasting room manager was incredibly knowledgeable and friendly. It felt like we were meeting up with a long lost friend. The outdoor patio space is something out of a magazine. Surrounded by the Andes mountains and vines. They had very comfortable outdoor seating areas set up. While they don't have a restaurant on site, they do offer amazing picnics! We reserved a picnic with our wine tasting and enjoyed it outside. The picnic included freshly made empanadas, a delicious meat and cheese board, sandwiches, and a honey nut dessert. It was more food than our group of three could eat. We took the sandwiches with us. The food was incredibly fresh and tasty. It paired very well with our wine. Their wine was very well structured and had an excellent flavor profile. I loved all the wines. There Rose was probably the best Rose I had in Argentina. Their Torrontes was also well done. Their Malbecs were all good. I purchased several bottles from here. We spent several hours hanging out here. A must see if in the area. I will definitely go back if I am blessed to return for a second visit.

Bodega Atamisque is a winery located just inside the Uco Valley. This boutique winery was purchased…read moreby the current owners in 2006. The property includes a winery, golf course, restaurant and a small inn where guests can stay overnight. I took a tour of the winery. Joanna, the hostess, was very gracious and helpful in understanding the wine production and the property. They have a production of a few different lines. They produce a 100% petit Verdot, along with a Cab Sauv, Chardonnay, Malbec, Assemblage and others. Of the wines I tasted, most were a bit young, yet showed potential. The assemblage was the most enjoyable of the reds. The property was designed to blend in with the land and have a process where gravity (and not pumping or transferring) would be used. They sell their wines throughout Argentina and in several other countries. While I have seen more opulent vineyards, this one is worth a visit.

Una de mis bodegas y experiencias gastronómicas preferidas en Mendoza!…read more One of my favorites wine cellar & gastronomic experience in Mendoza!

Susanna Balbo was a generous vineyard. We tasted 4 wines here as opposed to the standard 3 at the…read moreother vineyards in the region. That said, they charge $410 for the tasting, which is almost double what the other vineyards charge. Carol was an excellent hostess, offering detailed explanations of each of the wines and dictating the order of consumption. She also speaks great English. We tried a Sauvignon blanc, a Malbec and two different blends. I left with a bottle of the Nosotros (Malbec and Cab Franc blend) which I intend to hold onto for a very special occasion.