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Chile & Argentina Wine Tour
   
   

Three mesmerizing cities and two world-class wine regions: this trip allows travelers to explore the best of South America’s wine country, and immerse themselves in Chilean and Argentine culture and its gastronomy, all in one unforgettable trip. We recommend that visitors spend at least 5 days in Chile, 3 days in Mendoza, Argentina, and 3 days in Buenos Aires.

     

Departure Dates
October 30, 2010
November 27, 2010
January 15, 2011
February 12, 2011
March 26, 2011
April 9, 2011
October 29, 2011
November 26, 2011

       
   
Cowboys in Los Vascos WInery
   

Chile & Argentina Wine Tour - Itinerary

   
Day 1: Arrival in Santiago / City Tour / Wine Tasting Dinner: Your Santiago guide will meet you at the airport and accompany you to the modern Las Condes sector of Santiago where you will check in to your hotel. In the afternoon there will be a guided city tour of the historical and cultural highlights of South America’s most modern city. In the evening we will enjoy a special welcome dinner with your Santiago Adventures guide at the Astrid & Gaston Restaurant. This is one of Santiago’s top restaurants and well known for their extensive wine list. We’ll try some special wines with our dinner and talk about our plans for the tour.
Cerro Santa Lucia
   
Day 2: Casablanca Valley and Valparaiso. We depart at 9am for the Pacific coast. Along the way we’ll make our first winery stop at Viñedos Organicos Emiliana in the Casablanca Valley. The cool coastal breezes make the Casablanca Valley an ideal spot for white wine production and VOE is the perfect winery to sample some of the region´s best! You will also have the chance to learn about the ways in which this vineyard is paving the way towards organic and biodynamic winemaking. Next you will visit the Kingston Family Vineyards and learn how their vineyard, which sources quality grapes to many of Chile’s top wineries, has evolved into one of Chile’s hottest boutique wineries offering award winning Pinot Noirs. After the tasting we will continue to the coast to explore Valparaiso, one of the first South American cities founded by the Spanish and now a UNESCO World Heritage site. We’ll stop for lunch at Caruso which has a relaxed café atmosphere and captures the essence of Valparaiso’s rhythm. Their excellent dishes combine styles from Chile, Peru and Easter Island and reflect the homelands of the owners. Following our lunch we will take a walk through the Concepcion and Alegre neighborhoods and ride the century old hillside ascensors (elevators). Along the way we will visit the Valparaiso home of Chile’s most famous poet, Pablo Neruda.
   
Day 3: Maipo and Cachapoal Valleys. The Maipo Valley, the “cradle of Chilean wine-making”, is the oldest and most famous of Chile’s wine regions and is home to many of Chile’s most traditional wineries. However, many new boutique wineries have sprung up over the past ten years producing some exciting new wines in the region. We will first visit Antiyal, a labor of love for its founders, renowned organic wine-maker Alvaro Espinoza and his wife Marina Ashton. We then head south to the Cachapoal Valley where Altair is making a name for itself and the valley. A partnership between Chile’s second largest winery San Pedro and Chateau Dassault in Saint Emilion, France they make two premium wines. Nestled in a remote corner of the Cachapoal Valley, the winery provides fantastic views of the central valley and a great lunch spot. Following our relaxed afternoon at the winery our day will end in the Colchagua Valley.
     
Montes Winery
Day 4: Colchagua Valley. Two hours south of Santiago is one of Chile’s largest wine regions and most developed from a “tourism” perspective. The Colchagua Valley is known for producing some of Chile’s best wine, particularly the red varietals of Cabernet Sauvignon, Carmenere Syrah and Malbec. Our visit today will be toward the western section of the valley in the beautiful vineyards of Los Vascos, the Chilean property of French Domains Barons de Rothschild (Lafite). We will tour through the vineyards before a special tasting of their wines.

For lunch today, we will enjoy a traditional Chilean BBQ with our local host “Pancho” whose warm Chilean hospitality makes for a very special afternoon – you will not want to leave! In the afternoon, your guide will take you through the Santa Cruz Museum, one of the best private collections of pre-Columbian art in all of South America.

Day 5: Colchagua Valley. 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 the Carmenere, Syrah and Malbec varieties. Our day will start with a visit to Vina Clos Apalta, created in 1994 by Alexandra Marnier-Lapostolle (of the Grand Marnier family) and produces some of the best QPR (quality/price ratio) wines in Chile. Since its outstanding debut 1997 vintage, Casa Lapostolle's Clos Apalta bottling has helped to establish Chile as a premier red-wine region. Owner Marnier-Lapostolle and her team created a blend of Chile's distinctive Carmenère variety, Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon sourced from the estate's oldest vines in Colchagua's Apalta sub-valley, then kept refining: fermenting in smaller lots, hand-de-stemming berries and constructing a gravity-flow winery. In 2008, they were awarded a 96 in Wine Spectator for their Clos Apalta wine as well as best wine in the world. Next, we will visit Montes, 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. We will have a light lunch at the Montes’ café before our final visit of the day. At the end of the road in Apalta, is the Neyen winery which focuses all its production on one Bordeaux-style blend from their 115 year old carmenere vines.

Tonight we will visit La Posada vineyard tucked away in a far corner of Santa Cruz. Here we will find Veta Bistro that was recently opened by chef Roberto Neira, from the French Laundry Restaurant of Napa Valley fame, as well as Manhattan’s ultra-exclusive restaurant, Per Se. The outdoor patio is surrounded by vineyards and makes for a great setting. We’ll enjoy a sunset toast on our last night in Chile before sitting down for some of Robert’s simple yet delicious dishes. This is sure to be a gastronomic highlight of your visit to South America.

Day 6: Mendoza Argentina. We will depart from Santa Cruz and drive to the Santiago International Airport in time for our flight to Mendoza. Arriving in Mendoza, we will check in to our hotel before taking a tour of the city. Tonight we will have a special dinner at 1884 Francis Mallman, an airy, elegant restaurant at the entrance of Bodega Escorihuela.
Finca Mendoza
Syrah Wine
Day 7: Mendoza. We will depart from the hotel and drive to the Lujan de Cuyo region one of the most traditional and developed wine regions just south of Mendoza. It is home to many of Argentina’s most famous wineries and where the best Malbecs in Argentina are being produced. We will begin our day at Bodega Landelia a Swiss owned winery specializing in terroir expression. A tour of the winery concludes with a special tasting. Next we will visit, Ruca Malen a new vineyard which has seen significant development in just three year’s time. Here we will taste their fabulous wines and afterward their chef Lucas will serve us a delicious lunch of Argentinean meat, cooked in a "disco de arado". We will end our day visiting with one of Mendoza’s pioneering winemakers Carmelo Patti. One of the most important wine makers in Argentina, he will share with us his passion for winemaking and prepare special barrel tastings.
Day 8: Mendoza. Today we will visit the high-altitude wine growing area of Valle de Uco. This is the new frontier in Argentine winemaking and contains some of the most dramatic vineyard scenery in the region. The snow-capped Andes loom overhead with 1,800 meter vineyards running into the foothills. The architecture, technology and fine wines being created here are all quite impressive. We will visit Bodega Salentein a concept winery famous for producing Argentina’s first high-altitude Pinot Noir. A tour of the winery concludes with a tasting session. We lunch in Bodega Altus where traditional home-cooked food is complemented by fine wines. The day concludes with a special visit to Bodega Andeluna.
Tango Show in Buenose Aires
Day 9 Buenos Aires: Departing from Mendoza on our morning flight to Buenos Aires we will arrive mid-day. Our local guide will meet us at the airport and accompany us to our hotel in the Recoleta neighborhood. The afternoon is free to explore the surroundings and relax. In the evening we will attend a glamorous Tango show with dinner in one of the most prestigious houses in Buenos Aires. Born in the outskirts of Buenos Aires at the turn of the century, Tango quickly grew to be the best known Argentine product worldwide. Our VIP seating assures us a great view of this special program!
 
La Boca, Buenos Aires
             
Day 10: Buenos Aires. Today we will begin with an exclusive City Tour of Buenos Aires in which our guide will use four parks and plazas to introduce us to the city, its history, its contrasts and the characteristic “porteños”. At the end of the tour we will visit the Colon Theatre, one of the most spectacular in South America. The afternoon is free to explore - perhaps some shopping in the downtown La Florida sector or the new galleries in Palermo Viejo.
             
Day 11: Buenos Aires/Departure. Our last day in Buenos Aires is free to explore parts of the city you would like to see more of. In the evening we will depart from the hotel and drive to the airport for flights to the US.
Chile & Argentina Wine Tour - Price

Departure Dates
October 30, 2010
November 27, 2010
January 15, 2011
February 12, 2011
March 26, 2011
April 9, 2011
October 29, 2011
November 26, 2011

Price Per Person:
Starting at $2,767 per person based on double occupancy in Four Star accommodations.

Price Includes:

  • All ground transportation in clean air conditioned and comfortable vehicle
  • Professional bilingual guide
  • Two nights lodging in Santiago with breakfast
  • Three nights lodging in Santa Cruz with breakfast
  • Three nights lodging in Mendoza with breakfast
  • Two nights lodging in Buenos Aires with breakfast
  • 15 winery visits with tastings
  • 6 luncheons
  • Wine tasting dinner at Astrid y Gaston in Santiago
  • Dinner at Veta Bistro with former French Laundry chef Roberto Leira
  • Dinner at Mallman 1884 in Mendoza
  • Tango Show with VIP seating in Buenos Aires
  • Santa Cruz Museum Entrance
  • Gratuities for porters in airports and hotels
  • Bottled mineral waters on buses

Notes: Flights from Santiago to Mendoza and Mendoza to Buenos Aires additional

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