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Short Term
Thank you for getting in touch!
January
Thank you for getting in touch! You are coming to Mendoza in the middle of summer
when it should be nice and hot.
February
Thank you for getting in touch! You will be in Mendoza at the most pleasant
time of the year - right before the wine harvest, with the vines full of grapes.
March
Thank you for getting in touch! You are traveling to Mendoza at one of the nicest
times of the year, the wine harvest will be going on and the climate is usually
very pleasant.
April - first half
Thank you for getting in touch! You are coming to Mendoza at a very nice time
of the year, in April the climate is very pleasant, and the latest grapes are
still being harvested.
April - second half
Thank you for getting in touch! You are coming to Mendoza at a nice time of
the year, the vines are still green at the end of April, the latest grapes are
being harvested, and on a sunny fall day the temperatures are very pleasant.
May
Thank you for getting in touch! You are coming to Mendoza at a nice time of
the year, it's the beginning of fall, the vines are starting to turn red and
yellow, and on a sunny fall day the temperatures are very pleasant.
June
Thank you for getting in touch! You are coming to Mendoza at the end of fall
when the vine leaves have become red and yellow.
Luján
Uco
Luján-Uco
Deluxe
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Short Term
Thank you for getting in touch!
July
Thank you for getting in touch! You are coming to Mendoza in winter, when the
snow covered peaks of the Andes mountains are a great sight.
August
Thank you for getting in touch! You are coming to Mendoza in winter, when the
snow covered peaks of the Andes mountains are a great sight.
September
Thank you for getting in touch! You are coming to Mendoza between winter and
spring - on a sunny day, though, temperatures should already be pleasant.
October
Thank you for getting in touch! You are coming to Mendoza at a nice time of
the year, October should have sunny spring weather with warm temperatures.
November
Thank you for getting in touch! You are coming to Mendoza at one of the nicest
times of the year, in November the vines are already green with small "baby
grapes", and it is usually very sunny and warm, but not too hot.
early December
Thank you for getting in touch! You are coming to Mendoza at one of the
nicest times of the year, in early December the vines are already green with
small "baby grapes", and it is usually very sunny and warm, but not
too hot.
December
Thank you for getting in touch! You are coming to Mendoza at one of the nicest
times of the year, in December it is early summer, the vines are already green,
and it is usually very sunny and hot.
December 24 offer Christmas
Tour
Luján
Uco
Luján-Uco
Deluxe
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Luján
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Other text ( Single traveler / Remote
lodge / Same day arrival )
We will be happy to take you on our one-of-a-kind wine tour!
You have chosen our Luján de Cuyo Wine Tour, here is a little
bit more about the tour:
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Yes, we do have availability for our Luján de Cuyo Wine Tour
on the date you have chosen. Here is some more information about the tour:
---delete two---
At the moment we have a tour to the Uco Valley region scheduled
on --date-. Are you flexible with your dates at all? We do have a tour
to Luján de Cuyo scheduled on --date-- and
if you are flexible, we would recommend taking this tour. However, we can also
organize the requested tour on --day--, if you cannot change the date.
Please find more information about the tour options
during your stay in Mendoza below:
insert date
Luján de Cuyo Wine Tour: the traditional wine region in Mendoza where
some of Argentina's best Malbec wines are made.
• Available on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays
• Pick up around 8:45am, return 5:30pm.
It includes:
• 4 hand-picked wineries in total
• Tailored tastings including up to their top
wines
• Multi-course gourmet wine pairing lunch. (Dietary
restrictions can be accommodated.)
• English-speaking, knowledgeable and local wine hosts
• Pick up and drop off included for hotels/apartments
in Mendoza city center or Chacras de Coria. (For other locations,
please inquire.)
Price: US$ 185 per person
The usual group size for our wine tours is 4 people, the maximum is 6-7 guests.
In order to book this tour we ask for a 30% deposit via Zelle* or
credit card. The balance is due at least a day before the tour,
using the same payment method, or with a US$ 10 discount per person on the balance
if you can pay it in cash at our office.
Please let me know what you decide and I will send you the next steps for your
booking.
Looking forward to welcoming you in Mendoza!
Kindly,
*Zelle is a payment system that
works inside the online banking of all major US banks. Payments are almost instantaneous
(sometimes the first payment right after registering can take a day or two).
If you log into your online banking via app or on your computer, there should
be an option for Zelle. Just confirm an email address to use with Zelle and
you can send and receive money with it.
Uco top
Other text ( Single traveler / Remote lodge
/ Same day arrival )
We will be happy to take you on our one-of-a-kind wine tour!
You have chosen our Uco Valley Wine Experience,
here is a little bit more about the tour:
---delete two---
Yes, we do have availability for our Uco Valley Wine Experience
on the date you have chosen. Here is some more information about the tour:
---delete two---
On the requested date, we have a tour to the Luján
de Cuyo region scheduled on --date-. Are you flexible with
your dates at all? We do have a tour to the Uco Valley
scheduled on --date-- and if you are flexible, we would recommend taking
this tour. However, we can also organize the requested tour on --day--, if you
cannot change the date.
Please find more information about the tour options during your stay in Mendoza
below:
insert date
Uco Valley Wine Experience: the new frontier of winemaking in Mendoza,
located about an hour's drive from Mendoza with impressive views of the Andes.
• Available on Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays
• Pick up around 8:30am, return 6:30pm.
It includes:
• 3 carefully chosen wineries in total
• Custom tastings including high-altitude delicious
wines
• Multi-course gourmet wine pairing lunch. (Dietary
restrictions can be accommodated.)
• English-speaking, personable and local wine hosts
• Pick up and drop off included for hotels/apartments
in Mendoza city center or Chacras de Coria. (For other locations,
please inquire.)
Price: US$ 195 per person
The usual group size for our wine tours is 4 people, the maximum is 6-7 guests.
In order to book this tour we ask for a 30% deposit via Zelle*
or credit card. The balance is due at least a day before the tour, using the same payment method, or with a US$ 10 discount per person on the balance if you can pay it in cash at our office.
Please let me know what you decide and I will send you the next steps for your
booking.
Looking forward to welcoming you in Mendoza!
Kindly,
*Zelle is a payment system that
works inside the online banking of all major US banks. Payments are almost instantaneous
(sometimes the first payment right after registering can take a day or two).
If you log into your online banking via app or on your computer, there should
be an option for Zelle. Just confirm an email address to use with Zelle and
you can send and receive money with it.
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Other text
( Single traveler / Remote lodge / Same day arrival )
We will be happy to take you on our one-of-a-kind
wine tours!
You have chosen our Luján de Cuyo
Wine Tour and the Uco Valley Wine Experience, here
is a little bit more about the tours:
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Yes, we do have availability for both, our Luján de Cuyo Wine
Tour and the Uco Valley Wine Experience, on the date////dates
you have chosen. Here is some more information about the tours:
---delete four---
Yes, we do have availability for both, our Luján de Cuyo Wine
Tour and the Uco Valley Wine Experience. Would you
mind switching the dates?
---delete four---
For the time you will be in Mendoza, we have the
following tours available:
---delete four---
We do have both tours available on the dates you have chosen, although, if your
plans permit I would leave a day of rest between the two tours:
insert date
Luján de Cuyo Wine Tour: the traditional wine region in Mendoza where
some of Argentina's best Malbec wines are made.
• Available on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays
• Pick up around 8:45am, return 5:30pm.
It includes:
• 4 hand-picked wineries in total
• Tailored tastings including top wines
• Multi-course gourmet wine pairing lunch. (Dietary
restrictions can be accommodated.)
• English-speaking, knowledgeable and local wine hosts
• Pick up and drop off included for hotels/apartments
in Mendoza city center or Chacras de Coria. (For other locations please
inquire.)
Price: US$ 185 per person
• • •
insert date
Uco Valley Wine Experience: the new frontier of winemaking in Mendoza,
located about an hour's drive from Mendoza with impressive views of the Andes.
• Available on Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays
• Pick up around 8:30am, return 6:30pm.
It includes:
• 3 carefully chosen wineries in total
• Custom tastings including high-altitude delicious
wines
• Multi-course gourmet wine pairing lunch. (Dietary
restrictions can be accommodated.)
• English-speaking, personable and local wine hosts
• Pick up and drop off included for hotels/apartments
in Mendoza city center or Chacras de Coria. (For other locations,
please inquire.)
Price: US$ 195 per person
The usual group size for our wine tours is 4 people, the maximum is 6-7 guests.
In order to book these tours we ask for a 30% deposit via Zelle*
or credit card. The balance is due at least a day before the tour, using the same payment method, or with a US$ 10 discount per person on the balance if you can pay it in cash at our office.
Please let me know what you decide and I will send you the next steps for your
booking.
Looking forward to welcoming you in Mendoza!
Kindly,
*Zelle is a payment system that
works inside the online banking of all major US banks. Payments are almost instantaneous
(sometimes the first payment right after registering can take a day or two).
If you log into your online banking via app or on your computer, there should
be an option for Zelle. Just confirm an email address to use with Zelle and
you can send and receive money with it.
Luján
Regular 3 bodegas - 24 y 31 Diciembre top
We will be happy to take you on our one-of-a-kind
wine tour!
You have chosen our Luján de Cuyo Wine
Tour , here is a little bit more about the tour:
insert date
Pick up around 8:45am, return 5:30pm
Luján de Cuyo is part of the traditional wine region
in Mendoza, and our Luján de Cuyo Wine Tour will take
you into the heart of this region where some of Argentina's best Malbec wines
are made. We select the wineries for the quality of their wine, but also make
sure they are as diverse as possible, and interesting for example for their
architecture and their history. Your Luján de Cuyo Tour includes transport*,
one of our knowledgeable English speaking guides, visits with special tastings
of high quality wine at two boutique wineries, and a gourmet wine pairing lunch
at the third winery.
Price: US$ 165 per person
*Pick up from hotels/apartments in Mendoza city center or Chacras de Coria.
Our tours are high-end tours for small groups
and 100% in English. The usual group size is 5-6 people, the maximum is 8 people.
A local guide will be with you all day for assistance and to provide you with
information about Argentina, Mendoza, wines and wineries.
In order to book this tour we ask for a 30% deposit via Zelle*
or credit card. The balance can be paid in US$ or Argentine pesos once you arrive
in Mendoza.
Please let me know what you decide
and I will send you the next steps for your booking.
Looking forward to welcoming you in Mendoza!
Kindly,
Deluxe Wine Tour top
We will be happy to take you on our one-of-a-kind wine tour!
On our Private Deluxe Tour, we really
pull out all the stops when it comes to the wine tastings - the highest level
of quality for wine lovers searching for Mendoza's best wines and boutique wineries.
Here is a bit more information about our deluxe option:
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Private Deluxe Icon Wine Tour: Looking for something special? Get a sense
of the Mendoza wine country by tasting the finest, mouth-filling wines and having
friendly conversations with the people who create them.
• All-private exclusive experience.
• Available form Monday to Friday.
• Pick up around 8:45am, return 5:30pm.
It includes:
• 3 awesome wineries in two regions: Maipú & Luján
de Cuyo
• Pulling out all the stops: highest wine quality
• Limited editions and older vintages
• Masterful wine pairing lunch (Dietary restrictions
can be accommodated.)
• English-speaking knowledgeable friendly wine hosts
• Pick up and drop off included for hotels/apartments
in Mendoza city center or Chacras de Coria. (For other locations,
please inquire.)
Price: US$ 395 per person (based on 2 people)
In order to book this tour we ask for a 30% deposit
via Zelle* or credit card. The balance is due at least a day before the tour, using the same payment method, or with a US$ 10 discount per person on the balance if you can pay it in cash at our office.
Please let me know what you decide and I will send you the next steps for your
booking.
We look forward to welcoming you in Mendoza!
Kindly,
*Zelle is a payment system that
works inside the online banking of all major US banks. Payments are almost instantaneous
(sometimes the first payment right after registering can take a day or two).
If you log into your online banking via app or on your computer, there should
be an option for Zelle. Just confirm an email address to use with Zelle and
you can send and receive money with it.
Deluxe Wine Tour
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On our Private Deluxe Tour, we really
pull out all the stops when it comes to the wine tastings - the highest level
of quality for wine lovers searching for Mendoza's best wines and boutique wineries.
Here is a bit more information about our deluxe option:
insert date
Private Deluxe Uco Valley Wine Experience: the new frontier of winemaking in Mendoza, located
about an hour's drive from Mendoza with impressive views of the Andes.
• All-private exclusive experience.
• Pick up around 8:30am, return 6-6:30pm.
It includes:
• 3 carefully chosen wineries in total
• Custom tastings including high-altitude icon wines
• Multi-course gourmet wine pairing lunch.
(Dietary restrictions can be accommodated.)
• English-speaking, personable and local wine hosts
• Pick up and drop off included for hotels/apartments in Mendoza
city center or Chacras de Coria. (For other locations, please inquire.)
Price: US$ xxx per person (based on 2 people)
In order to book this tour we ask for a 30% deposit
via Zelle* or credit card. The balance is due at least a day before the tour, using the same payment method, or with a US$ 10 discount per person on the balance if you can pay it in cash at our office.
Please let me know what you decide and I will send you the next steps for your
booking.
We look forward to welcoming you in Mendoza!
Kindly,
*Zelle is a payment system that
works inside the online banking of all major US banks. Payments are almost instantaneous
(sometimes the first payment right after registering can take a day or two).
If you log into your online banking via app or on your computer, there should
be an option for Zelle. Just confirm an email address to use with Zelle and
you can send and receive money with it.
Deluxe Options
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Budget
As you know, a large part of the cost of high-end tours are the wine tastings.
Here at Ampora we do not skimp on the wine tastings. Even our "regular"
tours include wine tastings that other agencies would only include in their
"premium" tours.
If you decide on one of the options above, or wish to include a half day deluxe
tour, and give us a budget for it, we will arrange tours for you that include
the best possible wine tastings given that budget.
Deposit
As I mentioned before, in order to start reserving wineries and wine tastings,
and giving you a detailed itinerary, we will need a non-refundable deposit of
US$ 150 for the Deluxe tours. The deposit will of course be applied to the final
tour cost. If you give us a budget for your 2 wine tours, the balance will be
that budget minus the deposit.
//// for US clients
use: ///
If you have an account at one of the major US banks and are familiar with this
method, please pay the amount of US$ 150, via Zelle to our
address zelle@mendozawinetours.com. The account name is MENDOZA WINE CLUB LLC. This
is our preferred option since it saves us high credit card fees.
Alternatively, you can use PayPal with this
link.
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This should be a simple credit card payment, without having to sign up with
PayPal; if there are any problems please let us know. Alternatively, if you
have a PayPal account, you can also go to log into PayPal with the link above,
or log in normally and click on "send and request payments" and make
the payment to paypal@mendozawinetours.com.
If you prefer not to use PayPal, or if it does
not work for some reason, we can also charge the deposit to your credit card
from our office. In this case, we would need your card number, expiration date,
and security code. You can send them to us by email. For security we recommend
separating the data in two parts, one to info@mendozawinetours.com, the other
to mendozawinetours@gmail.com. We delete these right after charging the card.
Deluxe from Lodge in Uco top
Like mentioned on our website, we can organize this tour so that the last winery
is already in the Uco Valley (in the Tupungato area), so the extra trip to Alpasión/---
will be only 30 minutes and the cost an extra of US$ 30 (total).
Depending on what your plans are (maybe you plan to visit various wineries in
the Uco Valley from the Alpasión/--- lodge), we can also focus the tour
on 3 wineries in Luján de Cuyo, in this case the extra transfer will
take about one hour at a total cost of US$ 60.
Extra information on the Deluxe Tours top
Our 3 Valley Wine Experience includes the 3 regions in
one day. The first winery in Maipú is 20-30 minutes from the city center,
then it is another 20-30 minutes to the next winery in Luján de Cuyo,
and the last winery in the Uco Valley is about 1 hour and 15 minutes from the
previous winery. The way back is 1.5 hours.
Three emblematic wineries will be visited, with lots of top end wines! Where
possible, we also include vertical tastings of older vintages, so you can judge
the evolution of the wines throughout the years. So yes, it is more driving,
on the other hand it is a very complete day with great contrasts. Lunch on this
tour is a gourmet lunch of 5 courses paired with elegant wines, and usually
an additional exclusive wine from the winery.
On our Deluxe Icon Wine Tour, we focus on the highly rated wines and hidden
gems from two regions: Maipú & Luján de Cuyo. On this tour,
we visit 3 wineries in total, with top end tastings, also including a vertical
tasting, limited editions and older vintages, depending on the day and choice
of wineries. We include wineries such as Pulenta Estate, Matervini (Santiago
Achaval's new project, which specializes in Malbec from unique terroirs), Mendel,
Terrazas de los Andes, Caelum or Viña Cobos (if available and at an extra
cost). Lunch on this tour is usually at Bodega Lagarde or Finca Decero.
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Our deluxe tours also include highly rated wines, but planning wine tours is
different from reading a list of wines on Wine Spectator and throwing together
those wineries into a tour. We have to take into account logistics and the actual
service at the wineries, which can change rapidly depending on their staff (no
use if the wines are great but you don't feel welcome, for example).
On our Icon Wine Tasting Experience we visit 4 wineries, where you will sample
from 3 to 5 high-end wines, some of them highly scored. Depending on the wineries
we also include "thieving tastes" from barrels or tanks so that you
can establish the difference between a finished and non-finished product! On
this tour we include wineries such as Cobos (if available), Pulenta Estate or
Matervini (Santiago Achaval's new project).
On our Past to Present Wine Experience, the concept of "the historic vs.
the new" is characteristically distinctive. The idea is that you either
start the tour by visiting a very traditional historic winery and then move
to more modern ones, and/or include, where possible, vertical tastings, so you
can judge the evolution of the wines throughout the years! Three wineries will
be visited, where, again, you'll sample from 3 to 4 reserve and top end wines,
sometimes 5!
As already stated, you will culminate both experiences with 5/6-course wine
pairing lunches at Mendoza's best vineyard restaurants. Another distinction
to highlight about our Past to Present wine tour, is that we can choose the
lunch at one of the wineries in the Uco Valley, so that you get to visit two
regions in one day, again, moving from the more traditional regions to the modern
Uco Valley.
MULTIPLE OPTIONS top
On our daily wine tours in small groups we already visit some of the top producers,
while on our private deluxe tours, we really pull out all the stops when it
comes to the wine tastings - the highest level of quality for wine lovers searching
for Mendoza's best wines and boutique wineries. Here is more information about
the tours you have selected:
...
Optional: Since you only have one full day in Mendoza,
the --- Tour is ideal to get the most out of your time here: // Since you have
2 full days in Mendoza for wine tours, we recommend you joining our ---Tour
and --- Private Deluxe Tour:
...
PRIVATE TOURS top
Profound Malbec Tour top
We will be happy to take you on our one-of-a-kind wine tour!
On our Private Wine Tours we focus on a special feature and
create the wine itineraries around it. You have chosen our Private Profound
Malbec Tour, here is a bit more information about this tour:
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Private Profound Malbec Tour: deepen your knowledge of Malbec, synonymous
of Mendoza Wine Country, and learn about this grape's interesting facets.
• All-private wine experience.
• Available form Monday to Friday, subject to
the wineries' availability.
• Pick up around 8:45am, return 5:30pm.
It includes:
• 3 distinct wineries in Luján de Cuyo
• Malbec-focused experiences at for example,
Maal Wines, LUI Wines or Matervini
• Malbec wine pairing lunch at the third winery.
It can be Lagarde or Finca Decero (Dietary requirements can be accommodated.)
• English-speaking knowledgeable wine hosts
• Pick up and drop off included for hotels/apartments
in Mendoza city center or Chacras de Coria. (For other locations,
please inquire.)
Price: US$ 275 per person (based on 2 people)
In order to book this tour we ask for
a 30% deposit via Zelle* or credit card. The balance is due at least a day before the tour, using the same payment method, or with a US$ 10 discount per person on the balance if you can pay it in cash at our office.
Please let me know what you decide and I will send you the next steps for your
booking.
Looking forward to welcoming you in Mendoza!
Kindly,
*Zelle is a payment system that
works inside the online banking of all major US banks. Payments are almost instantaneous
(sometimes the first payment right after registering can take a day or two).
If you log into your online banking via app or on your computer, there should
be an option for Zelle. Just confirm an email address to use with Zelle and
you can send and receive money with it.
Bubbly Full Day Tour top
We will be happy to take you on our one-of-a-kind wine tour!
On our Private Wine Tours we focus on a special feature and
create the wine itineraries around it. You have chosen our Private Bubbly
Full Day Tour, here is a bit more information about this tour:
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Private Bubbly Full Day Tour: tasting sparkling wine is fun, a full day
with special bubbly experiences is perfect.
• All-private wine experience.
• Available form Monday to Thursday, subject to
the wineries' availability.
• Pick up around 8:45am, return 5:30pm.
It includes:
• 3 distinct wineries in Luján de Cuyo
• Unique sparkling experiences including high quality
bubbles at: Alta Vista, Chandon or Cruzat
• Masterful wine pairing lunch at the third winery
Lagarde or Chandon(Dietary requirements can be accommodated.)
• English-speaking knowledgeable wine hosts
• Pick up and drop off included for hotels/apartments
in Mendoza city center or Chacras de Coria. (For other locations,
please inquire.)
Price: US$ 275 per person (based on 2 people)
In order to book this tour we ask for
a 30% deposit via Zelle* or credit card. The balance is due at least a day before the tour, using the same payment method, or with a US$ 10 discount per person on the balance if you can pay it in cash at our office.
Please let me know what you decide and I will send you the next steps for your
booking.
Looking forward to welcoming you in Mendoza!
Kindly,
*Zelle is a payment system that
works inside the online banking of all major US banks. Payments are almost instantaneous
(sometimes the first payment right after registering can take a day or two).
If you log into your online banking via app or on your computer, there should
be an option for Zelle. Just confirm an email address to use with Zelle and
you can send and receive money with it.
Laid Back Wine Tour top
On our Private Wine Tours we focus on a special feature and
create the wine itineraries around it. You have chosen our Laid Back
Wine Tour, here is a bit more information about this tour:
insert date
Laid Back Wine Tour: make a mid-morning start and have a relaxed wine
tour in Luján de Cuyo.
• All-private wine experience.
• Available form Monday to Saturday.
• Pick up around 9:30am, return 4pm.
It includes:
• 2 boutique wineries in total in Luján de Cuyo
• A bike ride within the first vineyard with
wine tasting afterwards
• Light lunch at the second winery. (Dietary
requirements can be accommodated.)
• English-speaking knowledgeable wine hosts
• Pick up and drop off included for hotels/apartments
in Mendoza city center or Chacras de Coria. (For other locations,
please inquire.)
Price: US$ 175 per person (based on 2 people)
In order to book this tour we ask for
a 30% deposit via Zelle* or credit card. The balance is due at least a day before the tour, using the same payment method, or with a US$ 10 discount per person on the balance if you can pay it in cash at our office.
Please let me know what you decide and I will send you the next steps for your
booking.
Looking forward to welcoming you in Mendoza!
Kindly,
*Zelle is a payment system that
works inside the online banking of all major US banks. Payments are almost instantaneous
(sometimes the first payment right after registering can take a day or two).
If you log into your online banking via app or on your computer, there should
be an option for Zelle. Just confirm an email address to use with Zelle and
you can send and receive money with it.
Hands-on Wine Harvest Tour top
You have chosen our Hands-on Wine Harvest Tour, here is a bit
more information about this tour:
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Hands-on Wine Harvest Tour: be part of the harvest stage by handpicking
grapes at a vineyard in Mendoza.
• Minimum group size of 4 guests - maximum two groups
of 8 people.
• Pick up around 8:45am, return 5pm.
It includes:
• 2 boutique wineries in total
• Upgraded wine tastings including
top-end wines
• Multi-course gourmet wine pairing lunch at the second winery. (Dietary
requirements can be accommodated.)
• English-speaking knowledgeable wine hosts
• Pick up and drop off included for hotels/apartments
in Mendoza city center or Chacras de Coria. (For other locations,
please inquire.)
Price: US$ 220 per person
In order to book this tour we ask for
a 30% deposit via Zelle* or credit card. The balance is due at least a day before the tour, using the same payment method, or with a US$ 10 discount per person on the balance if you can pay it in cash at our office.
Please let me know what you decide and I will send you the next steps for your
booking.
Looking forward to welcoming you in Mendoza!
Kindly,
*Zelle is a payment system that
works inside the online banking of all major US banks. Payments are almost instantaneous
(sometimes the first payment right after registering can take a day or two).
If you log into your online banking via app or on your computer, there should
be an option for Zelle. Just confirm an email address to use with Zelle and
you can send and receive money with it.
Black List Tasting top
Black List Wine Tasting: a great opportunity to taste unique wines, broaden
your knowledge and gain a deeper appreciation of Mendozas best wines.
• All-private premium wine tasting.
• Available on Tuesday and Thursday to
Sunday.
• Reservation required at least 24 hours in advance.
• Starts 5:30pm, finishes 8:30pm.
It includes:
• 5-6 exclusive wines in total.
• Selected wines from Catena Zapata, Luigi
Bosca, Mendel or Piedra Negra among others.
• Charcuterie and cheeses board.
• English-speaking, knowledgeable wine host.
Price: US$ 290 in total
In order to book our wine tasting we
ask for a 30% deposit via Zelle* or credit card.
The balance is due at least a day before the event.
Please let me know what you decide and I will send you the next steps for your
booking.
Looking forward to welcoming you in Mendoza!
Kindly,
*Zelle is a payment system that
works inside the online banking of all major US banks. Payments are almost instantaneous
(sometimes the first payment right after registering can take a day or two).
If you log into your online banking via app or on your computer, there should
be an option for Zelle. Just confirm an email address to use with Zelle and
you can send and receive money with it.
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The idea is to have a selection of Mendoza's absolute top-end wines (since most
of the other wines you can pretty much taste anywhere.)
It is going to be an exclusive tasting at US$ 100 per person, with 6 wines.
Three highly rated wines, as per Wine Spectator, Wine Enthusiast, etc., and
three limited edition wines that we choose to compete with the first three,
accompanied by bread with olive oil, and cheeses.
The tasting room is next to our agency.
AVAILABILITY top
1 person
The minimum group size for our tours is 2 people. March is a busy time of the
year for us, so we should have our ---tour /// both tours available during ---.
At the moment, I have a --- Tour confirmed for ---..
The minimum group size for our tours is 2 people. Since it is still several
months to go, presently you are the first person who has inquired about a tour
between --month--date--. In the second half of --Month--, it is more than likely
that we will have at least one tour every day, but at this moment I cannot confirm
your requested tours 100%.
If you would like, I can keep you informed, and as soon as someone signs up
for a tour within your travel dates I will let you know.
1 person 2 tours short term, none with other reservations
The minimum group size for our tours is 2 people. Presently you are the first
person that has inquired about a tour for ----- and -----. It is very likely
that we will have another reservation for at least one tour on these days, maybe
both, but at this time I cannot guarantee a reservation for one person, since
we cannot take you out by yourself (unless you pay almost twice the price).
Would you like us to keep you one file and let you know as soon as someone signs
up for a tour on those days? Please also check back with us when you are in
Mendoza on ---, our office is open until 9pm and close to most hotels in Mendoza.
The minimum group size for our tours is 2 people. Presently you are the only
person that has inquired about a tour for ....................... At the beginning
of --month-- it is very likely that we will have another reservation for the
day but in the unlikely case that there isn't one, I'm afraid that we will not
be able to take you out by yourself (unless you pay almost twice the price).
Would you like me to keep you on file? As soon as we have another reservation
for early --month--, I can let you know and guarantee you a place.
Alternatively, you could make a reservation for a Luján de Cuyo Wine Tour between
--month--date-- and pick the date closer to April. This would require a deposit,
which is fully refundable if you cancel more than 48 hours before the tour starts.
Availability- Short Term
On ---date--- we have availability for the Uco Valley only. Would you be interested
in joining this tour?
Are you still interested in our --- Tour tomorrow ---
date ---?
If you are and want to make a reservation, please let us know, since we would
have to organize the tour during today.
Flexibility/Date change? top
You have chosen the Luján Tour . You chose to have your wine tour on
--date--. Are you flexible with your dates at all? We already have a tour to
the Luján de Cuyo / Uco region scheduled on --date--. If you are flexible, we
would recommend taking the tour on --day--, however, we can also organize the
tour on --day-- if you cannot change the date.
Yes
We currently have a (Luján de Cuyo/Uco Valley Tour) for you to join.
No Luján/Uco
Unfortunately, we only have availability for the Luján de Cuyo/Uco Valley
Tasting Experience on ---. I am very sorry. If you had contacted us earlier,
we would have been able to reserve an Uco Valley Experience for you, but I am
afraid that it is too short notice.
Take Luján
I do hope you book our Luján de Cuyo Wine Tour, I am absolutely convinced
you will have a fabulous time! Plus, on the Luján de Cuyo tour, you get to taste
wine at one more winery, as the driving time is less.
We do wine Tours!
We are Wine Tour specialists and would be more than happy to recommend wine
tasting rooms, great wines and restaurants to make your Mendoza wine experience
truly superb! We would also be very happy to recommend spa treatments once you
are in Mendoza, but cannot book the other activities you mentioned, as they
are not our area of expertise, I hope you understand!
Packages
We do not offer 'package deals' as such. When you book a wine tour with us,
we can also book your accommodation for you, but do not charge any more or less
for that service. The total price would depend on the number of tours you choose
to take, as well as your choice of accommodation. The "package" price
is simply the sum of all package elements, we do not mark it up or down.
Requested tour not available
On ---- we do not have any more availability for our ---- Tour, what I can offer
you is a ---- Tour on ----, or a ---- Tour on ----. Here is a bit more information
about the tour /// tours:
Both tours and private
Your choices have the making of a perfect holiday in Mendoza, by choosing three
wine tours you will be able to appreciate everything Mendoza's wine region has
to offer, high altitude wine, boutique wineries and the best winery lunches.
No tour specified in tripbuilder request
You did not specify which wine tour you are interested in. Like shown on our
website, we have very distinct tours in our program, Luján de Cuyo Experience
about 30 minutes from Mendoza city, and the Uco Valley, a bit further south:
Undecided
Like shown on our website, we have very distinct destinations in our program,
Luján de Cuyo, about 30 minutes from Mendoza city, and the Uco Valley, a bit
further south.
Here is a little bit more about our tours:
Only 2 spaces left
There are only 2 spaces left for this tour on
---date---, so I will be sending you a deposit link in case you want to speed
up the reservation. If this tour books out there will still be availability
in our --- Tour for the same day.
Close
to travel date - send deposit information top
Since it is very close to your travel dates, I will already send you the information
on how to make a reservation.
If you are already in Mendoza, maybe you could stop by our office so we can
provide you with more information about the wine tours.
Ampora's office is located on Sarmiento 647 and it is open from Monday to Saturday
from 9am-9pm. On Sunday, please call or email.
Vendimia Brunch top
Dear ---,
Thank you for getting in touch! You are traveling to Mendoza at one of the nicest
times of the year, in March the climate is usually very pleasant.
It will be a pleasure to receive you at our Vendimia Brunch!
At the beginning of March, a very important celebration related to the wine
industry takes place in Mendoza, our Vendimia or Wine Harvest. During the previous
Friday night and Saturday morning, a colourful parade surrounds the streets
of Mendoza city. Luckily, we have a great view of the parade! Therefore, we
invite you to join us and look at the “Carousel”, the second parade
of the Festival, from our balcony. To celebrate our harvest time, we have a
Vendimia Brunch, to watch the parade while having a long brunch with champagne
and some great wines.
Saturday, March 5th, 2016
Vendimia Brunch
Price: US$ 60 per person
The event starts at 11:00 am at 647 Sarmiento Street (ring the bell at the wooden
door next to Ampora Wine Tours).
In order to guarantee your reservation, a 100% deposit is required.
Please let me know when you want to go ahead with the reservations and I will
send you more details about the booking and payment process.
We think this is quite a unique experience, and hope you can join us!
Best regards,
If they arrive in Mendoza, short notice
In order to guarantee your reservation for the tour we will need a deposit,
our groups are small and we are on high seson. This deposit is fully refundable
if you cancel more than 48 hours before the tour starts. If you can stop at
our office, we are at --or --blocks from your Hotel. We open from Monday to
Friday from 9:00am to 9:00pm, and on Saturday from 5:00pm to 9:00pm. On Sunday,
please email o call.
In order to guarantee your reservation for the tour we
will need a deposit, our groups are small, we are on high season and our tours
tend to book out! This deposit is fully refundable if you cancel more than 48
hours before the tour starts. If you can stop at our office, we are at -- or
-- blocks from your Hotel. We open from Monday to Friday from 9:00am to 9:00pm,
and on Saturday from 5:00pm to 9:00pm. On Sunday, please email or call.
Asking
for Credit Card data
For this we would need the card details (number, expiry date and security code)
by phone or email. For security we recommend separating the data in two parts,
one to info@mendozawinetours.com, the other to mendozawinetours@gmail.com. We
delete these right after processing the charge.
Bank
Transfer to EEUU
Your deposit is only refundable if you cancel 7 days before the tour
starts.
Please guarantee your reservation with a deposit payment, as agreed previously
by ACH transfer. Here is our bank information:
Account name: Carla Poletti Cavero
Account number: 3198262803
Routing number: 067004764
Please let me know when you have sent the transfer so I can pay attention to
the incoming transfer.
As soon as we receive your payment we will send you a detailed receipt for your
records.
Thank you for your reservation!
Best,
Bank Transfer in GBP (libras) top
For bank transfers in GBP, please send the amount of GBP xx
(equivalent to US$ xx) to the following account:
Bank Transfer in EUR top
For bank transfers in euros, please send the amount of € xx
(equivalent to US$ xx) to the following account:
Bank Transfer within Argentina
If you have an Argentinian bank account, please transfer -- Argentine Pesos,
which at the current exchange rate of xx is equivalent to US$
-- to the following account:
Razon social AMPORA S.A.
CUIT 30711044465
Banco ICBC
CC en pesos 0516 / 02104835 / 95
CBU 0150516002000104835959
PAYPAL
PROBLEMS top
Payment
has not arrived
I have checked our PayPal account and cannot find your payment there. Could
you please double check? After a successful payment you should receive a confirmation
email from PayPal. If you received one, please forward it to us, if you did
not get the email, it looks like your payment did not go through.
Sorry for the inconvenience.
Thanks
Payment Problems
It is usually possible to pay the deposit with a credit card without having
to sign up with PayPal, but sometimes it does not work, depending on which country
you are in.
No problem, however, we can also take a deposit on the phone with your credit
card details. When would be the best time to call you? Alternatively you can
call us if that would be easier.
Payment pending / E-check
payment top
Dear -,
We have received a confirmation email from PayPal about your deposit payment,
thank you. At the moment the payment is shown as "pending". This
indicates that the deposit has not yet been credited to us. This usually
takes 2 or 3 days. After the payment has gone through we will send you a detailed
receipt
Thank you
Another option
Hi -,
I hope you had a great time on the tour today!
We have received a message from PayPal saying that they have put your deposit
payment on hold for review. This happens sometimes when a payment is made from
another country, especially if you had not used your PayPal account for while.
PayPal's "review" can take around 2 weeks.
Please let them know that the payment is ok, maybe they will ask you to verify
your account.
If they decide to reverse the payment, you can usually simply make it again,
and the second time it usually goes through. As a last resort we can charge
the tour to your credit card, but let's await the outcome of PayPal's review.
Sorry for all the trouble - unfortunately PayPal´s fraud protection screening
sometimes has false positives - I guess it is for everybody's safety.
Sincerely
Kai Reinke
Owner | Ampora Wine Tours
Payment reviewed/blocked
by PayPal (solamente
cuando avisa Kai)
Dear -,
I hope you are having a great time on your travels!
We have received a message from PayPal saying that they have put your deposit
payment on hold for review. This happens sometimes when a payment is made from
another country, or for some other reason PayPal deems important ... In our
experience up to now, most payments that have are reviewed get reversed in the
end, about 2-3 weeks after having been put on hold. I will attach a screenshot
of our PayPal account.
We will of course hold your reservation for our ----- Tour this ---day ---date---,
but when you arrive we will ask you to pay the full price for the tour. In the
unlikely case that your deposit payment does not get reversed, we will simply
refund it.
Sorry for all the trouble - unfortunately PayPal´s fraud protection screening
sometimes has false positives.
Sincerely
Kai Reinke
General Manager
E-check payment problem
Dear -,
We have just received the message copied bellow from PayPal.
It seems there was a problem with your echeck payment.
We will of course hold your reservations for ---- (name
and date of the tour). Would you like to pay the deposit by credit card instead?
In this case, we would need you to send us your credit
card number, security code number and expiration
date so we can charge the deposit to your card from our office. If
you prefer to contact us by phone, you can do it at: (54 261) 429 2931. Ampora's
office is open from Monday to Friday from 9:00am to 9:00pm, and on Saturday
from 5:00pm to 9:00pm. On Sunday, please email or call.
Kindly,
REFUND
Hi ---,
Since the payment for your reservation was made more than 60 days ago we cannot
simply reverse the payment, we need to issue a separate refund payment. Do you
have a PayPal account with your email address ---? Please confirm and I will
make out the refund payment to that address in the next couple of days.
Thank you
Kai Reinke
Owner
SUSPICIOUS PAYMENT
Hi ---,
We just received an email from PayPal (copied below) letting us know that they
are investigating your payment. They probably think it is suspicious because
you paid from a computer in Argentina.
PayPal usually takes a couple of weeks to resolve these cases, and in our experience
almost all of the times that this happens PayPal reverses the payment.
For this reason we will send a receipt with the guide tomorrow in order to take
your credit card details. If the payment is reversed in 1-2 weeks we will get
in touch and you can either try once more with PayPal or we will charge the
same discounted tour price to your credit card.
Sorry for the inconvenience - however this sometimes happens and is all about
the PayPal clients' safety in the end.
Best regards
Kai Reinke
Owner
Ampora Wine Tours
Refund Policy for Multi-day
Groups top
Cancellation up to ...
1 month before check-in: 25% of total
1 week before: 50% of total
less than 1 week before: 100% of total
= no refunds for cancellations less than 1 week before scheduled arrival in
Mendoza
Deposit
Refunded top
PayPal
Dear ---,
I have just refunded your deposit, you should receive a notification email from
PayPal shortly.
We hope you will have another chance to visit Mendoza, if you do, please contact
us again.
Best
Kai Reinke
Credit Card
Dear ---,
I have just refunded the deposit to your credit card.
We hope you will have another chance to visit Mendoza, if you do, please contact
us again.
I hope you can travel to Mendoza on another occasion, and please get in
touch when you do so!
Best
Kai Reinke
We can refund your tour payment, but will have to retain
30%, which is equivalent to the deposit we usually charge for guaranteeing tour
reservations.
The tour was booked out with -- people on that day, and we could have sold the
-- places that we blocked for you to other people that were interested in taking
the same tour:
US$ --- total
30% deposit via Zelle* or credit card retained: US$ ---
Refund: US$ ---
Do you have a PayPal account? It would be the easiest
way for me to do the refund.
If not, we would need your credit card information: number,
expiration date and security code, to credit the amount to your card.
30% deposit via Zelle* or credit card to guarantee
reservation
To guarantee your reservation we need your 30% deposit
via Zelle* or credit card. It’s high season and it's the only way that
we can save your places. Sometimes, people cancel their reservation the same
day of the tour and we cannot sell these spots. That’s the reason why
we ask you for the 30% deposit via Zelle* or credit card. Moreover, you can
pay your deposit with your credit card if you don’t want to use PayPal.
I hope you understand.
Tour Options top
Another Tour day
If you would like another day of touring in a small group, we could arrange
for you to go on a second Luján de Cuyo Tour where you will visit different
wineries from the first Luján de Cuyo Tour.
I'm afraid we don't offer any half day tours, since the pairing lunch is an
important part of the tour, and once you figure a couple of tastings, the lunch,
and the tranport to and from the wineries, it is already a full day.
---
Private Half Day Tour
We do not organize group half day tours but would be more than happy to arrange
a private half day tour, with a visit to ------- and an English guide for you.
It is possible putting together a private tour for you to go to two wineries
in the Luján de Cuyo region.
The price will vary depending on the number of wineries you visit, and whether
you choose to have a winery lunch.
2 wineries
Private tours cost a bit more than group tours, the cost for a private half
day tour including transport, wine tastings of the top wines in 2 wineries,
and a guide private would be US$ -- per person.
2 wineries + lunch
There is nothing nicer than a great winery lunch, though, like in this itinerary:
http://www.mendozawinetours.com/ampora/tours/lujan.html
A half day tour with two wineries including lunch at a third winery would be
US$ -- per adult.
1 winery plus lunch
A shorter version of this tour, leaving out the first and the fourth winery,
would be US$ -- per person, with private transport and guiding.
3 people
The prices for the Private Tours quoted above include transport in a Private
car, hiring a van for the three of you would of course be more expensive.
A shorter version of this tour, leaving out the first and the fourth winery,
would be US$ -- per person, with private transport and guiding.
Same Arrival and Departure date top
Arrival and Depature times needed
In your tripbulider request, you mention that you will be in Mendoza for only
one day. What time will you be arriving and departing Mendoza? With this information
we will be able to plan your private tour more effectively. Perhaps we could
arrange a transfer to come and pick you up from the Airport, and drop you back
off at the end of the day, that way we have more time to spend wine tasting!
No time for full day Wine Tour
Thank you for sending me your travel details. It seems that you are going to
be in Mendoza for a very short time!
Our full day tours leave Mendoza city centre at around 8:30 am, so I am really
sorry to say that you will not make it in time for a full day wine tour.
However, we would be more than happy to organise a half day wine tour for you
and your friends. This would give you enough time to get back to your Hotel,
and perhaps having a coffee before going to visit some wineries and still not
missing out on the fabulous winery lunch.
Your itinerary could look something like this:
11am - Pick up from Hotel.
11:30am - First winery visit, wine tasting, drive to second winery.
1:00 pm - Second winery visit, followed by a 5-course lunch with 5 different
wines until about 3-3:30pm,
3:30pm - Third winery visit.
5.30pm - Back in Mendoza
Price: US$ -- per person
The wine tour would take place in the Luján de Cuyo area as it closer to Mendoza,
that way, even though it will be a half day wine tour, you will still get to
see three wineries.
Requests top
Winery Requests - Private Tour
Achaval Ferrer
We do not work with Achaval Ferrer, but we do work with Bodega
Matervini, Santiago Achaval's private winery project, which
he started after selling Achaval Ferrer.
Ruca Malen
Ruca Malen was the first winery to offer great wine pairing lunches in the Luján
de Cuyo Region, and for this reason have developed quite a reputation. We often
go there, however nowadays there are various other wineries with equally good
lunches, in fact many of the chefs there have previously worked with the chef
of Ruca Malen.
We will try to make the reservation for your tour at Ruca Malen, but unfortunately
we cannot guarantee them 100%, as even though we make reservations in advance,
wineries can decide to cancel at the last minute because of unforeseen problems.
This has happened to us before.
Winery Suggestions/Requests top
For our wine tours we usually choose the wineries that we think offer the best
wine, the best contrasts, and the most welcoming service. The winery
scene here is very dynamic, it changes constantly. Wineries come and go, wine
and service quality goes up and down, chefs open new restaurants and leave after
a couple of years ... in short, last year's best winery experience or wine pairing
lunch may not be this year's top choice, and vice versa. The whole point of
working with a local specialist like us is to take advantage of the know-how
that we have on the ground and trust that we will select the best wineries on
behalf of our clients.
Please bear in mind that it may be more interesting
to taste wine (same quality level) from wineries that you do not know yet, wineries
that may also offer a more personal and welcoming visit than the famous ones.
From the wineries on your list we currently work with ... and can try
to include it//them in our Luján de Cuyo Wine Tour // Uco Valley Wine
Experience on:
We choose!
Can't Guartantee 100%
Since yours would be the first reservations for .......................,
I can take into account winery suggestions, but I cannot guarantee to include
all of them as even though we make reservations in advance, wineries can decide
to cancel at the last minute because of unforeseen problems. This has happened
to us before.
I hope you understand and book a wine tour with us! We will try our hardest
to get your requested wineries,
We have made a reservation at ----------------for your Luján de Cuyo
Wine Tour/Uco Valley Wine Tour for --------------. Unless -----------------------cancels
their reservation because of unexpected problems we will be going!
We will try our hardest to get your requested wineries and/or lunch
venue request, but cannot guarantee them 100%, as even though we make reservations
in advance, wineries can decide to cancel at the last minute because of unforeseen
problems. This has happened to us before.
We therefore ask you to trust our winery choices and allow us to build you the
best possible itinerary.
Once we have finalized all the itinerary I will send you a copy.
Please note that before making the actual reservations we cannot guarantee
these itineraries 100%, since a winery can always be closed for an event or
cancel for some inconvenience at the last minute. This has happened to us before.
We will however make every possible effort for the tours to be exactly as the
itineraries presented.
Master Food and Wine top
Events like the
Hyatt Master Food and Wine are the reason we cannot guarantee your requested
wineries 100%. We can reserve visits now, but wineries may decide to cancel
on us when they decide to host a Master of Food and Wine event.
We choose! top
Most
of the wineries we visit on our tours are boutique wineries. When we
plan our personalized visits and tastings, we pick wineries based on the excellence
of their wine, the contrast
between tradition and innovation, and the most welcoming service. We do not
necessarily always go to the most famous wineries because sometimes the smaller,
still relatively undiscovered ones provide a better experience with an authentic
feel of Mendoza's wine regions. Whichever winery we take you to, be assured
that it is carefully chosen and the quality of the wine and the visits will
be of a very high standard.
Smaller /Artisanal wineries are playing a leading role
in Mendoza, and for our tours we choose those that offer personalized visits
and tastings//the most welcoming service, are representative of the history
of wine as well as of the modern era, and also, have an excellent quality of
wine. Whichever
winery we take you to, be assured that it is carefully chosen and the wine quality
and visits will be of a very high standard.
--------------
The winery scene here is very dynamic, it changes constantly. Wineries come
and go, wine and service quality goes up and down, chefs open new restaurants
and leave after a couple of years ... in short, last year's best winery experience
or wine pairing lunch may not be this year's top choice, and vice versa. The
whole point of working with a local specialist like us is to take advantage
of the know-how that we have on the ground and trust that we will select the
best wineries on behalf of our clients.
From the wineries on your list we currently work with ... and can try to include
it//them in our Luján de Cuyo Wine Tour // Uco Valley Wine Experience
on:
--------------
We don't usually work with the wineries you mentioned since we prefer the experience
at other wineries in Mendoza. For our wine tours we choose the wineries that
we think offer the best wine, the best contrasts, and the most welcoming service.
Please bear in mind that it may be more interesting to taste excellent wines
from wineries that you do not know yet and that are not in every wine store
(in Brazil). Boutique wineries may also offer a more personal and welcoming
visit than the large, famous ones.
Luján
We work with about 15 different boutique wineries in Luján de Cuyo and
we choose 4 for our tours, combining them according to our experience and their
availability. For instance, from the following group, we choose 3 wineries for
the visits and tastings: Familia Cassone, Maal Wines, Carmine Granata, Krontiras,
LUI Wines, Mauricio Lorca Wines, Cruzat, Pumalek, Caelum. For the wine pairing
lunch, we can choose Lagarde, Finca Decero, Monte Quieto, Casarena or Martino
Wines.
Uco
In the Uco Valley, we work with almost 10 different boutique wineries and we
choose 3 for our tours, combining them according to our experience and their
availability. We can visit and taste, for example, at Atamisque, Piedra Negra,
Familia Zaina, Enzo Bianchi, Gimenez Riili, Claroscuro, Michelini Muffato, Masi,
among others, and then, have the wine pairing lunch at Alfa Crux, Monteviejo,
Andeluna or Domaine Bousquet.
Both
We work with about 15 different boutique wineries in Luján de Cuyo and
we choose 4 for our tours, combining them according to our experience and their
availability. For instance, we can visit and taste at Familia Cassone, Maal
Wines, Carmine Granata, Krontiras, LUI Wines, Mauricio Lorca Wines, Cruzat,
Pumalek, Caelum, and have the wine pairing lunch at Lagarde, Finca Decero, Monte
Quieto, Casarena or Martino Wines. On the other hand, in the Uco Valley, we
work with almost 10 different wineries, and this time, we choose 3 in total.
From the following group we choose 2 wineries for the visits and tastings: Atamisque,
Piedra Negra, Familia Zaina, Enzo Bianchi, Gimenez Riili, Claroscuro, Michelini
Muffato, Masi, among others. Then, we have the wine pairing lunch, for example,
at Alfa Crux, Monteviejo, Andeluna or Domaine Bousquet.
The tour on --- is not organized yet, so if you let us know which wineries you
are planning to visit on your own, we can make sure that there are no repeats.
xxx ---- Important parts of
the experience are the tastings and the people you meet - our own guides and
the wineries' staff.
Don't worry, we are well aware that nobody needs to hear how wine is made three
times a day. We have worked a lot with the wineries to tailor visits specifically
for us, concentrate on the tastings and not put the focus at each winery on
the wine making process. We have had many enologists, agronomists and winery
owners on our tours and they were not bored, so again, not to worry.
The wineries we go to are not always the famous ones, for example because they
do not spend a lot of money on marketing or are still undiscovered. You can
be sure to know that whichever winery we take you to, the wine quality and visits
will be of a very high standard.
If you have specific wineries you are interested in and that are "must-see"
for you, you can contract a private tour with us. However, in general we do
ask you to trust us on our winery and wine choices.
--------------------- top
In the past years the wine industry in Mendoza has changed dramatically, there
has been an explosion of small boutique wineries that are producing excellent
wines. Here at Ampora we want to show you the best this region has to offer.
We choose the wineries based on, most importantly, the quality of the wine,
service, whilst also taking into account geography and being sometimes restricted
by availability on certain days.
You can be sure to know that whichever winery we take you to, the wine quality
and visits will be of a very high standard. If one of your requested wineries
is not available, and we go to another one, you might be glad to have had the
opportunity to taste wine (same and better quality level) from wineries that
you do not know yet, that are not necessarily the famous ones, because they
do not spend a lot of money on marketing or are still undiscovered.
I am confident that we can organise a memorable trip to Mendoza for you, and
am looking forward to hearing your comments,
Custom top
We will certainly be able to organize visits and
the best tastings in all of your mentioned wineries.
Is your winery wish list flexible? We will work with you on the exact itinerary
until you are happy with it, do our best to include all of your requested wineries,
and some special recommendations of our own - for example wineries that do not
regularly accept visitors or at which it is difficult to make reservations.
In case of a custom tour we will work with you on the exact itinerary until
you are happy with it, and do our best to include all of your requested wineries,
and some special recommendations of our own - for example wineries that do not
regularly accept visitors or at which it is difficult to make reservations.
We also have daily tours in small groups, where we choose the wineries that
in our experience offer the best wine, the best contrasts, and the most welcoming
service. Please bear in mind that it may be more interesting to taste wine (same
and better quality level) from wineries that you do not know yet, that are not
necessarily the famous ones, and that may also offer a more personal and welcoming
visit.
Here is a little bit more about our tours, which, we believe provide you with
a thorough introduction to some of the best Argentine wines:
These prices are for our are high-end tours for small groups.The usual group
size is 4-5 people, the maximum is 8 people. A local guide with excellent English
will be with you all day for assistance and to provide information about Argentina,
Mendoza, wines and wineries.
Other top
Special wine
tour requests
Our guides are very knowledgeable, during your wine tours you will have the
opportunity to learn about Mendoza's unique wine making methods, wine pairings,
as well as identifying different grapes. Naturally, if you decide to go
on a private wine tour or a Deluxe wine tour your needs can be taken care of
more specifically than our high end small group tours!
Too close to date
Seeing that your travel dates are very close to the date, I am afraid that we
will not be able to take into account winery or lunch suggestions. For our tours
in small groups we make the winery choices ourselves, and try to make the best
possible tour by choosing wineries that in our experience offer the best wine,
the best contrasts, and the most welcoming service. If you book in advance and
are the first to book a tour on a certain date, we can sometimes take into account
winery suggestions, but in this instance we have already finalised our itineraries.
Budget
It seems that you have done a lot of your own research, which is great!
What I propose is that you tell me your winery 'wish list', including the places
that you would like to have lunch at and your budget per person per tour. We
will then make an itinerary based on that information, and on our daily experience
conducting high quality tours in Mendoza
Three days of wine touring
If you are looking for three full days of wine tasting, I would recommend
choosing one Uco Valley Tour and two Luján de Cuyo Tours. Luján de Cuyo has
a great number of excellent wineries, arranging a second tour where you will
visit different wineries than on the first tour would be no problem.
End
I am confident that we can organise a memorable trip to Mendoza for you, and
am looking forward to hearing your ideas and comments.
ALTERNATIVES
Alternatives
- Luján top
Single traveler (back
to Luján)
We have our Luján de Cuyo Wine Tour available on the
date you have chosen; however, the minimum group size for our tours is 2 people.
Presently, you are the first person who has inquired about a tour between --month--date--.
In the second half of --Month--, it is more than likely that we will have at
least one tour every day, but at this moment I cannot confirm your requested
tours 100%.
If you would like, I can keep you informed, and as soon as someone signs up
for a tour within your travel dates I will let you know.
Remote lodge
Since you will be staying at -hotel-, which is a bit out of the wineries
we visit in the Uco Valley / Luján de Cuyo region, we can offer you our
Luján de Cuyo Wine Tour privately. Here is a bit more
information about this tour:
Same day arrival
You have chosen our Luján de Cuyo Wine Tour on the same
date you arrive in Mendoza. The tour leaves Mendoza city between 8:30 and 9am,
and returns around 5:30pm. In general we do not recommend planning a tour on
your arrival day. For our Luján de Cuyo tour we sometimes can organize
a transfer from the airport to the first winery, to meet up with the tour (at
an extra cost). It usually works, but if you miss part or all of the tour due
to plane delays, for example, it is your risk. Please let me know what your
plans look like.
In Mendoza for one day (back
to Luján)
The Luján de Cuyo Wine Tour leaves Mendoza city between
8:30 and 9am, and returns around 5:30pm. In general we do not recommend planning
a tour on your arrival day. However, for our Luján de Cuyo tour we sometimes
can organize a transfer from the airport to the first winery, to meet up with
the tour and another back to the airport at the end of the tour (at an extra
cost). It usually works, but if you miss part or all of the tour due to plane
delays in hte morning, for example, it is your risk. Please let me know what
your plans look like.
* Since your time in Mendoza is short, we recommend that you take the Luján
de Cuyo Wine Tour, which is back downtown Mendoza around 5:30pm. Moreover,
since Luján de Cuyo region is closer to Mendoza city center - 20-30 minutes-,
you get to taste wine at one more winery instead of spending that time in the
vehicle.
Alternatives
- Uco top
Single traveler (back
to Uco)
We have our Uco Valley Wine Experience available on the date
you have chosen; however, the minimum group size for our tours is 2 people.
Presently, you are the first person who has inquired about a tour between --month--date--.
In the second half of --Month--, it is more than likely that we will have at
least one tour every day, but at this moment I cannot confirm your requested
tours 100%.
If you would like, I can keep you informed, and as soon as someone signs up
for a tour within your travel dates I will let you know.
Remote lodge
Since you will be staying at -hotel-, which is a bit out of the wineries
we visit in the Uco Valley / Luján de Cuyo region, we can offer you our
Uco Valley Wine Experience privately. Here is a bit more information
about this tour:
Same day arrival
You have chosen our Uco Valley Wine Experience on the same
date you arrive in Mendoza. The tour leaves Mendoza city between 8:30 and 8:45am,
and returns around 6:30pm. In general we do not recommend planning a tour on
your arrival day. Also, the first winery in the Uco Valley is too far away to
organize a private transfer from the airport to meet up with the tour.
We can offer you our Luján de Cuyo Wine Tour on -date-
by organizing a transfer from the airport to the first winery, to meet up with
the tour (at an extra cost). It usually works, but if you miss part or all of
the tour due to plane delays, for example, it is your risk. Alternatively, if
you are flexible with your dates, we have a tour to the Uco Valley
scheduled on -date-. Please let me know what your plans look like.
In Mendoza for one day (back
to Uco)
The Uco Valley Wine Experience leaves Mendoza city between
8:30 and 9am, and returns around 5:30pm. In general we do not recommend planning
a tour on your arrival day. Also, the first winery in the Uco Valley is too
far away to organize a private transfer from the airport to meet up with the
tour. Please let me know what your plans look like.
* Since your time in Mendoza is short, we recommend that you take the Luján
de Cuyo Wine Tour, which is back downtown Mendoza around 5:30pm. Moreover,
since Luján de Cuyo region is closer to Mendoza city center -20-30 minutes-,
you get to taste wine at one more winery instead of spending that time in the
vehicle.
Sundays only Uco
On Sundays, we only go to the Uco Valley region since many
of the boutique wineries we like to visit in Luján are closed that day.
Tours from The Vines
top
Thank you for contacting us!
The Vines is too far out of the way to be able to pick you up there for our
tours. The only way to do this would be if you can organize a taxi or remis
to the first winery of our Uco Valley/Luján de Cuyo Tour, and when coming
back another remis from the last winery or from a drop off point back to the
resort.
In case of the Uco Valley, even though the second winery of our tour is probably
really close to The Vines, you would have to calculate a 30 minute car ride
between the resort and the first/last winery of our tour.
In case of Luján de Cuyo, you would have to calculate a 1 to 1.5 hour
car ride between the resort and the first/last winery of our tour.
Anyway, here is some more information about our tours:
Luján de Cuyo is part of Mendoza's "first wine
zone", and our Luján de Cuyo Wine Tour will take you into
the heart of this region where Argentina's best Malbec wines are made. We choose
wineries for their wine quality, but also make sure the wineries included into
the tour are as diverse as possible, and interesting for example for their architecture
or their history.
Your Luján de Cuyo Tour includes transport*,
guiding by a knowledgeable English speaking guide, visits with special tastings
of high quality wine at three wineries, and a gourmet wine pairing lunch at
the fourth winery.
You can find more information here: http://mendozawinetours.com/ampora/tours/lujan.html
Price: US$ 175 per person
The Uco Valley has become one of the most important wine regions
in Argentina. It is located about an hour to the south of Mendoza city and impresses
with excellent wine quality and many new wineries close to 15000 feet high mountains,
a sight to be seen. Your Uco Valley Wine Experience also includes transport*,
guiding by a knowledgeable English speaking guide, visits with special tastings
of high quality wine at two wineries in the morning, and a gourmet wine pairing
lunch at the third winery.
You can find more information here: http://mendozawinetours.com/ampora/tours/uco_valley.html
Price: US$ 185 per person
*Pick up from hotels/apartments in Mendoza city center or Chacras de Coria.
We give an extra discount for booking both wine tours.
Total for both tours: US$ 340 per person.
Our tours are high-end tours for small groups and 100% in English. The usual
group size is 5-6 people, the maximum is 8 people. A local guide will be with
you all day for assistance and to provide you with information about Argentina,
Mendoza, wines and wineries.
In order to book these tours we ask for a 30% deposit via Zelle* or credit card.
The balance can be paid once you arrive in Mendoza.
I hope this information was useful. Please let me know your thoughts.
Travel
Agent Letter top
Dear xx,
Thank you for contacting us.
We'd be happy if you include our wine tours as a part of customized trips for
your clients. Please find below more detail, as well as our net agency prices.
Our net prices are 5% or US$ 10 per person per tour day less than our public
prices, whichever number is higher.
I know this difference will barely cover your transaction costs, however we
don't pay more commissions. We need the tour price to pay for great wine and
food.
If your agency adds value to your customers, like saving them the time for researching
and organizing their trip, they will be happy to pay a markup or service charge.
We require complete prepayment of the net price at the time of booking, before
your clients arrive in Mendoza.
Like shown on our website, we have very distinct destinations in our program,
Luján de Cuyo, about 30 minutes from Mendoza city, and the Uco Valley,
a bit further south.
Here is a little bit more about our tours:
Luján de Cuyo is a part of Mendoza's "first wine
zone", and our Luján de Cuyo Wine Tour will take you into
the heart of this region where Argentina's best Malbec wines are made. We choose
wineries for their wine quality, but also make sure the wineries included into
the tour are as diverse as possible, and interesting for example for their architecture
or their history.
Your Luján de Cuyo Wine Tour includes transport*, guiding by a knowledgeable
English speaking guide, winery visits with special tastings of high quality
wine, and a gourmet winery lunch.
You can find more information here: http://mendozawinetours.com/ampora/tours/lujan.html
Net Price: US$ 165 per person
The Uco Valley has become one of the most important wine regions
in Argentina. It is located about an hour to the south of Mendoza city and impresses
with excellent wine quality and many new wineries close to 15000 feet high mountains,
a sight to be seen. Your Uco Valley Wine Experience also includes transport*,
guiding by a knowledgeable English speaking guide, visits with special tastings
of high quality wine at two wineries in the morning, and a gourmet wine pairing
lunch at the third winery.
You can find more information here: http://mendozawinetours.com/ampora/tours/uco_valley.html
Net Price: US$ 175 per person
*Pick up from hotels/apartments in Mendoza city center or Chacras de Coria.
Our tours are high-end tours for small groups and 100% in English. The usual
group size is 5-6 people, the maximum is 8 people. A local guide will be with
you all day for assistance and to provide you with information about Argentina,
Mendoza, wines and wineries.
We also have Private Deluxe Wine Tours with a higher price
point:
http://www.mendozawinetours.com/ampora/tours/deluxe.html
Here the discount to net price is 5%, as mentioned above.
If you have any additional questions please do not hesitate to let us know.
Kindly,
Kai Reinke
Tarifario
Ampora Wine Tours
Luján de Cuyo Full Day (group up to 8 people)
Net Price: US$ 165 per person
Uco Valley Full Day (group up to 8 people)
Net Price: US$ 175 per person
Lujan de Cuyo
2 persons 255
3 persons 235
4 persons 215
5 persons 195
6 persons 180
7 persons 170
8-9 persons 165
10++ persons 160
Uco Valley
2 persons 275
3 persons 250
4 persons 225
5 persons 205
6 persons 190
7 persons 180
8-9 persons 175
10++ persons 170
DELUXE Icon Wines
2 persons 495
3 persons 475
4 persons 415
5 persons 395
6 persons 385
7 persons 375
8-9 persons 365
10++ persons 355
DELUXE Past to Present
2 persons 495
3 persons 475
4 persons 425
5 persons 405
6 persons 395
7 persons 380
8-9 persons 365
10++ persons 355
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Close
to travel date - send deposit information top
Since it is very close to your travel dates, I will already send you the information
on how make a reservation.
If you are already in Mendoza, maybe you could stop by our office so we can
provide you more information about the wine tours.
Ampora's office is located in Sarmiento 647 and it is open from 9am-9pm.
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COMMISSIONS top
The prices quoted are our net prices. If you want to add a markup for your work,
it is up to you. You can either charge your clients a service charge directly,
or we can charge a higher amount to the client (decided by you) and pay the
difference to our net price to you via PayPal or Zelle/Chase QuickPay.
PAYMENT OPTIONS top
In order to book the tours we ask for a 30% deposit via Zelle* or credit card
of the total amount. The deposit is only refundable if you have you have to
cancel until two weeks before the first tour. The balance will also be due ---
weeks before the (first) tour.
For payment we use Zelle or Chase QuickPay to our address zelle@mendozawinetours.com.
The account name is KAI ULRICH REINKE (the owner of the agency). This is our
preferred option since it saves us high credit card fees. PayPal or credit card
are the alternative options.
Great to hear from you again!
I have now made the following reservations for 1 person:
----Date-----
Half Day Tour of Luján and Maipú
Price: US$ 135 for 1 person
30% deposit via Zelle* or credit card: US$ 41
Please guarantee your reservation with
a deposit payment, using this link.
Your deposit is only refundable if you
cancel 7 days before the tour starts.*Please
read our cancellation policies in full below.
//// for US clients use: ///
Please guarantee your reservation with a deposit payment. Your deposit is only refundable if you
cancel 7 days before the tour starts.
If you have an account at one of the major US banks and are familiar with this
method, please pay the amount of US$ 41, via Zelle to our address
zelle@mendozawinetours.com. The account name is MENDOZA WINE CLUB LLC LLC. This is our
preferred option since it saves us high credit card fees.
Alternatively, you can use PayPal with this
link.
/// /// /// /// /// /// /// /// /// ///
This should be a simple credit card payment, without having to sign up with
PayPal; if there are any problems please let us know. Alternatively, if you
have a PayPal account, you can also go to log into PayPal with the link above,
or log in normally and click on "send and request payments" and make
the payment to paypal@mendozawinetours.com.
If you prefer not to use PayPal, or if it does
not work for some reason, we can also charge the deposit to your credit card
from our office. In this case, we would need your card number, expiration date,
and security code. You can send them to us by email. For security we recommend
separating the data in two parts, one to info@mendozawinetours.com, the other
to mendozawinetours@gmail.com. We delete these right after charging the card.
As soon as we receive your payment we will send you a detailed receipt for your
records.
Thank you for your reservation!
Best,
Cancellation by the guest:
The 30% deposit via Zelle* or credit card is fully refundable if you cancel
at least 2 days before your tour date. In case of last minute cancellations,
it is not refundable.
If you pay in full, you are entitled to a 70 % refund even if it is a last minute
cancellation.
For Private Tours, the price varies based on the number of people in
the group. For instance, if you end up being 5 people instead of 6, the price
rises around US$ 10 per person.
Cancellation by the agency:
Under unlikely adverse weather conditions (hail storms, Zonda wind), which have
happened twice in 10 years, we can cancel the tour in order to ensure our guests,
guide and driver's personal security. In this case, we can either re-schedule
your tour based on your plans and our availability, or refund 100% of your tour.
Payment Needed top
Alternatively, you can pay with credit card. In this case, please let us know if your card is Visa, Mastercard or AMEX and we will send you a link. This link expires in 24 hours, so please pay attention to your email.
When we receive your payment, we will send you a receipt for your records and confirm the pick up time from your hotel.
Thank you for your reseravtion!
xx
JOIN SECOND TOUR AFTER FIRST DEPOSIT
Deposit Needed
I have now made the following reservations for --- people:
insert date
Luján de Cuyo Wine Tour / Uco Valley Wine Experience
Price: US$ 175 / 185
per person
We give an extra discount of US$ 10 per tour per person for booking both
our tours, being US$ 340 per person. You have already paid US$ --- for the
Luján de Cuyo /Uco Valley Wine Tour for -- people. In order to make
things easier, I'll count you as separate people, so it would be
US$ --- each. In order to complete the deposit for two tours for --- people,
please, make a down payment of US$ --- each of you.
Your deposit is only refundable if you cancel 7 days before the tour
starts.
If you have an account at one of the major US banks and are familiar with
this method, please pay the amount of US$ -- via Zelle to our address zelle@mendozawinetours.com.
The account name is . This is our preferred option since it saves us high
credit card fees.
Alternatively, you can use PayPal with this link.
This should be a simple credit card payment, without having to sign up with
PayPal; if there are any problems please let us know. Alternatively, if
you have a PayPal account, you can also go to log into PayPal with the link
above, or log in normally and click on "send and request payments"
and make the payment to paypal@mendozawinetours.com.
If you prefer not to use PayPal, or if it does not work for some reason,
we can also charge the deposit to your credit card from our office. In this
case, we would need your card number, expiration date, and security code.
You can send them to us by email. For security we recommend separating the
data in two parts, one to info@mendozawinetours.com, the other to mendozawinetours@gmail.com.
We delete these right after charging the card.
As soon as we receive your payment we will send you a detailed receipt for
your records.
Thank you kindly,
Deposit Received
Hi --,
Thank you for paying the additional deposit! I will attach the receipts
for both payments.
Here is a summary of the different payments, and what each one owes:
The balance can be due in cash on the day before your tour. Please stop
by our agency, which is --- (see map), and open until 8:00 pm.
Regards,
Balance QuickPay top
The balance can be due in cash on the day before your (first) tour. Since
you have made the deposit via QuickPay, if you prefer you can also use it
for the balance payment at any time before your tour.
---delete if not necessary---The
wine tasting starts at 5:30 pm. Please, announce yourself
at our office 5 minutes before to get your invitation cards.
We will pick you up from - at 8:x am for your - Tour. Please provide us
with your name/s, nationality/ies and
passport number/s as well as of the person/people who will
be taking the tour with you, this is required by the Ministry of Transport
and Tourism.
On your tour date, we recommend you to have a good breakfast so you will
not be tasting wine on an empty stomach. Also, if you are traveling with
your own bottle of water, you are welcome to bring it on tour, but we will
also have bottled water in the car/on the van for your convenience. By the
way, if you buy wine at the wineries, we provide the shipping service to
USA, UK, Germany and Switzerland (for other countries, please ask your guide).
As a reference, a case of 6 bottles is US$ 180 with taxes and duties included.
If you have any dietary requirements, please let us know so that we can
accommodate your needs.
* Hoteles Alejados
The balance can be due in cash on the day before your (first) tour. Since
--- is far from our agency and since you have made the deposit
via QuickPay, if you prefer you can also use it for the balance payment
at any time before your tour.
---delete if not necessary---The
wine tasting starts at 5:30 pm. Please, announce yourself
at our office 5 minutes before to get your invitation cards.
We will pick you up from - at 8:x am for your - Tour. Also, please provide us with your name, nationality and passport number as well as of the person/people who will be taking the tour with you. This is required by the Ministry of Transport and Tourism.
On your tour date, we recommend you to have a good breakfast so you will
not be tasting wine on an empty stomach. Also, if you are traveling with
your own bottle of water, you are welcome to bring it on tour, but we will
also have bottled water in the car/on the van for your convenience. By the
way, if you buy wine at the wineries, we provide the shipping service to
USA, UK, Germany and Switzerland (for other countries, please ask your guide).
As a reference, a case of 6 bottles is US$ 180 with taxes and duties included.
If you have any dietary requirements, please let us know so that we can
accommodate your needs.
E-check received
Thank you for your deposit payment.
We have received an e-mail from PayPal confirming your e-check payment.
We will send you a detail receipt once the payment has cleared, what should
be in a few days.
Payment Received
Luján 1 person top
Thank you for your deposit payment. Please find attached a receipt for your
records.
As I have shown on your receipt, the wine tour balance is US$ 129.
We will contact you a few days before your tour in order to pay the balance
with the same method you used for the deposit.
If you prefer to pay in USD or ARS cash, we give you a discount of US$ 10
per person on the balance. In this case, it is due a day before the tour
at our
office in Mendoza (map).
By the way, for payments in Argentine pesos, we use the MEP exchange rate
- official exchange rate available for tourists in Argentina - of the day
of payment. As a reference, 1 US$ is 1000 pesos today.
As we get closer to your tour date, we will confirm the pick up time from
xx. Also, please provide us with your name, nationality and passport number as well as of the person/people who will be taking the tour with you. This is required by the Ministry of Transport and Tourism.
If you have any dietary requirements, please let us know so that we can
accommodate your needs.
Best,
*
Cancellation policies
30% deposit payments:
-refundable until 2 weeks before the tour.
-non-refundable within 2 weeks prior the tour.
If full payment has been made:
-100% refundable until 2 weeks before the tour.
-70% refundable until 1 week before the tour.
-non-refundable within 1 week before the tour.
Refunds are subject to a processing fee
depending on the method of the original payment:
Zelle: 0% (no processing fee)
Credit Card: 10% of amount
refunded
Luján 2 people
top
Thank you for your deposit payment. Please find
attached a receipt for your records.
As I have shown on your receipt, the wine tour balance is US$ 259.
We will contact you a few days before your tour in order to pay the balance
with the same method you used for the deposit.
If you prefer to pay in USD or ARS cash, we give you a discount of US$ 10
per person on the balance. In this case, it is due a day before the tour
at our
office in Mendoza (map).
By the way, for payments in Argentine pesos, we use the MEP exchange rate - official exchange rate available for tourists in Argentina - of the day of payment. As a reference, 1 US$
is 1000 pesos today.
As we get closer to your tour date, we will confirm the pick up time from
xx. Also, please provide us with your name, nationality and passport number as well as of the person/people who will be taking the tour with you. This is required by the Ministry of Transport and Tourism.
If you have any dietary requirements, please let us know so that we can
accommodate your needs.
Best,
*
Cancellation policies
30% deposit payments:
-refundable until 2 weeks before the tour.
-non-refundable within 2 weeks prior the tour.
If full payment has been made:
-100% refundable until 2 weeks before the tour.
-70% refundable until 1 week before the tour.
-non-refundable within 1 week before the tour.
Refunds are subject to a processing fee
depending on the method of the original payment:
Zelle: 0% (no processing fee)
Credit Card: 10% of amount
refunded
Luján 3 people top
Thank you for your deposit payment. Please find
attached a receipt for your records.
As I have shown on your receipt, the wine tour balance is US$ 388.
We will contact you a few days before your tour in order to pay the balance
with the same method you used for the deposit.
If you prefer to pay in USD or ARS cash, we give you a discount of US$ 10
per person on the balance. In this case, it is due a day before the tour
at our
office in Mendoza (map).
By the way, for payments in Argentine pesos, we use the MEP exchange rate - official exchange rate available for tourists in Argentina - of the day of payment. As a reference, 1 US$
is 1000 pesos today.
As we get closer to your tour date, we will confirm the pick up time from
xx. Also, please provide us with your name, nationality and passport number as well as of the person/people who will be taking the tour with you. This is required by the Ministry of Transport and Tourism.
If you have any dietary requirements, please let us know so that we can
accommodate your needs.
Best,
*
Cancellation policies
30% deposit payments:
-refundable until 2 weeks before the tour.
-non-refundable within 2 weeks prior the tour.
If full payment has been made:
-100% refundable until 2 weeks before the tour.
-70% refundable until 1 week before the tour.
-non-refundable within 1 week before the tour.
Refunds are subject to a processing fee
depending on the method of the original payment:
Zelle: 0% (no processing fee)
Credit Card: 10% of amount
refunded
Luján 4 people top
Thank you for your deposit payment. Please find
attached a receipt for your records.
As I have shown on your receipt, the wine tour balance is US$ 518.
We will contact you a few days before your tour in order to pay the balance
with the same method you used for the deposit.
If you prefer to pay in USD or ARS cash, we give you a discount of US$ 10
per person on the balance. In this case, it is due a day before the tour
at our
office in Mendoza (map).
By the way, for payments in Argentine pesos, we use the MEP exchange rate - official exchange rate available for tourists in Argentina - of the day of payment. As a reference, 1 US$
is 1000 pesos today.
As we get closer to your tour date, we will confirm the pick up time from
xx. Also, please provide us with your name, nationality and
passport number as well as of the person/people who will be taking
the tour with you. This is required by the Ministry of Transport and Tourism.
If you have any dietary requirements, please let us know so that we can
accommodate your needs.
Best,
*
Cancellation policies
30% deposit payments:
-refundable until 2 weeks before the tour.
-non-refundable within 2 weeks prior the tour.
If full payment has been made:
-100% refundable until 2 weeks before the tour.
-70% refundable until 1 week before the tour.
-non-refundable within 1 week before the tour.
Refunds are subject to a processing fee
depending on the method of the original payment:
Zelle: 0% (no processing fee)
Credit Card: 10% of amount
refunded
Uco 1 person top
Thank you for your deposit payment. Please find
attached a receipt for your records.
As I have shown on your receipt, the wine tour balance is US$ 136.
We will contact you a few days before your tour in order to pay the balance
with the same method you used for the deposit.
If you prefer to pay in USD or ARS cash, we give you a discount of US$ 10
per person on the balance. In this case, it is due a day before the tour
at our
office in Mendoza (map).
By the way, for payments in Argentine pesos, we use the MEP exchange rate - official exchange rate available for tourists in Argentina - of the day of payment. As a reference, 1 US$
is 1000 pesos today.
As we get closer to your tour date, we will confirm the pick up time from
xx. Also, please provide us with your name, nationality and passport number as well as of the person/people who will be taking the tour with you. This is required by the Ministry of Transport and Tourism.
If you have any dietary requirements, please let us know so that we can
accommodate your needs.
Best,
*
Cancellation policies
30% deposit payments:
-refundable until 2 weeks before the tour.
-non-refundable within 2 weeks prior the tour.
If full payment has been made:
-100% refundable until 2 weeks before the tour.
-70% refundable until 1 week before the tour.
-non-refundable within 1 week before the tour.
Refunds are subject to a processing fee
depending on the method of the original payment:
Zelle: 0% (no processing fee)
Credit Card: 10% of amount
refunded
Uco 2 people
top
Thank you for your deposit payment. Please find
attached a receipt for your records.
As I have shown on your receipt, the wine tour balance is US$ 273.
We will contact you a few days before your tour in order to pay the balance
with the same method you used for the deposit.
If you prefer to pay in USD or ARS cash, we give you a discount of US$ 10
per person on the balance. In this case, it is due a day before the tour
at our
office in Mendoza (map).
By the way, for payments in Argentine pesos, we use the MEP exchange rate - official exchange rate available for tourists in Argentina - of the day of payment. As a reference, 1 US$
is 1000 pesos today.
As we get closer to your tour date, we will confirm the pick up time from
xx. Also, please provide us with your name, nationality and passport number as well as of the person/people who will be taking the tour with you. This is required by the Ministry of Transport and Tourism.
If you have any dietary requirements, please let us know so that we can
accommodate your needs.
Best,
*
Cancellation policies
30% deposit payments:
-refundable until 2 weeks before the tour.
-non-refundable within 2 weeks prior the tour.
If full payment has been made:
-100% refundable until 2 weeks before the tour.
-70% refundable until 1 week before the tour.
-non-refundable within 1 week before the tour.
Refunds are subject to a processing fee
depending on the method of the original payment:
Zelle: 0% (no processing fee)
Credit Card: 10% of amount
refunded
Uco 3 people top
Thank you for your deposit payment. Please find
attached a receipt for your records.
As I have shown on your receipt, the wine tour balance is US$ 409.
We will contact you a few days before your tour in order to pay the balance
with the same method you used for the deposit.
If you prefer to pay in USD or ARS cash, we give you a discount of US$ 10
per person on the balance. In this case, it is due a day before the tour
at our
office in Mendoza (map).
By the way, for payments in Argentine pesos, we use the MEP exchange rate - official exchange rate available for tourists in Argentina - of the day of payment. As a reference, 1 US$
is 1000 pesos today.
As we get closer to your tour date, we will confirm the pick up time from
xx. Also, please provide us with your name, nationality and passport number as well as of the person/people who will be taking the tour with you. This is required by the Ministry of Transport and Tourism.
If you have any dietary requirements, please let us know so that we can
accommodate your needs.
Best,
*
Cancellation policies
30% deposit payments:
-refundable until 2 weeks before the tour.
-non-refundable within 2 weeks prior the tour.
If full payment has been made:
-100% refundable until 2 weeks before the tour.
-70% refundable until 1 week before the tour.
-non-refundable within 1 week before the tour.
Refunds are subject to a processing fee
depending on the method of the original payment:
Zelle: 0% (no processing fee)
Credit Card: 10% of amount
refunded
Uco 4 people top
Thank you for your deposit payment. Please find
attached a receipt for your records.
As I have shown on your receipt, the wine tour balance is US$ 546.
We will contact you a few days before your tour in order to pay the balance
with the same method you used for the deposit.
If you prefer to pay in USD or ARS cash, we give you a discount of US$ 10
per person on the balance. In this case, it is due a day before the tour
at our
office in Mendoza (map).
By the way, for payments in Argentine pesos, we use the MEP exchange rate - official exchange rate available for tourists in Argentina - of the day of payment. As a reference, 1 US$
is 1000 pesos today.
As we get closer to your tour date, we will confirm the pick up time from
xx. Also, please provide us with your name, nationality and passport number as well as of the person/people who will be taking the tour with you. This is required by the Ministry of Transport and Tourism.
If you have any dietary requirements, please let us know so that we can
accommodate your needs.
Best,
*
Cancellation policies
30% deposit payments:
-refundable until 2 weeks before the tour.
-non-refundable within 2 weeks prior the tour.
If full payment has been made:
-100% refundable until 2 weeks before the tour.
-70% refundable until 1 week before the tour.
-non-refundable within 1 week before the tour.
Refunds are subject to a processing fee
depending on the method of the original payment:
Zelle: 0% (no processing fee)
Credit Card: 10% of amount
refunded
Luján + Uco 1 person
top
Thank you for your deposit payment. Please find
attached a receipt for your records.
As I have shown on your receipt, the wine tour balance is US$ 265.
We will contact you a few days before your tour in order to pay the balance
with the same method you used for the deposit.
If you prefer to pay in USD or ARS cash, we give you a discount of US$ 10
per person on the balance. In this case, it is due a day before the tour
at our
office in Mendoza (map).
By the way, for payments in Argentine pesos, we use the MEP exchange rate - official exchange rate available for tourists in Argentina - of the day of payment. As a reference, 1 US$
is 1000 pesos today.
As we get closer to your tour date, we will confirm the pick up time from
xx. Also, please provide us with your name, nationality and passport number as well as of the person/people who will be taking the tour with you. This is required by the Ministry of Transport and Tourism.
If you have any dietary requirements, please let us know so that we can
accommodate your needs.
Best,
*
Cancellation policies
30% deposit payments:
-refundable until 2 weeks before the tour.
-non-refundable within 2 weeks prior the tour.
If full payment has been made:
-100% refundable until 2 weeks before the tour.
-70% refundable until 1 week before the tour.
-non-refundable within 1 week before the tour.
Refunds are subject to a processing fee
depending on the method of the original payment:
Zelle: 0% (no processing fee)
Credit Card: 10% of amount
refunded
Luján
+ Uco 2 people top
Thank you for your deposit payment. Please find
attached a receipt for your records.
As I have shown on your receipt, the wine tour balance is US$ 530.
We will contact you a few days before your tour in order to pay the balance
with the same method you used for the deposit.
If you prefer to pay in USD or ARS cash, we give you a discount of US$ 10
per person on the balance. In this case, it is due a day before the tour
at our
office in Mendoza (map).
By the way, for payments in Argentine pesos, we use the MEP exchange rate - official exchange rate available for tourists in Argentina - of the day of payment. As a reference, 1 US$
is 1000 pesos today.
As we get closer to your tour date, we will confirm the pick up time from
xx. Also, please provide us with your name, nationality and passport number as well as of the person/people who will be taking the tour with you. This is required by the Ministry of Transport and Tourism.
If you have any dietary requirements, please let us know so that we can
accommodate your needs.
Best,
*
Cancellation policies
30% deposit payments:
-refundable until 2 weeks before the tour.
-non-refundable within 2 weeks prior the tour.
If full payment has been made:
-100% refundable until 2 weeks before the tour.
-70% refundable until 1 week before the tour.
-non-refundable within 1 week before the tour.
Refunds are subject to a processing fee
depending on the method of the original payment:
Zelle: 0% (no processing fee)
Credit Card: 10% of amount
refunded
Luján + Uco 3 people
top
Thank you for your payment. Please find attached
a receipt for your records.
As I have shown on your receipt, the wine tour balance is US$ 795.
We will contact you a few days before your tour in order to pay the balance
with the same method you used for the deposit.
If you prefer to pay in USD or ARS cash, we give you a discount of US$ 10
per person on the balance. In this case, it is due a day before the tour
at our
office in Mendoza (map).
By the way, for payments in Argentine pesos, we use the MEP exchange rate - official exchange rate available for tourists in Argentina - of the day of payment. As a reference, 1 US$
is 1000 pesos today.
As we get closer to your tour date, we will confirm the pick up time from
xx. Also, please provide us with your name, nationality and passport number as well as of the person/people who will be taking the tour with you. This is required by the Ministry of Transport and Tourism.
If you have any dietary requirements, please let us know so that we can
accommodate your needs.
Best,
*
Cancellation policies
30% deposit payments:
-refundable until 2 weeks before the tour.
-non-refundable within 2 weeks prior the tour.
If full payment has been made:
-100% refundable until 2 weeks before the tour.
-70% refundable until 1 week before the tour.
-non-refundable within 1 week before the tour.
Refunds are subject to a processing fee
depending on the method of the original payment:
Zelle: 0% (no processing fee)
Credit Card: 10% of amount
refunded
Luján + Uco 4 people
top
Thank you for your deposit payment. Please find
attached a receipt for your records.
As I have shown on your receipt, the wine tour balance is US$ 1065.
We will contact you a few days before your tour in order to pay the balance
with the same method you used for the deposit.
If you prefer to pay in USD or ARS cash, we give you a discount of US$ 10
per person on the balance. In this case, it is due a day before the tour
at our
office in Mendoza (map).
By the way, for payments in Argentine pesos, we use the MEP exchange rate - official exchange rate available for tourists in Argentina - of the day of payment. As a reference, 1 US$
is 1000 pesos today.
As we get closer to your tour date, we will confirm the pick up time from
xx. Also, please provide us with your name, nationality and passport number as well as of the person/people who will be taking the tour with you. This is required by the Ministry of Transport and Tourism.
If you have any dietary requirements, please let us know so that we can
accommodate your needs.
Best,
*
Cancellation policies
30% deposit payments:
-refundable until 2 weeks before the tour.
-non-refundable within 2 weeks prior the tour.
If full payment has been made:
-100% refundable until 2 weeks before the tour.
-70% refundable until 1 week before the tour.
-non-refundable within 1 week before the tour.
Refunds are subject to a processing fee
depending on the method of the original payment:
Zelle: 0% (no processing fee)
Credit Card: 10% of amount
refunded
CREDIT CARD PAYMENT RECEIVED top
Thank you for your payment.
Please find attached the tax receipt for your deposit payment as well as
our agency receipt.
I charged x Argentine pesos, which, at the current exchange rate of 3xx
for international credit cards, is equivalent to the deposit of US$ xxx.
As I have shown on your receipt, the wine tour balance is US$ xxx.
We will contact you a few days before your tour in order to pay the balance
with the same method you used for the deposit.
--- delete one ---
As we get closer to your tour date, we will confirm the pick up time from
xx. Also, please provide us with your name, nationality and
passport number as well as of the person/people who will be taking
the tour with you. This is required by the Ministry of Transport and Tourism.
--- delete one ---
Pickup time confirmation. Choose option below.
If you have any dietary requirements, please let us know so that we can
accommodate your needs.
Best,
*
Cancellation policies
30% deposit payments:
-refundable until 2 weeks before the tour.
-non-refundable within 2 weeks prior the tour.
If full payment has been made:
-100% refundable until 2 weeks before the tour.
-70% refundable until 1 week before the tour.
-non-refundable within 1 week before the tour.
Refunds are subject to a processing fee
depending on the method of the original payment:
Zelle: 0% (no processing fee)
Credit Card: 10% of amount
refunded
1 solo tour - Pick up time confirmation
Airbnb
Bohemia
Casa Lila
Diplomatic
Executive
Hyatt
Sheraton
Other Hotels
Unknown Hotels
Villaggio
Casa Glebinias
Lares de Chacras
Other Hotels
Tour on Monday
Unknown Hotels
Entre Cielos / Villa Mansa / Cavas
2 tours - Pick up time confirmation
Airbnb
Bohemia
Casa Lila
Diplomatic
Executive
Hyatt
Sheraton
Other Hotels
Unknown Hotels
Villaggio
Casa Glebinias
Lares de Chacras
Other Hotels
Tour on Monday
Unknown Hotels
Entre Cielos / Villa Mansa / Cavas
Balance Received top
Hi ---,
Just writing to let you know that tomorrow your guide, xxx, and the driver
will pick you up from -- at 8:--am, if you could please wait for our van
at that time. Also, please provide us with your name, nationality
and passport number as well as of the person/people who will be taking
the tour with you. This is required by the Ministry of Transport and Tourism.
By the way, if you buy wine at the wineries, we provide the shipping service
to USA, UK, Germany and Switzerland (for other countries, please ask your
guide). As a reference, a case of 6 bottles is US$ 180 with taxes and duties
included.
Looking forward to your reply!
Best,
1 solo tour - Pick up time confirmation
Airbnb
Bohemia
Casa Lila
Diplomatic
Executive
Hyatt
Sheraton
Other Hotels
Unknown Hotels
Villaggio
Casa Glebinias
Lares de Chacras
Other Hotels
Tour on Monday
Unknown Hotels
Entre Cielos / Villa Mansa / Cavas
2 tours - Pick up time confirmation
Airbnb
Bohemia
Casa Lila
Diplomatic
Executive
Hyatt
Sheraton
Other Hotels
Unknown Hotels
Villaggio
Casa Glebinias
Lares de Chacras
Other Hotels
Tour on Monday
Unknown Hotels
Entre Cielos / Villa Mansa / Cavas
Deposit paid twice top
Lujan
I think you clicked on the deposit link twice, so the amount doubled from
US$ 105 to 210. No problem, though, we will just apply the US$ 210 to the
total price.
Uco
I think you clicked on the deposit link twice, so the amount doubled from
US$ 111 to 222. No problem, though, we will just apply the US$ 222 to the
total price.
Kai
- details
Zelle:
zelle@mendozawinetours.com. The account name is MENDOZA WINE CLUB LLC.
ACH transfer. Here is our bank information:
Account name: Mendoza Wine Club LLC
Address: 2880 W Oakland Park Blvd Ste 225C, Oakland Park, FL 33311
Account number: 771353031
Routing number: 267084131
Transfers in euros, please send the amount of € xx
(equivalent to US$ xx) to the following account:
Pick up time confirmation...top
Pick up time confirmation
Airbnb
top
We will pick you up from - at 8:x am for your - Tour. Please, confirm that
--- Airbnb--- is located in Mendoza city center between ... street
and ... street because in Mendoza, street names often repeat in different
neighbourhoods. Also, if it is an apartment, please let us know the number.
Also, please provide us with your name, nationality and passport
number as well as of the person/people who will be taking the tour with
you. This is required by the Ministry of Transport and Tourism.
Check before asking again! >> If
you have any dietary requirements, please let us know so that we can accommodate
your needs.
On your tour date, we recommend you to have a good breakfast so you will
not be tasting wine on an empty stomach. Also, if you are traveling with
your own bottle of water, you are welcome to bring it on tour, but we will
also have bottled water in the car/on the van for your convenience.
By the way, if you buy wine at the wineries, we provide the shipping service
to USA, UK, Germany and Switzerland (for other countries, please ask your
guide). As a reference, a case of 6 bottles is US$ 180 with taxes and duties
included.
Looking forward to your reply!
Best,
Bohemia top
We will pick you up from the Bohemia Hostel at 8:x
am for your - Tour. Also, please provide us with your name,
nationality and passport number as well as of the person/people
who will be taking the tour with you. This is required by the Ministry of
Transport and Tourism.
Check before asking again! >> If
you have any dietary requirements, please let us know so that we can accommodate
your needs.
On your tour date, we recommend you to have a good breakfast so you will
not be tasting wine on an empty stomach. Also, if you are traveling with
your own bottle of water, you are welcome to bring it on tour, but we will
also have bottled water in the car/on the van for your convenience.
By the way, if you buy wine at the wineries, we provide the shipping service
to USA, UK, Germany and Switzerland (for other countries, please ask your
guide). As a reference, a case of 6 bottles is US$ 180 with taxes and duties
included.
Casa Lila
top
We will pick you up from Casa Lila at 8:x am for your -
Tour. Also, please provide us with your name, nationality
and passport number as well as of the person/people who will be taking
the tour with you. This is required by the Ministry of Transport and Tourism.
Check before asking again! >> If
you have any dietary requirements, please let us know so that we can accommodate
your needs.
On your tour date, we recommend you to have a good breakfast so you will
not be tasting wine on an empty stomach. Also, if you are traveling with
your own bottle of water, you are welcome to bring it on tour, but we will
also have bottled water in the car/on the van for your convenience.
By the way, if you buy wine at the wineries, we provide the shipping service
to USA, UK, Germany and Switzerland (for other countries, please ask your
guide). As a reference, a case of 6 bottles is US$ 180 with taxes and duties
included.
Diplomatic top
We will pick you up from the Diplomatic
Hotel at 8:x am for your - Tour. Also,
please provide us with your name, nationality and passport
number as well as of the person/people who will be taking the tour with
you. This is required by the Ministry of Transport and Tourism.
Check before asking again! >> If
you have any dietary requirements, please let us know so that we can accommodate
your needs.
On your tour date, we recommend you to have a good breakfast so you will
not be tasting wine on an empty stomach. Also, if you are traveling with
your own bottle of water, you are welcome to bring it on tour, but we will
also have bottled water in the car/on the van for your convenience.
By the way, if you buy wine at the wineries, we provide the shipping service
to USA, UK, Germany and Switzerland (for other countries, please ask your
guide). As a reference, a case of 6 bottles is US$ 180 with taxes and duties
included.
Executive top
We will pick you up from the Amerian at 8:x am
for your - Tour. Also, please provide us with your name, nationality
and passport number as well as of the person/people who will be taking
the tour with you. This is required by the Ministry of Transport and Tourism.
Check before asking again! >>If
you have any dietary requirements, please let us know so that we can accommodate
your needs.
On your tour date, we recommend you to have a good breakfast so you will
not be tasting wine on an empty stomach. Also, if you are traveling with
your own bottle of water, you are welcome to bring it on tour, but we will
also have bottled water in the car/on the van for your convenience.
By the way, if you buy wine at the wineries, we provide the shipping service
to USA, UK, Germany and Switzerland (for other countries, please ask your
guide). As a reference, a case of 6 bottles is US$ 180 with taxes and duties
included.
Hyatt top
We will pick you up from the Park Hyatt at 8:x
am for your - Tour. Also, please provide us with your name,
nationality and passport number as well as of the person/people
who will be taking the tour with you. This is required by the Ministry of
Transport and Tourism.
Check before asking again! >>If
you have any dietary requirements, please let us know so that we can accommodate
your needs.
On your tour date, we recommend you to have a good breakfast so you will
not be tasting wine on an empty stomach. Also, if you are traveling with
your own bottle of water, you are welcome to bring it on tour, but we will
also have bottled water in the car/on the van for your convenience.
By the way, if you buy wine at the wineries, we provide the shipping service
to USA, UK, Germany and Switzerland (for other countries, please ask your
guide). As a reference, a case of 6 bottles is US$ 180 with taxes and duties
included.
Sheraton top
We will pick you up from the Sheraton at 8:x am
for your - Tour. Also, please provide us with your name, nationality
and passport number as well as of the person/people who will be taking
the tour with you. This is required by the Ministry of Transport and Tourism.
Check before asking again! >>If
you have any dietary requirements, please let us know so that we can accommodate
your needs.
On your tour date, we recommend you to have a good breakfast so you will
not be tasting wine on an empty stomach. Also, if you are traveling with
your own bottle of water, you are welcome to bring it on tour, but we will
also have bottled water in the car/on the van for your convenience.
By the way, if you buy wine at the wineries, we provide the shipping service
to USA, UK, Germany and Switzerland (for other countries, please ask your
guide). As a reference, a case of 6 bottles is US$ 180 with taxes and duties
included.
Other Hotels top
We will pick you up from - at 8:x am for your - Tour. Also, please provide
us with your name, nationality and passport number
as well as of the person/people who will be taking the tour with you. This
is required by the Ministry of Transport and Tourism.
Check before asking again! >>If
you have any dietary requirements, please let us know so that we can accommodate
your needs.
On your tour date, we recommend you to have a good breakfast so you will
not be tasting wine on an empty stomach. Also, if you are traveling with
your own bottle of water, you are welcome to bring it on tour, but we will
also have bottled water in the car/on the van for your convenience.
By the way, if you buy wine at the wineries, we provide the shipping service
to USA, UK, Germany and Switzerland (for other countries, please ask your
guide). As a reference, a case of 6 bottles is US$ 180 with taxes and duties
included.
Unknown Hotels top
In order to confirm the pick up time, which hotel will you be staying at?
If you are planning to stay at an Airbnb, please let us know the exact address.
Check before asking again! >>If
you have any dietary requirements, please let us know so that we can accommodate
your needs.
On your tour date, we recommend you to have a good breakfast so you will
not be tasting wine on an empty stomach. Also, if you are traveling with
your own bottle of water, you are welcome to bring it on tour, but we will
also have bottled water in the car/on the van for your convenience.
By the way, if you buy wine at the wineries, we provide the shipping service
to USA, UK, Germany and Switzerland (for other countries, please ask your
guide). As a reference, a case of 6 bottles is US$ 180 with taxes and duties
included.
Villaggio top
We will pick you up from the Hotel Villaggio at 8:x
am for your - Tour. Also, please provide us with your name,
nationality and passport number as well as of the person/people
who will be taking the tour with you. This is required by the Ministry of
Transport and Tourism.
Check before asking again! >>If
you have any dietary requirements, please let us know so that we can accommodate
your needs.
On your tour date, we recommend you to have a good breakfast so you will
not be tasting wine on an empty stomach. Also, if you are traveling with
your own bottle of water, you are welcome to bring it on tour, but we will
also have bottled water in the car/on the van for your convenience.
By the way, if you buy wine at the wineries, we provide the shipping service
to USA, UK, Germany and Switzerland (for other countries, please ask your
guide). As a reference, a case of 6 bottles is US$ 180 with taxes and duties
included.
Pick up time confirmation
Airbnb top
We will pick you up from -at 8:x am for
your - Tour. Please, confirm that --- Airbnb--- is located in Mendoza
city center between ... street and ... street because in Mendoza, street
names often repeat in different neighbourhoods. Also, if it is an apartment,
please let us know the number.
Also, Also, please provide us with the name/s, nationality and passport
number/s of the person/people who will be taking the tour with you, this
is required by the Ministry of Transport and Tourism.
Check before asking again! >>
If you have any dietary requirements, please let us know so that we can
accommodate your needs.
On your tour date, we recommend you to have a good breakfast so you will
not be tasting wine on an empty stomach. Also, if you are traveling with
your own bottle of water, you are welcome to bring it on tour, but we will
also have bottled water in the car/on the van for your convenience.
By the way, if you buy wine at the wineries, we provide the shipping service
to USA, UK, Germany and Switzerland (for other countries, please ask your
guide). As a reference, a case of 6 bottles is US$ 180 with taxes and duties
included.
Casa Glebinias top
We will pick you up from Casa Glebinias at 8:x
am for your - Tour. Also, please provide us with your name,
nationality and passport number as well as of the person/people
who will be taking the tour with you. This is required by the Ministry of
Transport and Tourism.
Check before asking again! >>If
you have any dietary requirements, please let us know so that we can accommodate
your needs.
On your tour date, we recommend you to have a good breakfast so you will
not be tasting wine on an empty stomach. Also, if you are traveling with
your own bottle of water, you are welcome to bring it on tour, but we will
also have bottled water in the car/on the van for your convenience.
By the way, if you buy wine at the wineries, we provide the shipping service
to USA, UK, Germany and Switzerland (for other countries, please ask your
guide). As a reference, a case of 6 bottles is US$ 180 with taxes and duties
included.
Lares de Chacras top
We will pick you up from Lares de Chacras at 8:x
am for your - Tour. By the way, is you reservation at Lares de
Chacras under your name? We need the name it is under in order to enter
the lodge to pick you up.
Also, please provide us with your name, nationality and passport
number as well as of the person/people who will be taking the tour with
you. This is required by the Ministry of Transport and Tourism.
Check before asking again! >>If
you have any dietary requirements, please let us know so that we can accommodate
your needs.
On your tour date, we recommend you to have a good breakfast so you will
not be tasting wine on an empty stomach. Also, if you are traveling with
your own bottle of water, you are welcome to bring it on tour, but we will
also have bottled water in the car/on the van for your convenience.
By the way, if you buy wine at the wineries, we provide the shipping service
to USA, UK, Germany and Switzerland (for other countries, please ask your
guide). As a reference, a case of 6 bottles is US$ 180 with taxes and duties
included.
Other Hotels top
We will pick you up from -at 8:x am for
your - Tour. Also, please provide us with your name, nationality
and passport number as well as of the person/people who will be taking
the tour with you. This is required by the Ministry of Transport and Tourism.
Check before asking again! >>
If you have any dietary requirements, please let us know so that we can
accommodate your needs.
On your tour date, we recommend you to have a good breakfast so you will
not be tasting wine on an empty stomach. Also, if you are traveling with
your own bottle of water, you are welcome to bring it on tour, but we will
also have bottled water in the car/on the van for your convenience.
By the way, if you buy wine at the wineries, we provide the shipping service
to USA, UK, Germany and Switzerland (for other countries, please ask your
guide). As a reference, a case of 6 bottles is US$ 180 with taxes and duties
included.
Tour on Monday top
We will pick you up from - - - - at 8:x am
for your - Tour. Also, please provide us with your name, nationality
and passport number as well as of the person/people who will be taking
the tour with you. This is required by the Ministry of Transport and Tourism.
Check before asking again! >>If
you have any dietary requirements, please let us know so that we can accommodate
your needs.
On your tour date, we recommend you to have a good breakfast so you will
not be tasting wine on an empty stomach. Also, if you are traveling with
your own bottle of water, you are welcome to bring it on tour, but we will
also have bottled water in the car/on the van for your convenience.
By the way, if you buy wine at the wineries, we provide the shipping service
to USA, UK, Germany and Switzerland (for other countries, please ask your
guide). As a reference, a case of 6 bottles is US$ 180 with taxes and duties
included.
Unknown Hotels top
In order to confirm the pick up time, which hotel will you be staying at?
If you are planning to stay at an Airbnb, please let us know the exact address.
Check before asking again! >>
If you have any dietary requirements, please let us know so that we can
accommodate your needs.
On your tour date, we recommend you to have a good breakfast so you will
not be tasting wine on an empty stomach. Also, if you are traveling with
your own bottle of water, you are welcome to bring it on tour, but we will
also have bottled water in the car/on the van for your convenience.
By the way, if you buy wine at the wineries, we provide the shipping service
to USA, UK, Germany and Switzerland (for other countries, please ask your
guide). As a reference, a case of 6 bottles is US$ 180 with taxes and duties
included.
Entre Cielos / Villa Mansa / Cavas top
Our driver will pick you up from Entre Cielos / Villa Mansa / Cavas
at 8:x am for your - Tour. By the way, is your
reservation at -- under your name? We need the name it is under in order
to enter the lodge to pick you up.
Also, please provide us with your name, nationality and passport
number as well as of the person/people who will be taking the tour with
you. This is required by the Ministry of Transport and Tourism.
Check before asking again! >>If
you have any dietary requirements, please let us know so that we can accommodate
your needs.
On your tour date, we recommend you to have a good breakfast so you will
not be tasting wine on an empty stomach. Also, if you are traveling with
your own bottle of water, you are welcome to bring it on tour, but we will
also have bottled water in the car/on the van for your convenience.
By the way, if you buy wine at the wineries, we provide the shipping service
to USA, UK, Germany and Switzerland (for other countries, please ask your
guide). As a reference, a case of 6 bottles is US$ 180 with taxes and duties
included.
Balance for Hotels outside Mendoza
Since
you are not staying in Mendoza city and probably won't be able to come into
our office, we will send a receipt with the guide and you can pay to the
guide or leave your credit card details.
Luján + Uco
Pick up time confirmation...
top
Pick up time confirmation
Airbnb top
Please, confirm that --- Airbnb--- is located
in Mendoza city center between ... street and ... street because in Mendoza,
street names often repeat in different neighbourhoods. Also, if it
is an apartment, please let us know the number.
Please note your pick up times for each tour from --:
-day -
Luján de Cuyo Wine Tour
Pick up time: 8:--am
-day -
Uco Valley Wine Experience
Pick up time: 8:--am
Also, please provide us with the name/s, nationality/ies and
passport number/s of the person/people who will be taking the tours
with you.
Check before asking again! >>If
you have any dietary requirements, please let us know so that we can accommodate
your needs.
On your tour dates, we recommend you to have a good breakfast so you will
not be tasting wine on an empty stomach. Also, if you are traveling with
your own bottle of water, you are welcome to bring it on tour, but we will
also have bottled water in the car/on the van for your convenience.
By the way, if you buy wine at the wineries, we provide the shipping service
to USA, UK, Germany and Switzerland (for other countries, please ask your
guide). As a reference, a case of 6 bottles is US$ 180 with taxes and duties
included.
Bohemia top
Please note your pick up times for each tour from the Bohemia Hostel:
-day -
Luján de Cuyo Wine Tour
Pick up time: 8:--am
-day -
Uco Valley Wine Experience
Pick up time: 8:--am
Also, please provide us with the name/s, nationality/ies and
passport number/s of the person/people who will be taking the tours
with you.
Check before asking again! >>If
you have any dietary requirements, please let us know so that we can accommodate
your needs.
On your tour dates, we recommend you to have a good breakfast so you will
not be tasting wine on an empty stomach. Also, if you are traveling with
your own bottle of water, you are welcome to bring it on tour, but we will
also have bottled water in the car/on the van for your convenience.
By the way, if you buy wine at the wineries, we provide the shipping service
to USA, UK, Germany and Switzerland (for other countries, please ask your
guide). As a reference, a case of 6 bottles is US$ 180 with taxes and duties
included.
Casa Lila top
Please note your pick up times for each tour from Casa Lila:
-day -
Luján de Cuyo Wine Tour
Pick up time: 8:--am
-day -
Uco Valley Wine Experience
Pick up time: 8:--am
Also, please provide us with the name/s, nationality/ies and
passport number/s of the person/people who will be taking the tours
with you.
Check before asking again! >>If
you have any dietary requirements, please let us know so that we can accommodate
your needs.
On your tour dates, we recommend you to have a good breakfast so you will
not be tasting wine on an empty stomach. Also, if you are traveling with
your own bottle of water, you are welcome to bring it on tour, but we will
also have bottled water in the car/on the van for your convenience.
By the way, if you buy wine at the wineries, we provide the shipping service
to USA, UK, Germany and Switzerland (for other countries, please ask your
guide). As a reference, a case of 6 bottles is US$ 180 with taxes and duties
included.
Diplomatic
top
Please note your pick up times for each tour from the Diplomatic
Hotel:
-day -
Luján de Cuyo Wine Tour
Pick up time: 8:--am
-day -
Uco Valley Wine Experience
Pick up time: 8:--am
Also, please provide us with your name, nationality and passport
number as well as of the person/people who will be taking the tours
with you.
Check before asking again! >>If
you have any dietary requirements, please let us know so that we can accommodate
your needs.
On your tour dates, we recommend you to have a good breakfast so you will
not be tasting wine on an empty stomach. Also, if you are traveling with
your own bottle of water, you are welcome to bring it on tour, but we will
also have bottled water in the car/on the van for your convenience.
By the way, if you buy wine at the wineries, we provide the shipping service
to USA, UK, Germany and Switzerland (for other countries, please ask your
guide). As a reference, a case of 6 bottles is US$ 180 with taxes and duties
included.
Executive top
Please note your pick up times for each tour from the Amerian:
-day -
Luján de Cuyo Wine Tour
Pick up time: 8:--am
-day -
Uco Valley Wine Experience
Pick up time: 8:--am
Also, please provide us with your name, nationality and passport
number as well as of the person/people who will be taking the tours
with you.
Check before asking again! >>If
you have any dietary requirements, please let us know so that we can accommodate
your needs.
On your tour dates, we recommend you to have a good breakfast so you will
not be tasting wine on an empty stomach. Also, if you are traveling with
your own bottle of water, you are welcome to bring it on tour, but we will
also have bottled water in the car/on the van for your convenience.
By the way, if you buy wine at the wineries, we provide the shipping service
to USA, UK, Germany and Switzerland (for other countries, please ask your
guide). As a reference, a case of 6 bottles is US$ 180 with taxes and duties
included.
Hyatt top
Please note your pick up times for each tour from the Park Hyatt:
-day -
Luján de Cuyo Wine Tour
Pick up time: 8:--am
-day -
Uco Valley Wine Experience
Pick up time: 8:--am
Also, please provide us with your name, nationality and passport
number as well of the person/people who will be taking the tours with
you.
Check before asking again! >>If
you have any dietary requirements, please let us know so that we can accommodate
your needs.
On your tour dates, we recommend you to have a good breakfast so you will
not be tasting wine on an empty stomach. Also, if you are traveling with
your own bottle of water, you are welcome to bring it on tour, but we will
also have bottled water in the car/on the van for your convenience.
By the way, if you buy wine at the wineries, we provide the shipping service
to USA, UK, Germany and Switzerland (for other countries, please ask your
guide). As a reference, a case of 6 bottles is US$ 180 with taxes and duties
included.
Sheraton top
Please note your pick up times for each tour from the Sheraton:
-day -
Luján de Cuyo Wine Tour
Pick up time: 8:--am
-day -
Uco Valley Wine Experience
Pick up time: 8:--am
Also, please provide us with your name, nationality and passport
number as well as of the person/people who will be taking the tours
with you.
Check before asking again! >>If
you have any dietary requirements, please let us know so that we can accommodate
your needs.
On your tour dates, we recommend you to have a good breakfast so you will
not be tasting wine on an empty stomach. Also, if you are traveling with
your own bottle of water, you are welcome to bring it on tour, but we will
also have bottled water in the car/on the van for your convenience.
By the way, if you buy wine at the wineries, we provide the shipping service
to USA, UK, Germany and Switzerland (for other countries, please ask your
guide). As a reference, a case of 6 bottles is US$ 180 with taxes and duties
included.
Other Hotels top
Please note your pick up times for each tour from --:
-day -
Luján de Cuyo Wine Tour
Pick up time: 8:--am
-day -
Uco Valley Wine Experience
Pick up time: 8:--am
Also, please provide us with your name, nationality and passport
number as well as of the person/people who will be taking the tours
with you.
Check before asking again! >>If
you have any dietary requirements, please let us know so that we can accommodate
your needs.
On your tour dates, we recommend you to have a good breakfast so you will
not be tasting wine on an empty stomach. Also, if you are traveling with
your own bottle of water, you are welcome to bring it on tour, but we will
also have bottled water in the car/on the van for your convenience.
By the way, if you buy wine at the wineries, we provide the shipping service
to USA, UK, Germany and Switzerland (for other countries, please ask your
guide). As a reference, a case of 6 bottles is US$ 180 with taxes and duties
included.
Unknown Hotels top
In order to confirm the pick up times, which hotel will you be staying at?
If you are planning to stay at an Airbnb, please let
us know the exact address.
Also, please provide us with your name, nationality and passport
number as well as of the person/people who will be taking the tours
with you.
Check before asking again! >>If
you have any dietary requirements, please let us know so that we can accommodate
your needs.
On your tour dates, we recommend you to have a good breakfast so you will
not be tasting wine on an empty stomach. Also, if you are traveling with
your own bottle of water, you are welcome to bring it on tour, but we will
also have bottled water in the car/on the van for your convenience.
By the way, if you buy wine at the wineries, we provide the shipping service
to USA, UK, Germany and Switzerland (for other countries, please ask your
guide). As a reference, a case of 6 bottles is US$ 180 with taxes and duties
included.
Villaggio top
Please note your pick up times for each tour from the Villaggio:
-day -
Luján de Cuyo Wine Tour
Pick up time: 8:--am
-day -
Uco Valley Wine Experience
Pick up time: 8:--am
Also, please provide us with your name, nationality and passport
number as well as of the person/people who will be taking the tours
with you.
Check before asking again! >>If
you have any dietary requirements, please let us know so that we can accommodate
your needs.
On your tour dates, we recommend you to have a good breakfast so you will
not be tasting wine on an empty stomach. Also, if you are traveling with
your own bottle of water, you are welcome to bring it on tour, but we will
also have bottled water in the car/on the van for your convenience.
By the way, if you buy wine at the wineries, we provide the shipping service
to USA, UK, Germany and Switzerland (for other countries, please ask your
guide). As a reference, a case of 6 bottles is US$ 180 with taxes and duties
included.
Pick up time confirmation
Airbnb top
Please, confirm that --- Airbnb--- is located in Mendoza city center
between ... street and ... street because in Mendoza, street names often
repeat in different neighbourhoods. Also, if it is an apartment, please
let us know the number.
Please note your pick up times for each tour from --:
-day -
Luján de Cuyo Wine Tour
Pick up time: 8:--am
-day -
Uco Valley Wine Experience
Pick up time: 8:--am
Also, please provide us with your name, nationality and passport
number as well as of the person/people who will be taking the tours
with you.
Check before asking again! >>If
you have any dietary requirements, please let us know so that we can accommodate
your needs.
On your tour dates, we recommend you to have a good breakfast so you will
not be tasting wine on an empty stomach. Also, if you are traveling with
your own bottle of water, you are welcome to bring it on tour, but we will
also have bottled water in the car/on the van for your convenience.
By the way, if you buy wine at the wineries, we provide the shipping service
to USA, UK, Germany and Switzerland (for other countries, please ask your
guide). As a reference, a case of 6 bottles is US$ 180 with taxes and duties
included.
Casa Glebinias top
Please note your pick up times for each tour from Casa Glebinias
:
-day -
Luján de Cuyo Wine Tour
Pick up time: 8:--am
-day -
Uco Valley Wine Experience
Pick up time: 8:--am
Also, please provide us with your name, nationality and passport
number as well as of the person/people who will be taking the tours
with you.
Check before asking again! >>If
you have any dietary requirements, please let us know so that we can accommodate
your needs.
On your tour dates, we recommend you to have a good breakfast so you will
not be tasting wine on an empty stomach. Also, if you are traveling with
your own bottle of water, you are welcome to bring it on tour, but we will
also have bottled water in the car/on the van for your convenience.
By the way, if you buy wine at the wineries, we provide the shipping service
to USA, UK, Germany and Switzerland (for other countries, please ask your
guide). As a reference, a case of 6 bottles is US$ 180 with taxes and duties
included.
Lares de Chacras top
Please note your pick up times for each tour from Lares de
Chacras:
-day -
Luján de Cuyo Wine Tour
Pick up time: 8:--am
-day -
Uco Valley Wine Experience
Pick up time: 8:--am
By the way, is your reservation at Lares de Chacras under your name? We
need the name it is under in order to enter the lodge to pick you up.
Also, please provide us with your name, nationality and passport
number as well as of the person/people who will be taking the tours
with you.
Check before asking again! >>If
you have any dietary requirements, please let us know so that we can accommodate
your needs.
On your tour dates, we recommend you to have a good breakfast so you will
not be tasting wine on an empty stomach. Also, if you are traveling with
your own bottle of water, you are welcome to bring it on tour, but we will
also have bottled water in the car/on the van for your convenience.
By the way, if you buy wine at the wineries, we provide the shipping service
to USA, UK, Germany and Switzerland (for other countries, please ask your
guide). As a reference, a case of 6 bottles is US$ 180 with taxes and duties
included.
Other Hotels top
Please note your pick up times for each tour from --:
-day -
Luján de Cuyo Wine Tour
Pick up time: 8:--am
-day -
Uco Valley Wine Experience
Pick up time: 8:--am
Also, please provide us with your name, nationality and passport
number as well as of the person/people who will be taking the tours
with you.
Check before asking again! >>If
you have any dietary requirements, please let us know so that we can accommodate
your needs.
On your tour dates, we recommend you to have a good breakfast so you will
not be tasting wine on an empty stomach. Also, if you are traveling with
your own bottle of water, you are welcome to bring it on tour, but we will
also have bottled water in the car/on the van for your convenience.
By the way, if you buy wine at the wineries, we provide the shipping service
to USA, UK, Germany and Switzerland (for other countries, please ask your
guide). As a reference, a case of 6 bottles is US$ 180 with taxes and duties
included.
Tour on Monday top
Please note your pick up times for each tour from --:
-day -
Luján de Cuyo Wine Tour
Pick up time: 8:--am
-day -
Uco Valley Wine Experience
Pick up time: 8:--am
Also, please provide us with your name, nationality and passport
number as well as of the person/people who will be taking the tours
with you.
Check before asking again! >>If
you have any dietary requirements, please let us know so that we can accommodate
your needs.
On your tour dates, we recommend you to have a good breakfast so you will
not be tasting wine on an empty stomach. Also, if you are traveling with
your own bottle of water, you are welcome to bring it on tour, but we will
also have bottled water in the car/on the van for your convenience.
By the way, if you buy wine at the wineries, we provide the shipping service
to USA, UK, Germany and Switzerland (for other countries, please ask your
guide). As a reference, a case of 6 bottles is US$ 180 with taxes and duties
included.
Unknown Hotels top
In order to confirm the pick up times, which hotel will you be staying at?
If you are planning to stay at an Airbnb, please let
us know the exact address.
Also, please provide us with your name, nationality and passport
number as well as of the person/people who will be taking the tours
with you.
Check before asking again! >>If
you have any dietary requirements, please let us know so that we can accommodate
your needs.
On your tour dates, we recommend you to have a good breakfast so you will
not be tasting wine on an empty stomach. Also, if you are traveling with
your own bottle of water, you are welcome to bring it on tour, but we will
also have bottled water in the car/on the van for your convenience.
By the way, if you buy wine at the wineries, we provide the shipping service
to USA, UK, Germany and Switzerland (for other countries, please ask your
guide). As a reference, a case of 6 bottles is US$ 180 with taxes and duties
included.
Entre Cielos / Villa Mansa / Cavas
top
Please note your pick up times for each tour from Entre Cielos /
Villa Mansa / Cavas:
-day -
Luján de Cuyo Wine Tour
Pick up time: 8:--am
-day -
Uco Valley Wine Experience
Pick up time: 8:--am
By the way, is your reservation at -- under your name? We need the name
it is under in order to enter the lodge to pick you up.
Also, please provide us with your name, nationality and passport
number as well as of the person/people who will be taking the tours
with you.
Check before asking again! >>If
you have any dietary requirements, please let us know so that we can accommodate
your needs.
On your tour dates, we recommend you to have a good breakfast so you will
not be tasting wine on an empty stomach. Also, if you are traveling with
your own bottle of water, you are welcome to bring it on tour, but we will
also have bottled water in the car/on the van for your convenience.
By the way, if you buy wine at the wineries, we provide the shipping service
to USA, UK, Germany and Switzerland (for other countries, please ask your
guide). As a reference, a case of 6 bottles is US$ 180 with taxes and duties
included.
See you soon!
Have fun planning the rest of your trip, and see you in --- !
See you on ---day---, good travels!
See in a couple of weeks!
Balance Payment in Mendoza, not PayPal
top
Thank you for letting us know! We will pick you up on -- at --am
from --.
Due to the high fees associated with PayPal, we would prefer if you can
pay the balance here in Mendoza, by cash or credit card.
The hotel is just around the corner///a
10 minute walk from our agency, if you can come in the day before, we are
open until 8:00pm. If not, no problem, in that case we send a receipt with
the guide and you can pay to the guide or leave your credit card details.
Have a good trip to Mendoza!
Best
Kai
Balance through PayPal or QuickPay top
Thank you for your balance payment. Please find attached the corresponding
receipt.
Just to reconfirm, on -- date -- we will pick you up from -- at
-- am.
See you tomorrow//on..!
Pick Up Hour
See you in --- - we will be in touch regarding the exact pick up time for
the tour.
Black List Tasting
See you around 5:30pm for the Black List Tasting! Just to reconfirm,
the address is Sarmiento 647, next to our office, just ring the bell please.
Which
Hotel follow-up top
Dear ---,
I hope you are enjoying your travels! Are you already in Mendoza?
We would need to know which hotel you are staying at in order to confirm
your pickup time for tomorrow.
Thanks
Changing pickup time top
Hi ---,
Just writing to reconfirm the pickup time for your wine tour tomorrow, it
is going to be slightly later than originally planned, we will pick you
up from -- at 8:--am, if you could please wait for our
van at that time.
Please drop me a quick reply that you got this message.
Thank you!
----
Please note your pick up times for each tour from --:
-day -
Luján de Cuyo Wine Tour
Pick up time: 8:--am
-day -
Uco Valley Wine Experience
Pick up time: 8:--am
Frequently Asked Questions
TOUR on ARRIVAL
day top
Uco
You have chosen our Uco Valley Wine Experience. Do you
arrive in Mendoza on ---? The tour leaves Mendoza city between 8:30 and
8:45am, and returns around 6:30pm. In general we do not recommend planning
a tour on your arrival day. Also, the first winery in the Uco Valley is
too far away to organize a private transfer from the airport to meet up
with the tour. Please let me know what your plans look like.
Luján
You have chosen our Luján de Cuyo Wine Tour. Do
you arrive in Mendoza on ---? The tour leaves Mendoza city between 8:30
and 9am, and returns around 5:30pm. In general we do not recommend planning
a tour on your arrival day. For our Luján de Cuyo tour we sometimes
can organize a transfer from the airport to the first winery, to meet up
with the tour (at an extra cost). It usually works, but if you miss part
or all of the tour due to plane delays, for example, it is your risk. Please
let me know what your plans look like.
Bus terminal
For our tours, we pick up at hotels in Mendoza city and Chacras de Coria,
but we do not pick up at the bus terminal. Buses are often delayed, changed
arrival times are not communicated, and it is very difficult to find someone
at the bus terminal in Mendoza. We have tried and it is stressful for everybody,
so we prefer not to do it.
Airport
Flight cancellations and delays are very common in Argentina. Joining a
tour on the same morning when you plan to arrive in Mendoza can be stressful
for you as well as for us, so we do not recommend it.
If there is absolutely no other way, and you agree to the policies detailed
below, we can organize a transfer for you from the airport directly to the
first winery for our Luján de Cuyo Tour (the Uco
Valley is too far away). The cost for the transfer is an extra US$ 20 per
person.
Please know the following cancellation policies:
*There are no partial refunds if you miss wine tastings in the morning due
to delays.
*If you miss the whole tour due to flight cancellations/delays, we will
refund 70% of the tour price.The airport transfer is not
refundable unless you cancel the day before.
*If you miss the whole tour and we can reschedule for another day, the extra
cost is the full price of the new tour, minus the
70% refund of the missed tour.
I hope this clears up all the possible scenarios - please let me know who
you decide.
What type of wineries do we
visit? top
Most of the wineries we visit will be boutique wineries. When we
plan our full day tours we try our best to include small wineries, larger
wineries, as well as a contrast between traditional and modern ones so that
you get a feel of what the Mendoza wine region is all about. Most importantly, we choose wineries that offer wines
of a high quality, the most welcoming service, where the visits are very
personal and private, and the wine tastings are tailored-made for our groups.
Visiting wineries in Mendoza is a much more personal
affair than, say, in Napa or Sonoma, where you often do not even see the
actual winery, but just walk up to a bar in a tasting room and choose a
flight, served by a woman/man who is pouring wine for 5 other couples at
the same time.
Here the wineries' hosts/hostess always want to show you the winery and
tell you about its history. We do think that this is actually a good thing.
Walking around the winery on a private visit and listening to information
about their special methods and about the history of winemaking in Mendoza
gives you a sense of place and identity that will make the wine tasting
that follows afterwords a much more complete, satisfying and priceless experience.
We have worked a lot with the wineries you
will get to know so as to develop such visits that are meaningful and diverse
enough so as to contribute to a meaningful
“wine experience”.
I hope this has answered all of your questions!
Can we visit 4 wineries plus lunch?
All our full day tours visit a maximum of four wineries. To try and squeeze
five wineries in one day is simply not advisable if you also want to have
a relaxed winery lunch. When we plan our tours we take into account driving
and tasting time, with 5 wineries there would simply not be enough time
to appreciate a good wine tasting, which is what we believe is the most
important aspect of our wine tours. Distances between wineries in Mendoza
are a lot longer than, for example, in Napa Valley.
Seeing as you arrive for a few days, have you considered going on two tours?
We could put together two Luján de Cuyo Wine Tours with different wineries
on each day, and having lunch in Terruño, and excellent restaurant owned
by Bodega Tapiz on the second day.
What about tours on
Sunday? top
I have switched your tour dates, since on Sundays we go to the Uco
Valley (many of the family owned wineries that we like to visit
in Luján are closed on Sundays).
Mendoza is a lovely city where people take their rest seriously, during
siesta time (from 2 until 4) the streets of Mendoza are very quiet, and
this is even more true on Sundays, not many things are open. Sundays is
a day of relaxation and rest.
Mendoza has some lovely markets by Plaza Independencia, they open every
day in the evenings.
Taking this information into account, I think it would be best for you to
do a wine tour with us on a Sunday, seeing as there isn't much going on
in the city,and then have your 'free' day during the week.
Which Wine Tour do you recommend?
Both
Both our tours are great and quite different. Luján de Cuyo region is 20-30
minutes from the city center, so you get to see and taste wine at one more
winery. The region has some great wineries, a contrasting mix of historic,
family-owned, and modern boutique wineries as it is Mendoza's oldest wine
region. Wines produced in Luján de Cuyo are bold, full-bodied, ripe, fruity
with well-balanced acidity and sweet tannins.
On the other hand, on our Uco Valley Wine Tour, you will be really out in
the countryside and close to mountains of 15000 feet high, it has some great
scenery and excellent high-altitude wines. It is the new frontier of winemaking
in Mendoza where you will find small boutique wineries and larger, architecturally
impressive high-tech wine projects. In the Uco Valley, you will taste wines
that are full-bodied, fresh, mineral-driven, with intense fruit flavors
and firm tannins.
I would recommend taking both tours. The Luján de Cuyo Wine Tour has more
boutique wineries that you can compare to the wineries producing high altitude
wines in the Uco Valley, that way you will gain a real understanding of
the wine regions in Mendoza.
Seeing as you are wine connoisseurs, if you have enough time I recommend
for you to take both tours.
Luján
As your stay in Mendoza is short, I recommend that you choose the Luján de Cuyo Wine Tour, it is closer
to Mendoza so you get to taste wine at one more winery instead of spending
that time in the vehicle.
Plus as you will be going on the High Andes tour the next day you don't
have to worry about missing the mountain views from the Uco Valley Wine
Experience.
It is hard to say which one is 'better' - the Uco Valley has more spectacular
scenery, but it is further away from Mendoza, so we visit one winery less.
To get the most out of the tour I would recommend Luján de Cuyo,
where you also have nice mountain views, but less time spent in the van,
and 4 wineries in total.
Uco
The Uco Valley Wine Experience is definitely more scenic. While many
wineries in Luján de Cuyo also have views of the mountains, the Uco
Valley tour is higher up and very close to mountains of 15000 feet, a sight
to be seen.
Indifferent top
Both our tours are great and quite different. Luján de Cuyo region is 20-30
minutes from the city center, so you get to see and taste wine at one more
winery. The region has some great wineries, a contrasting mix of historic,
family-owned, and modern boutique wineries as it is Mendoza's oldest wine
region. Wines produced in Luján de Cuyo are bold, full-bodied, ripe, fruity
with well-balanced acidity and sweet tannins.
On the other hand, on our Uco Valley Wine Tour, you will be really out in
the country and close to mountains of 15000 feet, it has some great scenery
and excellent high altitude wines. It is the new frontier of winemaking
in Mendoza where you will find small boutique wineries and larger, architecturally
impressive high-tech wine projects. In the Uco Valley, you will taste wines
that are full-bodied, fresh, mineral-driven, with intense fruit flavors
and firm tannins.
- - - - -
Both our tours offer excellent wine quality, it is really up to you which
one to go for. The Luján de Cuyo Wine Tour has more boutique wineries,
and seeing as it is closer to Mendoza, you get to see and taste wine at
one more winery. However, on the Uco Valley Tour you are really out in the
country and close to mountains of 15000 feet, it has some great scenery
and excellent high altitude wines.
Which is the better wine region?
Luján de Cuyo certainly has some great wineries, as it is Mendoza's oldest
wine region. The Uco Valley wineries produce some excellent wine as well,
and many wineries located in Luján de Cuyo still also have higher-altitude
vineyards in the Uco Valley region, where days are warm to hot, but nights
are cool, ideal conditions for grape growing.
What type of wine
do you taste?
Being Argentina's signature grape, we taste a lot of Malbec in our tours,
however the wineries we visit also make excellent wine from other grape
varietals, notably Sauvignon Blanc, Cabernet Sauvignon, and others, which
you get to taste on the tours. It depends on the wineries visited - for
example Bodega O'Fournier, which we usually have lunch at in the Uco Valley
region, is Spanish-owned, and the owners have bought and planted Tempranillo
vineyards and produce excellent Tempranillo-Malbec blends.
Our tours include many tastings of top wines, which are usually blends of
Malbec and one or two other varietals. At each winery we taste 3-4, sometimes
5 wines. I cannot generalize which region has the best wines of which varietal,
but I can say that great Malbecs, Cabs, also Merlots which are very different
from the ones in California, and whites are produced in the Uco Valley as
well as in Luján de Cuyo.
White wine?
In Mendoza there isn't a winery that specialises in white whine , but there
are wineries that we visit that produce some great white wine, such as Pulenta
Estate.....
Is there a cheaper tour? top
The wine tours that we offer may look expensive, but in fact they are a
very good deal. If you search other companies that offer full day tours
in Mendoza, I believe that you won't find any at a better value. In fact,
whilst it may look that all wineries offer more or less the same tour, the
wineries that we visit and the tastings that we arrange are the best in
Mendoza.
The prices of our tours reflect what you get: a great day out accompanied
by a knowledgeable guide that speaks excellent English, in a comfortable
vehicle with a safe driver, visits to Mendoza's most attractive wineries,
top wine tastings and a multi-course gourmet lunch matched with at least
4-5 wines included. Also our groups are small and are received in private
at the wineries.
On your arrival to Mendoza you may find some cheaper tours, but they can
really not be compared to ours as you will probably end up in a big tour
bus for half a day and miss out on Mendoza's hidden gems and great wineries.
I hope that you will reconsider, our tours have been called by many of our
clients the highlight of their stay in Mendoza!
Why a mix between official and unofficial exchange rate? top
Unfortunately in Argentina, having the prices in US dollars is the only
way we have to keep a fixed price and cover our costs. As you can see, there
is a difference between the official and unofficial exchange rate. Argentina
has a rampant inflation (50% per year right now), which translates into
our costs, and is reflected in the unofficial rate, but not in the manipulated
official rate.
Can you tell me the names of the vineyards?
top
We have not confirmed the wineries yet since it's still a few days / weeks
/ months away.
However, what I can tell you in advance is that most of the wineries we
visit will be boutique wineries. When we plan our full day tours we try
our best to include small wineries, larger wineries, as well as a contrast
between traditional and modern ones so that you get a feel of what the Mendoza
wine region is all about. Most importantly, we choose wineries that offer
wines of a high quality, the most welcoming service, where the visits are
very personal and private, and the wine tastings are tailored-made for our
groups.
For a while now, small boutique wineries, have been
playing a major role in Argentina, and we choose those that provide the
most unique "wine experience" for you.
Moreover, we choose the wineries based on, most importantly, the quality
of the wine, service, whilst also taking into account geography and being
sometimes restricted by availability on certain days.
Finally, you can be sure to know that whichever winery we take you to, the
wine quality and visits will be of a very high standard.
I am confident that we can organize a memorable trip to Mendoza for you,
and am looking forward to hearing your comments.
Why your Deluxe Tours are so expensive?
Our deluxe tours have a high cost because the wineries charge us correspondingly
for opening their top and icon wines, like the Nicolas Catena Zapata or
the Cobos Malbec, 97-98 point wine.
Our private deluxe tours include tastings at 3 or 4 wineries, with a gourmet
wine pairing lunch at one of them, plus private transport and guide. That
said, for most people our deluxe tour would be over the top, and our other
daily tours include reserve wines and are a memorable experience at a much
lower price. It is really up to you.
Can you organize just a private driver?
We only arrange guided tours. We do not organize just a driver or a taxi
without a guide. Our guides love wine and have a lot of background information,
they are essential for a smooth and meaningful experience – the feedback
we have received from our clients confirms this over and over.
Moreover we have developed special relationships with the wineries and on
our tours we have private visits and special tastings at the wineries. If
you just show up at the wineries with a driver you will not get the same
treatment. We always strive for something better and have negotiated hard
with the wineries to open their best wines for us at reasonable prices.
Tour lunch top
The Luján de Cuyo and Uco Valley
Wine Experience tours have gourmet winery lunches with wine
pairing: 4-5 courses with 4-5 wines. The main course is often a Filet steak,
but vegetarian options are also available should you need them.
Tour without lunch
We believe the best thing about our wine tours are the fabulous winery lunches,
which is why both our small group tours, as well as our Deluxe tours, include
lunch. We do offer half day tours without lunch but we do not offer an option
that excludes lunch and where you pay by yourself.
Vegetarian options/
Other dietary preferences
The wineries and restaurants we visit for lunch on our tours all have vegetarian
options. We will make a note in our files next to your reservation. When
you have confirmed the tour with a deposit please remind us again.
It is no problem to take into account your dietary preferences. We will
make a note in our files next to your reservation. When you have confirmed
the tour with a deposit please remind us again.
I
am traveling with children, can they join the wine tours?
A full day wine tour, with visits to three wineries and a five course lunch
leaves even the most seasoned wine enthusiast ready for a much needed siesta!
Also, distances between wineries can be quite large, and our tours focus
on the wine tastings, which can be boring for children. Based on our experience
we have created these guidelines:
Children over 15 years old are welcome to join the small group tours and
are charged the price of a 'dry tour' which includes transport* and the
5 course lunch, in short, everything except the wine:
Luján de Cuyo Wine Tour Dry Tour
Price: US$ --- per child
Uco Valley Wine Experience
Price: US$ --- per child
If you travel with younger children or small infants, we recommend a private
wine tour for your party, that way you don't have to adjust to anyone's
itinerary or rhythm. Please contact us for a price quote.
Of course, each parent is the best judge of their children and can predict
if they will enjoy a full day tour focused on wine, the ages provided are
only for orientation.
What clothes should I wear on the wine tours? top
The climate in the beginning of June will likely still be moderate, meaning
that a long-sleeved shirt or a light jacket will do. In fact, if the sun
is out, it may be very warm. Then again, being close to the mountains, temperatures
can drop quickly, so bringing something like a sweater and a jacket is advisable.
Casual clothing is best. It is late fall here and it can get cold, so I
would recommend bringing a warm jacket - you can always take it off when
the sun is out and it gets warm during the day.
Are there a lot of people on the tours?
There will be no tour buses! I guarantee that the tours will go out, even
if you are the only ones who book for those days.
What if we are the only two that book?
I guarantee that the tours will go out, even if you are the only ones who
book for those days.
Will I get altitude sickness on the Uco Valley tour?
The highest altitude on our Uco Valley Wine Experience is about 1300m
(4200 ft) above sea level. In some cases altitude sickness can set in if
you are at an altitude of over 2400m (8000 ft) for a longer time (source:
Wikipedia), but we are much lower, so there is nothing at all to worry about.
Will I get altitude sickness on a mountain tour / going over the
Andes? top
While the highest altitude of the Andes crossing is at about 3200m (10500
ft) above sea level, usually altitude sickness should be no problem, since
you are only that high for a short time. It is a bus trip with great scenery
and I would not worry about altitude unless you have a medical condition,
in which case please consult with your doctor.
How much do you recommend I should tip guides
and drivers?
With regard to tips, they are entirely voluntary, but of course always
welcome. You may wish to tip the guide, the driver or the waiters at the
winery which serve you lunch. Of course, if, and how much you tip is really
up to you! On previous experience, our guides have been tipped between US$
5 to 25 per person, restaurant and drivers may be tipped between US$ 10-20
total, depending on how much you liked the service.
Shorter
Tour Christmas / New Year's
On December 24/31 we have our Luján de Cuyo Tour with three wineries
available, which is shorter and less exhausting than our Uco Valley Tour,
so that our guests and also the driver and guide don't come back too tired
to celebrate the New Year:
Do you have a Special Christmas tour? top
December 25 will be a quiet day, it is one of the most important holidays
of the year - there will be no wine tour on December 25th.
On December 24th we organize the Special Christmas Eve Tour, here is a little
bit more about the tour:
, December 24th
Special Christmas Eve Tour: share the festive spirit on
this special wine tour.
•Pick up around 8:30am, return 4:30pm.
It includes:
•2 wineries with special tastings
•Tank or barrel tastings
•Multi-course gourmet wine pairing lunch at
the third winery
•English-speaking, personable and local wine hosts
•Pick up and drop off included for hotels/apartments
in Mendoza City center or Chacras de Coria. (For other
locations please inquire.)
Price: US$ 195 per person
The usual group size for this tour is 8 guests. If there are more than 8
people, we will go with two vans and two guides, meeting up at the different
wineries (maximum two groups of 8 people).
In order to book this tour we ask for a 30% deposit via Zelle* or credit
card. The balance is due at least a day before the tour, using the same payment method, or with a US$ 10 discount per person on the balance if you can pay it in cash at our office.
Please let me know what you decide and I will send you the next steps for
your booking.
Looking forward to welcoming you in Mendoza!
Kindly,
*Zelle is a payment system that works inside the online banking
of all major US banks. Payments are almost instantaneous (sometimes the
first payment right after registering can take a day or two). If you log
into your online banking via app or on your computer, there should be an
option for Zelle. Just confirm an email address to use with Zelle and you
can send and receive money with it.
Do your tours include transport?
All our tours include transportation to the wineries, we arrange a pick
up time from the hotel you will be staying at and bring you back to the
hotel at the end of the tour.
Are there any wineries withing walking distance?
Unfortunately there are not any wineries within walking distance, the ones
closest to Mendoza are found in the Luján de Cuyo area, about a 20-30 minute
drive from Mendoza city.
Itinerary requested
I will attach the planned itinerary of our -----Luján de Cuyo Wine Tour /Past to
Present Tour----- on ---fecha--- to this email. It is quite
different to the sample itinerary on our website, since we constantly develop
and improve our tours, however we do not want to put it all on the website
for our competition to see ...
When is the harvest season? top
Spring starts with warm and dry weather in September, allowing the vines
to enjoy uniform budding, with a high quality and quantity of clusters.
Flowering takes place towards the end of Spring, in a dry and hot climate,
providing an excellent set of berries per cluster.
Mendoza enjoys a fairly long and hot summer, which begins on December 21,
offering the grapes the opportunity to ripen fully. However, the vineyards
need to survive thunderstorms and hail-storms.
The harvest season starts in March. The days are sunny and mild, the nights
cool and dry, allowing the grapes to complete their maturation cycle. The
last grapes to be harvested, notably Malbec and Cabernet Sauvignon, because
they have to reach an excellent ripeness of tannins and an exceptional balance
between sugar and acidity.
The word "Vendimia" means collecting, the grape harvest and time
when such activity takes place, as a second meaning. It is one of the perfect
excuses to visit the province between mid-February and mid-April each year.
Do tours fill up quickly in November/December/January?
.............. is (already) high season, so I would advise booking the tour
3-4 weeks in advance. The more time we have, the better the tour we can
put together. The most interesting wineries here require reservations for
visits, and the earlier we can make those reservations, the better. Making
a reservations is easy, you simply decide which tour on which day, and pay
a (fully refundable) 30% deposit via Zelle* or credit card by credit card
via PayPal.
Do I have to buy wine? Can I buy wine at the wineries?
How can I ship wine home?
At most wineries you have the opportunity to buy wine after the tasting,
but there is no obligation at all.
If you buy wine and want to carry it home the best option is shipper boxes
with Styrofoam inserts (we have them available) that insulate the wine from
rapid temperature changes and which you can check as luggage (since you
cannot take liquids in your hand luggage these days). Shipping wine by a
postal service like UPS is quite expensive (about US$ 20-30 per bottle,
depending on quantity) and only worth it if you buy very good wine. Most
wineries do not ship themselves, because they don't want to compete with
their own importers to the U.S., but those that do use the same contact
that our agency uses, and the prices are the ones mentioned above.
Wine can also be checked as luggage on international
flights. The safest way is to pack it into a styrofoam insulated shipper
box which you can then shrink wrap at the airport. We sell boxes for 6 or
12 bottles at our office.
National Shipping top
If you have someone in Buenos Aires to receive the wine you could send it
within Argentina by regular (registered) post, by a private company like
OCA (http://www.oca.com.ar/), or by "encomienda" by long distance
bus (bus companies like Andesmar also do cargo), all for a fraction of the
price of international shipping.
Is there a lot of driving time in the tours?
The wineries in Mendoza are not in the capital city and therefore driving
time needs to be taken into account. The closest wineries are situated in
Luján de Cuyo, your wine tour destination for the first day. Driving time
is around 20 mins to the wineries and between wineries from the centre of
Mendoza.
The Valle de Uco tour does have more driving involved as the wineries are
further south and much closer to the mountains, the first visit is approximately
45 mins from Mendoza. The journey is filled with some breathtaking scenery
and is definitely something to be enjoyed in its own right.
On the Uco Valley Tour you will be in the car roughly 45 minutes between
wineries, on the Luján de Cuyo Tour 20 minutes between wineries.
Transfers
Entre Cielos / Cavas etc.
Luján
Since ---hotel--- is a bit out of the way from some wineries that we visit
in the Luján de Cuyo region, we can pick you up or drop you
off there, depending on the winery selection of the day, but not both. For
example, we would ask you to organize transport (via Cavas) to the first
winery of the tour, and can then drop you off at Cavas after the last winery,
or vice versa.
Luján / Uco
---Your hotel --- is a bit of a detour from our trip to the Luján
de Cuyo / Uco Valley. There will be no problem dropping you off there at
the end of the day, but for the pickup early in the morning we need to organize
a remis for you to take you to a meeting point or the first winery.
Both
Since Cavas Wine Lodge is a bit out of the way from some wineries that we
visit in Luján de Cuyo region, we can pick you up
from there, depending on the winery selection of the day, but for the drop
off our driver has to make a detour from our way to the city center. We
would ask you organize transport (via Cavas) from the last wienry back to
Cavas after lunch.
For the Uco Valley Wine Tour, we can organize it privately
including pick up and drop off from Cavas Wine Lodge due to the distances.
Since --- is a bit of out of the way from some wineries that we visit in
the Luján de Cuyo/ Uco Valley region and it does not make sense that
our driver travels such long distances to take you to a winery within the
same area, we cannot provide you with a transfer. I am sorry. We recommend
you asking the hotel receptionists if they can provide you with a taxi to
the first winery on our tour, which can be, for example, --,--, and pick
you up from -- or --- at the end of the tour.
Since --hotel-- is a bit out of the way from some wineries that we visit
in the Luján de Cuyo /Uco Valley region, we can
drop you off there at the end of the tour but for the pick up early in the
morning we would organize a transfer to a meeting point for you to join
the rest of the group. The extra cost for the transfer in the morning is
US$ 15 per person (US$ 30 in total).
On our regular group tours (maximum 8 people), pick up and drop off are
included only if you stay in Mendoza city center or in Chacras de Coria.
Casa de Uco is almost --- hours from the wineries we usually visit
in Luján de Cuyo / the Uco Valley. I am afraid we cannot provide
you with transport from Luján de Cuyo / the Uco Valley to --- because
of the distance and costs involved (almost 100km). We recommend
that you ask the hotel receptionists if they can provide you with transport
to the first winery on our itinerary and then back to --- at the end of
the tour. Depending on their availability, the first winery could be ---,
---, and the last one could be --- or --. All these wineries are approximately
--- kilometers from ---.
Pick up-Drop off Tupungato Divino
Regarding your question, there will be no problem picking you up at Tupungato
Divino, but no dropping you off. At the end of the tour, we can leave you
at the city of Tunuyán (about 30 km away to Tupungato) and you can
take a taxi to the Lodge (the taxi should cost you about US$ 25).
Mendoza top
Can you recommend hotels in Mendoza?
We used to reserve hotels for our clients, but do not do so anymore, since
you can find better prices online nowadays.
Here are some recommendations that we had on our website: http://www.mendozawinetours.com/ampora/lodging/index.html.
Most of our guests stay for example at the Hyatt, Diplomatic, Sheraton,
Casa Lila, Villaggio.
We used to book accommodation for our clients, but nowadays you can find
cheaper rates than we could offer at booking.com
and other websites. Most of our guests stay for example at the Hyatt, Diplomatic,
Sheraton, Casa Lila, Villaggio.
Can you suggest any good restaurants?
There are many restaurants in the area around the
Park Hyatt. If you walk around for 10-15 minutes you can look at the menus
and see what you are interested in. Some recommended places would be the
restaurants Cordillera Vinos y Fuegos; Josefina, or Azafrán.
There are many restaurants in the area around the
Park Hyatt. If you walk around for 10-15 minutes you can look at the menus
and see what you are interested in. Some recommended places would be the
restaurants Cordillera Vinos y Fuegos; Bruselas, Josefina, or Azafrán.
---------
Francis Mallmann is a well known restaurant here in Mendoza, not only because
its Chef - Francis Mallmann - is quite famous in our country, but also because
of his traditional cuisine with a French touch. The restaurant is located
inside a very traditional winery some 10-15 minutes away from the city,
so the ambiance is great! The wine menu is huge so you have plenty of choices
to pair your food with.
I particularly like a restaurant called Cordillera Vinos y Fuegos. They
have an open kitchen so you can take a look at all the dishes the Chefs
cook. They serve traditional food and you can enjoy a traditional Asado
with different cuts of meats. What I like about this restaurant is that
it has its private cellar for you to choose your wine with the help of the
owner or waiters! In contrast to Francis Mallmann's, it's wine menu is small
because they focus on showcasing boutique wineries.
Other 2 restaurants to be recommended are Anna Bistro and Josefina. Anna
Bistro is a French owned winery, but all the dishes offered are mainly traditional.
You can also find some characteristically from France. Mostly, the wines
found on the menu belong to French owned wineries in Mendoza. The ambience
here is so delicate and cozy! You have come at the right time to enjoy your
dinner outside! Josefina is another option to enjoy home made pasta, like
at Fuente y Fonda! The cuts of meat they offer, such as lamb, are great
too! This place is very sophisticated and you can also enjoy nice wine!
Flights Buenos Aires - Mendoza
Another possibility is to fly into Buenos Aires and then into Mendoza,
however in Buenos Aires you have to change from the international airport
to the domestic airport, which is a bit of a hassle.
The airport in Mendoza is a 15-20 minute cab ride from the center. Getting
a taxi to the city would cost you around 30 pesos and is safe. Mendoza
airport is quite small - you will see a taxi desk which can call one or
two taxis for you and tell you the price in advance.
Special
Vacations top
CHRISTMAS
What is there to do over Christmas?
Club Tapiz does have a special Christmas dinner on December 24th. In Argentina
the evening of the 24th is the more important Christmas evening.
On December 25 Club Tapiz excellent restaurant "Terruño" is
open for lunch and dinner as well. I think it is a good choice to stay
there, Mendoza city will look quite deserted on the 25th, most restaurants
are closed, whereas at Club Tapiz you can relax by the pool surrounded
by vines.
NEW YEAR
Wineries will be open on New Years Eve don't worry! What I do suggest
is that you swap your dates around. There will definitely be more choice
in Luján in December 31.
VENDIMIA
Vendimia top
The harvest season is very popular in Mendoza, and availability for accommodation
has already nearly run out. Neither Park Hyatt nor the Executive hotel
have availability for your travel dates. Also, most hotels only take reservations
for a minimum of three nights from the 6th of march to the 9th, making
finding accommodation much more difficult.
Although the Vendimia is a nice time to be in Mendoza, it is always swamped
by tourists, making the service in Hotels and Wineries less personal.
I always advise our clients to come just outside the Vendimia season where
they have more time in the rvisit and still appreciate the grape picking
season.
Vendimia Tickets
I am afraid that we do no not sell Vendimia's Central Act tickets ourselves,
although we can try our best to get them for you at another agency.
The prices go from ---- pesos to -- pesos.
NATIONAL HOLIDAYS
My flight leaves on the same day of the wine tour... top
Our Lujan de Cuyo / Uco Valley Tour returns to Mendoza around
5-5:30pm /5:30-6pm, there is sufficient time to catch your flight.
We can also pre-organize your transfer to the airport the minute you come
back from the tour, so that you are guaranteed to be at the airport (a
small airport it is) at least one hour before your flight.
You could take your luggage ( if it is not too much ) on the tour and
we can have a car waiting for you when you return to Mendoza that takes
you straight to the airport if you wish. The additional cost would be
US$ 10 per person.
Our Lujan de Cuyo / Uco Valley Tour returns
to Mendoza around 5-5:30pm /5:30-6pm. Since yours is a domestic
flight, being at the airport 1-1:30 hour before your flight is enough
to catch it. We can also pre-organize your transfer to the airport the
minute you come back from the tour, so that you are guaranteed to be at
the airport (a small airport it is) at least one hour before your flight.
You could take your luggage ( if it is not too much ) on the tour and
we can have a car waiting for you when you return to Mendoza that takes
you straight to the airport if you wish. The additional cost would be
US$ 10 per person.
What do you recommend for three days?
For a three day stay I suggest doing both the Luján de Cuyo and Uco Valley
wine tours and either a 'custom made' third wine tour day or the High
Andes Mouintain Tour. It is not on the website yet, but we have started
to run High Andes Tours in small groups, on the same level as our wine
tours. The cost is US$ 135 per person, including lunch - I will attach
an itinerary for you.
Wine Agency in Chile
For wine tours in Chile we recommend the company Uncorked, run by María
Constanza Estelrich. We have worked with her here in Mendoza and can recommend
her wholeheartedly: info@uncorked.cl
The website is www.uncorked.cl
Inquires about Catena /El Enemigo/Zuccardi etc top
From the other wineries on your list we only work with ... and can try
to include it//them in our Luján de Cuyo Wine Tour //
Uco Valley Wine Experience:
Catena Zapata is a big winery and due to the mass tourism they receive,
sometimes they cannot provide a personal experience as we do on our wine
trips. So they don't really fit in our tours. Moreover, they have more
availability for particular guests than for agencies, so we usually recommend
that our clients make their reservations online at Catena Zapata and/or
Angélica, their restaurant, directly, and we provide the transportation
on that day. Our tours focus on smaller wineries and boutiques which have
equally top-notch wine quality, a more personal service, and where we
can tailor the wine tastings for our guests, so that you can get an in-depth
feel of what the Mendoza wine country is all about. //
XX and XX are big wineries and due to the mass tourism they receive, sometimes
they cannot provide a personal experience.
We have a different concept: our tours focus on smaller wineries and boutiques which have equally top-notch wine quality, a more welcoming service, and where we can tailor the wine tastings for our guests, so that you can get an in-depth feel of what the Mendoza wine country is all about.
We can offer you these two tours:
TripAvisor link top
Would you mind sharing your experience with us on TripAdvisor? That would
help us a lot:
http://www.tripadvisor.com/UserReviewEdit-g312781-d737402-a_placetype.10021-Ampora_Wine_Tours-Mendoza_Province_of_Mendoza_Cuyo.html
If you are familiar with TripAdvisor, Would you mind sharing your experience
with us on the website? That would help us a lot:
http://www.tripadvisor.com/UserReviewEdit-g312781-d737402-a_placetype.10021-Ampora_Wine_Tours-Mendoza_Province_of_Mendoza_Cuyo.html
Rosell Boher Lodge top
Please be aware that Rosell Boher Lodge is in a very remote location, in addition
it is 7km on a long dirt road that is not in good enough condition for our
van to go there. We would need to organize extra transfers for you to take
you to a meeting point and to bring you back to the lodge after the tour(s).
The cost of the transfers, if organized by us, is US$ 55 per trip.
Alternatively you can ask the lodge if they can provide the transfers. For
the Uco Valley the meeting points would be Pulenta Estate winery in the morning,
and the Ugarteche YPF gas station in the afternoon. For Luján de Cuyo
the meeting points would be the first winery in the morning (for example Benegas
winery), and the last winery in the afternoon (for example Vistalba winery).
Airbnb Reservations top
Hi --!
Thank you for booking, all confirmed.
See you on --- at 5:25pm at 647 Sarmiento (Ampora Wine Tours office)!
Kindly,
Kai / Mercedes / Rafa
Winery
Descriptions top
Visits and Tastings
AMP Cava - Karim Mussi Saffie's private winery in the charming
Maipú wine region, where you will sample his top range wine portfolio,
including their unique "Jardín de los Caprichos" line.
Pulenta Estate - hands down one of Mendoza's classiest wineries
with elegant refined Gran Reserves for you to taste.
Bodega Vistalba - we just went to this family-owned winery
to taste their new Limited Edition "Autóctono" line in their
private cellar - some of the best wines we have ever tried.
Caelum - at this small family-owned boutique winery, you
will be welcomed by Constanza, the owner, taste their best wines and try their
chocolate truffles and pistachios.
Familia Cassone - the Cassone family, owners and operators
of this winery, combine 100-year-old vineyards and the latest technology to
create a unique collection of delicious wines
Mendel - winemaker Roberto de La Mota and an Argentinian
family created Mendel Wines, where de La Mota's author wines as well as high-end,
elegant wines from the winery can be tasted
Matervini - the wine adventure of two well-known winemakers,
Santiago Achaval and Roberto Cipresso, where they especialize in Malbec and
highlight this variety's terroirs and personalities
Trez Wines -
Terrazas de los Andes -
Finca Bandini -
Familia Blanco -
Cruzat - its sparkling wines made of Pinot Noir and Chardonnay
reflect balance between classic and modern with the know-how of its winemakers,
Pedro Federico Rosell and Lorena Mulet, Pedro's former student at university
Chandon - iconic sparkling wine producer
Atamisque -
Domaine Bousquet -
Familia Zaina -
Corazón del Sol -
Gimenez Riili -
Altus -
Piedra Negra -
Lunch top
Lunch at Finca Decero - this Swiss-owned winery surrounded
by vineyards has one of the best locations where you can lunch with the Andes
mountains towering over the horizon.
Lunch at Lagarde - one of the oldest wineries in Mendoza
where the past meets the present, the 100-year-old vineyard surrounds their
cozy fine restaurant, Mendoza's highest rated winery lunch.
Lunch at Dominio del Plata - Susana Balbo's, first female
winemaker in Argentina, family project devoted to high quality winemaking.
Osadía de Crear
Lunch at Diamandes-
Lunch at Monteviejo -
Lunch at Domaine Bousquet -
Asking for Shipping Data and Payment top
Hi xx,
Hope you had a great time on your tour yesterday!
We received your wines and will keep them in our private cellar until we ship
them to your home. Please have a look at the list of wines below:
-- Copy from excel --
The cost for shipping xx bottles is US$ xxx,
including all taxes and duties. Chequear!
--- Original tour payment via Zelle
---
If you would like to pay via Zelle as you did with your tour, please pay the
amount of US$ -- via to our address c.poletticavero@gmail.com. The account
name is CARLA POLETTI CAVERO. This is our preferred option since it saves
us high credit card fees.
Alternatively, we can send you a link to pay with credit card. In this case,
please let us know if it is a Visa, Mastercard or AMEX. This link expires
in 24 hours, so please pay attention to your email.
As soon as we receive your payment, we will send you a receipt for your records.
Thank you,
---Next email: receipt + shipping data ---
Thank you for your payment. I've attached your receipt to this email.
For the shipping, please let us know your details:
Name:
Street:
City, State:
Zip Code:
Country:
Contact Phone:
In order to ship wines to the USA, we need to do paperwork with U.S. customs
to approve every label for importation which can take around 7-14 days.
Once everything is done, we will prepare your wines to be shipped and send
you the tracking number.
By the way, FedEx sometimes requires a delivery signature, when will you be
back home?
Thank you!
Tracking number top
Hello xx,
Your wine is now on its way!
You can check your shipping progress at https://www.fedex.com
with the following tracking number:
xx
When tracking the shipment, it is best to open "detailed tracking" to see
where the package actually is. Unless it is already in your city, on the delivery
vehicle or at the nearest Fedex hub, please disregard the delivery prediction.
Also, sometimes customs causes a delay asking for 'more information'; our
shipping service is on top of it and it usually clears in a couple of days.
Thank you again and enjoy these delicious wines!
Best wishes,
xx
What are the differences between regular and deluxe tour?
Our regular tours are group tours of 2-8 people, while
the deluxe tours are completely private. Moreover, though some of the wineries
selected for our regular tours can sometimes repeat on the deluxe ones, the
wine selection for the tastings is a significant difference. Indeed, we choose
medium to high quality wines for the regular tastings, and icon wines, some
of them highly scored, and also, wines from different vintages for vertical
tastings for our deluxe tours.
Our regular tours are group tours of 2-8 people, while
the deluxe tours are completely private, with a driver and expert guide who
is there just for you. The other difference is the winery and wine selection:
Some of the most exclusive wineries are only accessible through our deluxe
tours, but even at wineries that we may also visit on our group tours, the
deluxe tasting is totally different, including for example various icon wines,
or wines from older vintages that are far above what we taste
when we go with a group.
Tasting 1 person
Thank you for your full payment. Please find attached a receipt for your records.
Your Tuesday Wine Tasting / Malbec & its Personalities / Wine
& Olive Oil / Sunday Wine Club delete 2-3
Event starts at 5:30
pm. Just to reconfirm, the address is Sarmiento 647, next to our office, just
ring the bell please.
Tasting 2 people
Thank you for your full payment. Please find attached a receipt for your records.
Your Tuesday Wine Tasting / Malbec & its Personalities / Wine
& Olive Oil / Sunday Wine Club delete 2-3
Event starts at 5:30
pm. Just to reconfirm, the address is Sarmiento 647, next to our office, just
ring the bell please.
Tasting 3 people
Thank you for your full payment. Please find attached a receipt for your records.
Your Tuesday Wine Tasting / Malbec & its Personalities / Wine
& Olive Oil / Sunday Wine Club delete 2-3
Event starts at 5:30
pm. Just to reconfirm, the address is Sarmiento 647, next to our office, just
ring the bell please.
Tasting 4 people
Thank you for your full payment. Please find attached a receipt for your records.
Your Tuesday Wine Tasting / Malbec & its Personalities / Wine
& Olive Oil / Sunday Wine Club delete 2-3
Event starts at 5:30
pm. Just to reconfirm, the address is Sarmiento 647, next to our office, just
ring the bell please.
Tasting 5 people
Thank you for your full payment. Please find attached a receipt for your records.
Your Tuesday Wine Tasting / Malbec & its Personalities / Wine
& Olive Oil / Sunday Wine Club delete 2-3
Event starts at 5:30
pm. Just to reconfirm, the address is Sarmiento 647, next to our office, just
ring the bell please.
Tasting 6 people
Thank you for your full payment. Please find attached a receipt for your records.
Your Tuesday Wine Tasting / Malbec & its Personalities / Wine
& Olive Oil / Sunday Wine Club delete 2-3
Event starts at 5:30
pm. Just to reconfirm, the address is Sarmiento 647, next to our office, just
ring the bell please.
3 Valley Wine Experience
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3 Valley Wine Experience
On this private deluxe tour you visit all three major wine regions in Mendoza
in one day: Maipú, Luján de Cuyo and the Uco Valley. Indeed,
each is represented by an emblematic winery. Breathe history at an iconic
historic wine estate, visit a modern boutique, and enjoy the spectacular backdrop
of the Andes mountain range, all while tasting outstanding premium wines.
We have private visits and tastings at the first two wineries, and then an
exclusive lunch at one of Mendoza's most impressive wineries.
You can find more information here: http://www.mendozawinetours.com/ampora/tours/deluxe_3valley.html
Price: US$ 1000 per person (based on 2 people)
Luján-P2P top
We will be happy to take you on our one-of-a-kind wine tours!
You have chosen our Luján de Cuyo Wine Tour and our
private deluxe Past To Present Wine Experience, here is a
little bit more information about the tours:
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Pick up around 8:45am, return 5:30pm
Luján de Cuyo is part of the traditional wine region
in Mendoza, and our Luján de Cuyo Wine Tour will take
you into the heart of this region where some of Argentina's best Malbec wines
are made. We select the wineries for the quality of their wine, but also make
sure they are as diverse as possible, and interesting for example for their
architecture and their history. Your Luján de Cuyo Tour includes transport*,
one of our knowledgeable English speaking guides, visits with special tastings
of high quality wine at three boutique wineries, and a gourmet wine pairing
lunch at the fourth winery.
You can find more information here: http://mendozawinetours.com/ampora/tours/lujan.html
Price: US$ 175 per person
*Pick up from hotels/apartments in Mendoza city center or Chacras de Coria.
This is a high-end tour for small groups. The usual group size is 5-6 people,
the maximum is 8 people. A local guide with excellent English will be with
you all day for assistance and to provide you with information about Argentina,
Mendoza, wines and wineries.
With our Private Deluxe Tours we go even further and really pull out all the
stops when it comes to the wine tastings - the highest quality level for wine
lovers searching for Mendoza's best wines and boutique wineries::
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Past to Present Wine Experience
On this private deluxe tour we put special emphasis on the historic vs. the
new, letting you breathe history and Argentine culture while tasting the top-quality
wines of three selected wineries, including older vintages and traveling between
the historic wine regions and the modern Uco Valley. This tour also finishes
with an exclusive lunch with top wines at the last winery.
You can find more information here: http://www.mendozawinetours.com/ampora/tours/deluxe_p2p.html
Price: US$ 495 per person (based on 2 people)
In order to book these tours we ask for a 30% deposit via Zelle* or credit
card. The balance can be paid once you arrive in Mendoza.
Please let me know what you decide, and if you want to go ahead with a reservation
I will send you more information about the booking and payment process.
I hope this information was useful and we will see you soon in Mendoza!
Kindly,
The associated phone number with this Zelle account is 707-890-2244.