MENDOZA WINE AND OLIVES

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Duration

9hs

Cancellation

No Cancellation

Group Size

6 people

Languages

English, Espanol

Overview

Mendoza is famous for its wine production worldwide, however, it also has an important olive oil industry.

This tour aims to show and teach about these products through the main producers in the head growing areas of Mendoza, Luján de Cuyo and Maipú.

We invite you to discover our national drink, to find out the secrets of Malbec and get to know the most renowned wineries in our province.

Kahuak Tips:

Special rate for families
Perfect combination of both industrial and boutique winery, olive oil factory and gourmet lunch.
Great option close to the city.
Ask for vegetarian, vegans and celiac menus available.
Have a good breakfast to enjoy tastings better.

HIGHLIGHTS

Departure / arrival times: From 08:00 hs. / 5:00 p.m.
*if you are staying outside the city center you should wait to be picked up at the nearest city center hotel. keep in mind that the beginning of the tour can mean a delay of 30 to 45 minutes.
Availability: Wednesday and Friday.
Minimum of 2 passengers / Maximum of 18 passengers.

What you will do

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Coming from an Italian family, Carlos Pulenta is the founder of the winery, he is the eldest son of Don Antonio Pulenta, one of the founders of Bodega Peñaflor. The winery is inspired by the Creole culture appealing to the avant-garde technology and paying tribute to the traditional method of winemaking, designed so that the whole process of elaboration is done by gravity and without the use of pumps.
It was in 2009 when Alejandro Bulgheroni, linked through several projects with the agro-industrial sector since 1999, began his participation in Bodega Vistalba working together with Carlos in a common goal: “to elaborate world-renowned high-end wines, with marked identity and personality ”.

The olive oil factory, Pasrai, is a mendocinian company that preserves all its family tradition for the elaboration of olive oil, dehydrated fruits, preserves and all its line of natural products of Spa.
Pasrai allows us to know the production process of olive oil; another of the main products that are made in our province, giving us the possibility to tour its boutique factory and taste the most exquisite varieties of oil on each visit.

Built in 1919, the winery is located in the heart of Maipú. Its architecture combines a typical façade of the early 20th century, with state-of-the-art facilities that thus allow the production of Premium wines.

Four generations of winemakers that began with the grandfathers coming from Italy. In 2002, the project of the Biondolillo’s family gave rise to Tempus Alba. With four generations behind, they focused on producing premium red wines. A distinctive t tourist proposal to know about the renowned Project of Selection of Clones of Malbec and Vineyard Mother of clones in the route of the visit to the winery.
The winery Tempus Alba is located in Maipú, riding the road to the winery is a pleasant experience. The surrounding sights are the typical landscapes of the rural areas of Mendoza, full of vineyards, olive trees, almond and cherry orchards and horticultural crops, whose shapes and colors are enhanced by the changing silhouette and colors of the Andes Mountains.
Once at the winery, the owner family will be in charge of explaining every detail of the winemaking process in a technical, but at the same time, poetical and passionate language; and finally they will seduce you at the moment of tasting their wines.

Included

Transport and professional bilingual guide.
Visit and wine tasting in 2 wineries and 3 steps lunch.
Visit and taste in an olive oil factory.

Duration

7-10 hours

Languages

English

Espanol

Activity Types

Wine Tours

Activity's Location

from $5.990,0

Date

20/04/2021

Adults

Age 18+

Children

Age 6-17

Infant

Age 0-5

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admkahuak

Member Since 2019

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