Wine Harvest Festival 2013

In January and February every year each of the eighty communities that make up the Province of Mendoza and who all have vineyards, wineries, or both, elects their own Harvest Queen. All of these goddesses of wine descend on the Provincial Capital (Mendoza city) in the first week of March and on the Saturday night South America´s most lavish and spectacular wine festival is celebrated in a natural Greek amphitheatre nestling amongst the low hills, inside the magnificent San Martín Park.

This tour is designed to blend together visits and tastings in fine wineries, superb accommodation, sumptuous lunches, culminating with a unique display of “ The essence of Argentinian life” entertainment and the crowning of the “Queen of Queens”, who will represent Mendoza province (and

Argentina

) in the following twelve months. It really is a very unique festival show.

Wine Harvest Festival 2013 sample Itinerary

(This itinerary is also available as individual day tours)

Day 1: Arrival Mendoza

Upon your arrival your English speaking host will meet you in the airport and transfer you to your hotel.

Day 2: Wine Tour – Uco Valley & “ La Vía Blanca”

Your host picks you up from you hotel at 8.30am for the ninety minute drive to this relatively new and very exciting wine, nut and fruit producing valley. The views, along with the architectural splendour of some of the wineries makes the extra travel time well worth the effort.

Wineries visited; Pulenta Estate, Salentein & Andeluna (lunch)

Meals : Lunch

Day 3: El Carousel & Central Act

Your host meets you in the hotel after breakfast to watch “ The Carousel”, where a procession of very decorative horse drawn carriages, regional bands playing very traditional music, dancers and the famous “Gauchos” (cowboys) pass by within easy reach. The hotel serves copious quantities of delicious food and wine to prepare the soul for a day of colourful pageantry and gaiety.

Back to your hotel for a “siesta” before your host picks you up again at 8.30pm for the short ride up into the park and the 25,000 seat Greek style amphitheatre, where in reserved seats we will watch the spectacular “ Central Act”, an extravaganza of dance, music, folklore, awesome choreography, clever visual effects and the crowning of “The Queen”. The show is enhanced by laser lights bouncing off the surrounding hills, great special effects and fireworks in abundance. Your host will bring light snacks, wine and water. We will get you back to your hotel by 3.00am (approx), (don´t miss that afternoon siesta).

Meals : Gourmet lunch box

Day 4:: Culinary Experience with Chocolate & Wine Tasting

90+ Rated Wines Paired with Mendoza’s Finest Ingredients and concluding with Chocolate & Wine pairing!

Topday we give you an insiders experience of how Mendoza`s traditional ingredients can be combined with some of the most highly rated wines in the world to produce what can only be described as culinary heaven! The class is hands on and is hosted by a local ExPat chef and takes place in seculded log cabins on the bank of the Mendoza river.

Have you ever really tasted a piece of chocolate? I mean REALLY tasted it? Let it melt in your mouth and tasted the deep unctuousness of it and its rich flavour? Now lets take that one step further and add a velvety wine to the mix… Blissful, no? Join us along with a certified chocaltier on one of our chocolate adventures and we will lead you into a new and amazing World…!

Meals : Lunch

Day 5: Departure day

After checking out of your hotel your host will transfer you to the airport and see you through to the departure gate.

Price USD $1100 pp- max group size 14

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