signature wine trail
luxury trip through Argentina
SIGNATURE WINE TRAIL
what to expect
Discover the essence of Argentinean wine culture. From the vibrant streets of Buenos Aires to the picturesque vineyards of Cafayate, Mendoza, and San Rafael, immerse yourself in the world of fine wines, exquisite cuisine, and breathtaking landscapes. Join us for an unforgettable journey through Argentina’s most renowned wine regions, where every sip tells a story of passion and tradition.
The itinerary
Discover a customized trip designed to match your preferences. The prices listed are estimates and may change based on your selections, but we’re here to adjust accordingly. Just schedule a complimentary discovery call, and we’ll discuss crafting your ideal escape!
Day 1 – Buenos Aires
Enjoy a smooth private transfer from the Ezeiza International Airport to your hotel in Recoleta. There, you’ll have the day to relax and explore the surroundings while you’ll enjoy a wine-tasting experience at night paired with an exclusive charcuterie board at the hotel’s private wine bar for guests only. At this hotel, you’ll have the choice to enjoy an afternoon snack called “merienda” in Argentina. Just head to the bar in the afternoon and you’ll have a selection of snacks and sandwiches available to fuel up.
Day 2 – Buenos Aires
Enjoy a wonderful breakfast experience at the hotel and get ready for your private tour around Buenos Aires. This is a completely tailor-made experience, so we’ll be happy to discuss in our planning meetings the highlights of the city and the many options you can choose from to see which parts you want to get to explore!
Day 3 – Cafayate
After having breakfast at the hotel in Buenos Aires, please have your bags ready to head to the airport on our private transfer and take your flight directly to Salta for your next stop on this trip. From Salta take our private transfer to Cafayate. This is your first adventure. You’ll pass through Quebrada de las Conchas and our dedicated English-speaking guide will stop at the most important highlights. After arriving at the hotel, enjoy a relaxing day after a start full of traveling. At night, we have a special treat awaiting you: an asado under the stars. The chef offers a traditional Argentinean barbecue with various cuts of meat paired with a meticulous selection of local wines.
Day 4 – Cafayate
After enjoying breakfast at the hotel, you’ll prepare to enjoy the Cafayate wine route at its best. We have a full-day wineries tour for you. The terroir, altitude, and thermal amplitude contribute to the unique qualities, character, and personality of the region’s wines. The proposal is to visit different wineries and learn about their particularities. In the morning, you´ll visit the Museum of Vine and Wine, and the winery Finca el Recreo, or El Porvenir. At noon, you’ll head to one of these wineries: Piattelli, Finca Las Nubes, or Viñas en Flor, for a lunch experience overlooking the vineyards. In the afternoon, you continue the tour and go to Yacochuya, a beautiful valley region at 2000 meters above sea level, to taste wines from that area. Finally, you’ll conclude by visiting some charming boutique wineries like Domingo Molina, San Pedro de Yacochuya, or Burbujas.
*Wine tasting experiences included; lunch not included
Day 5 – Cafayate
Today is a day thought around food and its best friend, wine. The first activity for today is called “Harmony of flavors”. This experience offers a wine pairing where the qualities of different grape varieties are combined with traditional Calchaquí cuisine ingredients to achieve a harmony of flavors. The second experience of the day includes a horseback ride through the Quebrada de las Conchas with local guides, followed by a wine and goat cheese tasting from their own local production. Younger visitors can also visit the cheese factory and goat pens there.
Day 6 – Mendoza
Good morning! After having breakfast, hop on our private transfer to the airport which will take you to “the land of the sun and wine”! This is Mendoza, one of the most famous wine regions in Argentina. After checking into SB Winemakers Hotel, you’ll enjoy a 15-minute massage to relax after your flight. At night, we’ve got you covered! You’ll enjoy a 7-course dinner at the hotel’s restaurant, LaVida, recommended by the Michelin guide.
Day 7 – Mendoza
Today you’ll venture into one of the most famous wine areas in Mendoza, Valle de Uco. Our proposal is for you to experience two different wineries. Bodega Andeluna, where you’ll enjoy a wine-tasting experience and an exclusive adventure: “Be a Winemaker for a Day”. It’s the offering from Andeluna Winery. You’ll have the opportunity to create your own wine, experimenting with different blends until you find the perfect one. This playful activity invites you to unleash your creativity, as you’ll also design the label and choose the wine’s name. Then, we’ve got another special experience waiting for you and we hope you’re hungry! It’s an exclusive 9-course lunch paired with local wines at Salentein Winery.
Day 8 – Mendoza
Good morning! Lujan de Cuyo, another famous area in Mendoza awaits! You’ll start the day with a Blind Tasting and Sensory Discovery experience at Lamadrid Winery. This activity is designed to develop your senses. You’ll rely on sensory memory to taste three wines in black glasses, using only our sense of smell to discover the hidden wine in each glass. You’ll use aromatic essences such as strawberry, wood, tobacco, and citrus, to learn about the aromas that distinguish each varietal. At the end, you’ll uncover the wines tasted. Later, we’ve got lunch covered again, you’ll enjoy a 3-course lunch at Nieto Senetiner Winery. After getting back to the hotel, a “wellness menu” awaits you, but this time it’s not meant to be eaten, it’s a relaxing 7-step wellness menu: 50-minute Body Exfoliation with Grape Seeds, 50-minute Body Hydration Wrap with Red Wine Cream and Grape Raisins or Mud Wrap with Red Wine Must, you name it!
Day 9 – San Rafael
After having breakfast in SB Winemakers House & Spa Suites, you’ll head to our private transfer to travel to San Rafael. After arriving at Chasglasian Wine and Suites, you’ll be received by the crew and relax for a while. You’ll then enjoy a horseback ride through the vineyards. Later, an exclusively private tour around the winery awaits where you’ll also enjoy a wine-tasting experience paired with a charcuterie board. You’ll then finish the day enjoying a typical Argentinean asado accompanied by Chasglasian wines.
Day 10 – San Rafael
Today is a day full of nature. You’ll get to see why San Rafael is one of the most popular destinations in Argentina. And that is the Atuel Canyon. Travelers will tour this geological formation, one of the few in Argentina, appreciating its colors and beauty. Lunch is included. Our expert guide will take you back to the hotel so you can unwind and relax before heading back out for a five-course dinner at the exclusive Finca La Mansa paired with special wines from the house.
Day 11 – San Rafael
As you start the day recharging your energy bar with breakfast at the hotel, prepare for a full-day winery tour. You’ll be picked up from the hotel and head directly to the first winery. You’ll get to visit Bodegas Valentin Bianchi, Bodega La Abeja and Bodega Murville. Then, for a different experience, you’ll visit the Yancanelo Olive Oil Factory, a family-owned company that for three generations has been passionate about producing and marketing the finest products from the region. Luch is included. Later, you’ll enjoy a special private dinner at the hotel where you’ll taste the typical Mendocino dishes paired with wonderful wines from Chasglasian.
Day 12 – End of Trip
Have the last breakfast of this trip at the hotel and jump on our private transfer for a smooth ride to the International Airport of Mendoza where you’ll board your flight to Buenos Aires. Make sure you don’t forget anything as we say our last farewell. We hope to see you again soon!
Your Accommodation
Algodon Mansion | Buenos Aires
Luxury boutique hotel nestled in the heart of Buenos Aires’ most elegant residential neighborhood, Recoleta, which has earned the city the nickname ‘The Paris of South America’. The luxury suites are exceptionally spacious and offer superior amenities. Enjoy the attention to every detail and personalized service to create a sublime hotel experience. The award-winning wines and fresh farm products from Algodon Wine Estates in San Rafael are featured prominently on the BA menu.
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*** Wine tasting and charcuterie board included first night
*** Breakfast included
But what made our experience most pleasant was the warmth of the reception:
Juan, Juliana, Rodrigo, and Franco, excellent in their hospitality, kindness, and attention to every detail.
I have no doubt about it for a second: Algodon Mansion is my place in Buenos Aires.
Silvana and Roberto Tandeter
Terrible, these people require a course in customer service.
The responsibility of the hotel lies in having them there.
We were only in town for one night. Thomás checked us in, made drinks, and made great recommendations for a tango show. The next morning, Rodrigo (and the team.. didn’t get everyone’s names) was more than happy to store our bags for a few hours while we had a city tour.
Really appreciate the excellent hospitality in this beautiful city! Can’t wait to come back.
(I travel for work.. while this was pleasure.. it was easily the best hotel experience I’ve ever had..)
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Your Accommodation
Grace | Cafayate
A luxury hotel with a spa nestled in ‘La Estancia de Cafayate’, a secluded 1,360 acre residential and sporting estate in the heart of an area famed for its spectacular scenery, outstanding wines and equestrian sports. the superb facilities at La Estancia de Cafayate that include one of the most prestigious golf courses in South America, a lively clubhouse and polo fields as well as access to the estate’s vineyards.
This time, we decided to stay at the hotel and enjoy all its amenities. Its spa and massages are something I never miss. As is walking through the vineyards and enjoying a picnic in the nearby grove.
Tip and recommendation: don't miss out on touring the surrounding area on the hotel's bicycles. It's a great program!
And also the "Harmony of Flavors" experience, which is a course menu paired with incredible local wines.
Then we ordered some pizzas with tomato and basil, they didn't have basil.
Friendly but slow attention.
The fries and onion rings tasted like old oil. The dry burger. The food is not up to par with the place and the price.
Sauna and pool all very good and consistent.
Breakfast is very complete and well served.
The restaurant is clearly not haute cuisine and the food didn't surprise me but it was good.
We will return without a doubt.
Excellent quality/price ratio
The place is divine
The staff is very friendly, but there are small details that I think should be taken into account:
When you get to the room, they don't have the detail of leaving a couple of bottles of water for guests, like in absolutely all hotels of a certain category. If you want water, you have to use the minibar. The same with coffee capsules. They don't give you complimentary coffee, you also have to pay for it from the minibar.
These are things that I have not seen in any hotel, it seems very shabby to me, honestly.
On the other hand, breakfast has very little variety and the coffee is terrible.
These are details that should be taken into account in a hotel like this.
Excellent staff. Lack of maintenance in general. All the activities proposed (pottery, massages, etc.) never had a turn despite having been there for 7 days. Restaurant of improvable quality. Good quality breakfast but lack of variety.
The place is a dream. I highly recommend asking for the bikes and exploring. The service is impeccable. The staff is very friendly. The restaurant is very delicious and the breakfast is very complete. I really couldn't be more comfortable. We even wanted to extend one more night
However, there are a few things that need to be improved for a 5 star hotel at this price:
- We had reserved for three evenings via email & WhatsApp and received a written confirmation. However, every evening we were faced with clueless faces and they seemed to have no idea about our reservation.
- The rooms are great as long as you don't have any neighbors. As soon as someone moves in above you, you can hear every step more than clearly.
- The air conditioning in the room is WAY TOO LOUD!
- The indoor pool area smells unpleasant.
The only objectionable thing is the restaurant but I would return without a doubt.
When I arrived, I paid with a foreign credit card and have a foreign passport so I am entitled to not pay tax (IVA). They said they also needed my partner to be foreigner and present his passport for this. Another thing that doesn’t make any sense.
In the sauna rooms there is no water. You are doing a sauna session and have to walk soaking wet to the front desk of the spa to poor yourself water.
They should really trained their staff to the hotel standards.
They gave us some chocolates for our wedding, but they charge you for the coffee capsules.
The indoor heated pool is small, the outdoor one is nice but they could put the water at 29 degrees and it would be a pleasure.
The single-lever faucet in the bathroom works poorly.... As almost always..... You burn or freeze. The environment is very nice. The attention is meticulous.
The attention is great, the collaborators are very attentive to everything.
I went out of season and it was good because there weren't that many people.
The spa (sauna and pool) very clean.
Very complete breakfast.
Super recommended!
Excellent everything!! We spent some wonderful days
Breakfast is varied, complete and very rich.
It has a spa and heated pool which are great.
We highly recommend this place, whether as a couple or as a family with children.
From some rooms the sunrise looks impressive and from others you can see the sunset. (Our room was oriented to see the sunrise.)
We will surely return soon.
The breakfast was delicious, the restaurant was also spectacular.
Without a doubt I will return to this beautiful place for a few more days!
Point for improvement: The water is not drinkable so they should put a dispenser in common areas. The beds sink a little.
The only short-come should be the English ability of the waiters in the restaurant because offer us the wrong dishes we ordered even we have double confirmed with them with the menu. For a great winery hotel , it should improve its welcome language for international customers.
You will want a car or at least hire their bikes to get into Cafayate as the walk to the front gate is already about 2km.
Our villa was comfortable with a wonderful view of the mountains.
Dinner at additional cost and breakfast, included, were tasty and included a good range of vegetarian options.
Special shout-out to the massages offered at the spa! The deep tissue massage was very well done in a comfortable environment and at a very competitive rate for such a hotel!
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Your Accommodation
SB Winemakers House & Spa Suites | Mendoza
Award-winning Argentinean winemaker Susana Balbo is a maverick when it comes to the production of high-quality wine in Argentina and a pioneer in female-led wine production in Argentina. A chic and welcoming lobby, a restaurant, a living room, and a bar surrounded by seven modern suites. All of the elements of this stylish and thoroughly buttoned-up hotel are strung together along a theme of art and the art of living. The hotel’s restaurant, called LaVida is another key part of the experience. It offers an a la carte menu and a seven-course chef’s table menu. Each elegant tasting menu course represents a level of the Tree of Life and is paired with a Susana Balbo wine. Breakfast is also something to look forward to, with all the usual suspects plus an a la carte menu offering surprises like quinoa salad with an egg, pumpkin blinis, and an acai bowl, among others.
*** Every day la carte breakfast included
*** One seven-course dinner included
Its 7 "rooms" are 4-walled villas surrounding a pool - all impeccably finished and new.
Retractable walls open to a covered terrace with heated loungers. Inside, a bathtub replicating a concrete egg (which Susana uses to make wine at the winery). The bathrooms have sinks made from the same stone as the countertop, and Venetian plaster walls. They really troubled themselves with every last detail.
The restaurant, noted in the Michelin guide, was also spectacular. Various tasting menus are on offer, but even the simple things (like the croissants) had us drooling.
They made us feel so special on our honeymoon and we will forever remember it!
The Balbo family is the creator of this space. This family has winery roots with an excellent track record... the complex also offers the possibility of visiting other tourist areas. There is a very wide availability of travel alternatives.
Excellent proposal for Mendoza.
Tailored Journeys Beyond the Ordinary
Your Accommodation
Chasglasian Wine and Suites | San Rafael
Welcome to Chasglasian, a unique hotel nestled amidst the vineyards of San Rafael, Mendoza. The guest rooms offer breathtaking views directly overlooking the vineyard, providing an unparalleled experience. Enjoy highly personalized service from our expert staff in wine and tourism. Your stay includes a dinner on the first and second nights and a guided personalized tour of the winery by our expert. Immerse yourself in the world of wine and indulge in a memorable stay at Chasglasian. Every morning, an exquisite full breakfast awaits, featuring top-quality artisanal products. Enjoy your breakfast indoors or in the gardens, savoring the landscape and nature around you. Discover the magic of Chasglasian Wine and Suites, where each moment is crafted to create unforgettable memories.
The beautiful room and the breakfast ten points
Many thanks to Inés who gave us great attention and a very nice experience in the winery.
Very good wines, recommended.
Highly recommended
Juan you are a genius, we hope to see each other again soon!
These 2 days Juan and Bris showed us what a true passion and an entrepreneurial mind can bring in life. The drive to make their guests feel at home is truly inspiring. The love for making great wines is best described by Juan during his tour around their vinyard. Enjoy the home prepared breakfast and don't leave without at least tasting one of the magnificant Chaglasian wines!!
Pricing of experience
From 7,370
*final price per person based
on two adults sharing
includes
- Accommodation in the boutique and luxury hotels presented with breakfast included
- Meals mentioned in the itinerary
- Tours and experiences in the itinerary
- Transfers from and to the airport
- Transfers for tours with accommodation pick ups
- Domestic transfers to the next destination: Salta – Cafayate; Cafayate – Salta; Mendoza – San Rafael
- Domestic flights to the next destination: Buenos Aires – Salta; Salta – Mendoza; San Rafael – Buenos Aires
does not includes
- International flights (can be included upon request). Needed: Home country – Buenos Aires; Buenos Aires – Home country
