Mendoza Things to Do

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When i arrived to Mendoza I couldn´t not to try to visit some wineries. As Mendoza it´s paradise for people who like wine. I had problem to choose which tour I should pick up that will incluide the wineries which I like to see it. And finaly I found one tour which give you chance to choose your own wineries plus we could have lunch in one of the wineries. We had a bit problem, because here are LOTS OF great wineries and we had to choose only four. But the guy in the tourism agency recomend us good wineries and I must say that was good choice! After the great day at wineries we wanted to try another tour - a bit diferent wine tour. It was by bike and as well at Lujan area where are the one of the best wineries in Mendoza. And as well the trip was really good. We had great time, great views, great wine and wineries were amazing...

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The Vines of Mendoza Tasting Room is a stylish addition to the Mendoza wine scene. They offer a great introduction to the wines of a number of the region's major wineries in the hands of their experts who will guide you through the subtleties of bouquet, the influence of soil, altitude and climate, grape varieties, etc. Another advantage here is that it gives you the opportunity to taste wines from several different wineries without enduring yet another full tour through the wine-making process. One room full of barrels looks much the same as another after the first couple of visits and you're probably not intending to write a thesis on oenology so all those facts and figures can begin to pall.

This is the only place in Mendoza that presents the wines of different wineries in this fashion. You can opt for a full-blown session working your way through "flights" of wines, (a flight is typically a comparative tasting of 5 different wines, sometimes all of the same grape variety, or maybe different reds or whites). Standard flights here at the tasting room cost 30 pesos., more esoteric groupings are offered at varying prices. You can also simply buy a bottle of wine to enjoy in the central courtyard - we opted for a bottle of local Chandon method champagnois as we didn't have time to include a visit to the vineyard before we left for Chile.

The information centre here can offer you advice on where to go to taste particular styles of wine, organize itineraries for you and generally give all sorts of wine-related advice. They also run a wine club.

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It wasn't just the fact that the lovely hotel we were staying at (Club Tapiz) was owned by the Tapiz winery that makes me say this was our favourite winery. Nor was it that as guests we were given a private tour - though that was very nice too. We'd already sampled several of the wines at the hotel's nightly pre-dinner wine tastings - where "tasting" meant a generous glass or two of a different red and a white each night rather than the usual few centilitres in the bottom of a glass - so we knew the quality was there. The best thing was the relaxed way the tour was conducted by the young assistant winemaker who not only knew all the technical ins and outs of the winery's production but was an integral part of the process and loved what she did.

We tasted wines at all stages of their development, tapping straight from the barrels as we went, before finishing with some very fine vintages and reserves., including a wonderful old vine Malbec and a deliciously fruity Torrontes - a white varietal that is an Argentinian favourite.

Tours at Tapiz usually include a horse and buggy ride through the vineyard, which we didn't get as our visit was on a day when the winery was actually closed for tours.

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I'm afraid the first thing that came to my mind when we arrived at Catena Zapata, the third winery (actually the first of the day) we visited during our stay in Mendoza, was "Which way to the sacrificial altar?" I kept expecting an obsidian-knife-wielding priest to step out from behind a stone archway at any moment. It rather put me off the wine.

This was the certainly the slickest operation we visited. The building and grounds gets raves from lots of quarters but I found it overbearing, stark and rather pretentious, there was certainly none of the warmth and good-feelings that associations with wine usually bring to mind. Similarly the tour was efficiently conducted but rather clinical, as was the wine tasting that followed - and this was the only place where were required to pay for the tasting.

A good way to visit Mendoza is renting a motorbike. Their are very easy to drive and you can go to Maipu to the Wine Tour and Lujan Wine Tour in the same day and make 2 tours in one.
Also with the moto u can go further than a bike and is much cheaper than a car.
If you enjoy it, next time you ll get a discount and you can go to the Mountains.
Very nice experience in Mendoza!!!

HELLO, I M WRITING CAUSE I REALLY WANT EVERYONE WHO COME TO MENDOZA TO SPEND THE SAME BEAUTIFULL EXPERIENCE..
I HAD ONLY 2 DAYS TO SPENT HERE AND I REALLY WANTED TO DO EVERYTHING I CAN. SO I ASKED IN MY HOSTEL AND THEY RECOMENDED ME TO RENT A MOTO. I THOUGHT IT WOULD BE SO DIFFICULT BUT I DECIDED TO DO IT. AND IT WAS THE BEST IDEA!!!!
I RENTED THE BIKE 2 BLOCKS FAR FROM MY HOSTEL VERY EARLY AND I WENT TO MAIPU TI DO THE WINE TOUR, I PASSED A LOT OF GUYS IN BICYCLES AND I FELT SO HAPPY I WAS IN A MOTO CAUSE THAT DAYS WAS SO HOT!
I MADE THE HOLE TOUR NOT JUST A FEW WINERIES, I DID IT ALL! AS I FINISHED EARLIER THAN IF I WERE IN A BIKE I COULD GO TO CHACRAS AND LUJAN ALSO TO VISIT SOME OF THE OTHER WINERIES IN THE OTHER SIDE OF THE CITY! IN THIS TOUR THE WINERIES WERE THE BIG ONES!
AT 6 ALL OF THEN WERE CLOSE SO I RETURNED TO RHE CITY AND MADE A LITTLE TOUR AT THE SAN MARTIN PARK AND AROUND THE CITY!!
SO I DID IN ONE DAY WHAT TAKES 2 OR 3 DAYS!! AND ALL JUST FOR 130AR.
VERY VERY NICE DAY IN MENDOZA!!!

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We booked this tour before leaving home. They have great reviews, which they live up too.

We were picked up at 9AM and once we picked up one more person we headed out for our all day wine tour.

We visited three wineries all unique and offering excellent wines. A gourmet lunch is included with more wine pairings than I could handle.

This was an excellent tour ,through a beautiful country and well worth the money.
Cost is $150.00per person.

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I spent an afternoon, on a tour, visiting bodegas (wineries) in the Lujan de Cuyo and Maipu, suburbs of Mendozas. Different tours go to different bodgas and some I've visited included San Felipe ("La Rural") where the bodega is traditional and it has its own vineyards. There is also a wine museum (Museo del Vino) to visit, which summaries the the region's wine industry.