Argentina Wine Tours – a Taste of Variety
Your Wine Tours Guide June 12th, 2007
The majority of Argentina’s vineyards are located in or around Mendoza. Against the backdrop of the glacier-draped Andes Mountains, old and quaint family-owned wineries are mixed with the new-concept technology wineries. Mendoza is actually the nucleus of the Argentine wine industry. It is located in the heart of Argentina’s Premium Wine Country.
It is here that any Argentina wine tours begin. The vineyards here date back to 1561 when the city was founded by the Spaniards. It is estimated that there are 800 wineries surrounding Mendoza City. Of course, Argentina wine tours cannot possible take you to all of them, but the ones you will visit will be a wine tasting experience unlike any other. The best of the Argentine wines are not exported out of the country. Thus, your tour can become a one-of-a-kind experience. Sampling and purchasing these wines is a rare treat for westerners.
The Tour
Argentina wine tours are designed with variety in mind. Some of the wineries will look like replicas of a Mayan temple, while another uses the same concrete tanks for fermentation that it used a hundred years ago. The ultra modern wineries with the latest winemaking technologies are also a constant of Argentina wine tours.
Tours are specialized according to your tastes. Argentina wine tours offer premium speaking tours with guides who are exceptionally passionate about wine and their winemaking knowledge. Argentina wine tours can also include exclusive tasting of premium wines, vineyard walks, barrel tastings and gourmet lunches which are set against the spectacular backdrop of the snowcapped Andes.
You will sample award winning wines, as well as wines just created from the new grape. Westerners are most familiar with Argentina’s Cabernet Sauvignons. Argentinean wines tend to be a little harsh unless the vintage is from a very good winery. However, the best Cabernets in the world can only be tasted in Mendoza since they do not export their finest wines.
Other recommended wines of the area include, Terrazas Reserva 2004, Afincado Malbec 2002, Pascual Toso Sauvignon Blanc 2004, Cheval des Andes 2002, Cinco Tierras Chardonnay 2004, just to name a few. But it’s a trip to this South American country that will bring you the best tasting of Argentine wine. It is quite a unique adventure to experience Argentina’s special wine tasting tours. With the incredible geography, architecture and people, along with the fabulous climate, savory food and great South American hospitality, Argentina wine tours are a feast for all of your senses.
