One of my favorite vineyards we've visited. The estate is…read moregorgeous with breathtaking views of the Andes Mountains. Couldn't stop taking pictures, that's why I had so many to post. The restaurant was really impressive too with beautiful dishes that were delicious. But the star is the wine! We tried a few and I can't say which was my favorite. Don't skip this place.

This is a beautiful property with several buildings, including a full restaurant. They have been in…read morebusiness since 1912, but only started making wine in 2007. The wines are personal taste, I wasn't a particular fan, but the experience is definitely worth the visit.

This is my wife's account:…read more I found this vineyard in a magazine at our Airbnb. I decided since it was the second oldest vineyard in the area, we must try. The structures on the property were old, which was nice because all the other vineyards we've been to were new. We had a nice tasting outside. The service was great. Our wine pourer spoke perfect English, but did let us practice Spanish too. We bought a bottle of the Malbec. I'm drinking it right now with a risotto. I would recommend stopping here for a different feel than a majority of the other vineyards

Good winery tour with the opportunity to go inside an old wine tank to see the old style of making…read morewine inside brick "tanks." It is extremely cold in there, so bring a jacket! Three wine tastings for 150 Argentine peso (US $10). Also has a pretty good cafe with rustic Italian food, which is great after a cold day of riding bikes through the vineyards. Staff are friendly and helpful. Pro tip: order your lunch before you go on the tour, and it will be ready when you are finished with the tasting!

This winery is so worth it! During the tour we learned that…read morethe owners decided to plant the same grape in different terroirs. (Malbec, of course) It was so interesting to see the difference in taste. I personally loved the wine grown in high altitude. Absolutely loved the experience. They also offer a membership and free shipping to the US. Oh but the views! That's where it's at! Stunning!

I would say that this experience is one I will never forget. They are known for their Malbec which…read morewas great. If you go to Maipu, Argentina this is a must see. It was out of this world and the setup puts Napa tasting rooms and vineyards look so small. They even have an art museum at the vineyard. The service was great as we toured the vineyard and cellar. Not many have a gran piano in them.

This place exceeded my expectations. When you first arrive you see beautiful buildings in the…read moreshadow of the mountains. My husband and I explored the property for a bit and took some pictures before heading in for our tour. We went to the tour desk and checked in. They told us that we would go in the next room over to watch a movie. The film was really interesting, and definitely made me ready for the tour. We then followed our guide Martina to the other building where the magic happens. We saw the bottling, meeting rooms, old batches of wine. Each place we went and each thing we saw had a great story! We then when into a room with a ton of barrels and a piano in the center. That piano produced beautiful sound and the room had awesome acoustics. They said that in the summer they have concerts only for about 300 people. But lets be real, we were there for one thing... the wine. It definitely did not disappoint! We even bought 6 bottles to take home with us. Martina was awesome... we talked about things from wine to cultures to the TV show Friends! We told Martina that we were on our honeymoon and she surprised us with an extra taste of wine! We really enjoyed our tour and we even got to know our other tour mates. If and when we make it back to Mendoza, this will be a place we need to visit again!

This was our last stop on our wine tour and was the first time I've ever been on a wine tour where…read moreyou actually did the tasting as you walked. I wasn't a huge fan of this. It was very quick, maybe 20 minutes or so? She gave us a quick tour of the storage and processing facilities as well as a quick step into the basement to look at aging areas. We then went upstairs to a conference room with the view of the Andes for the last tasting. Not really your typical tasting, for sure.

Casarena was the perfect spot for my final wine tasting experience in the Mendoza region. Casarena…read moreoriginated in 1937. The vineyards and winery are a century old and are now American owned. The owner fully renovated and brought new life back into the winery while keeping its historic past intact. I like how they maintained the skeleton of the old production building and recreated the space and updated it using state of the art winery technology innovations. Caserena is one of four vineyard estates. Each estate offers different geological and geographical differences. This provides diverse growing influences for the grapes, thus yielding amazing wines of the same varietal with unique nuances and flavor profiles. On the wine tour, they showed us the different climate and soil mixes for each estate. Fascinating! When touring the wineries of Mendoza it is necessary to book a reservation in advance. They don't take walk-ins like in the states. In Argentina from my experience, the wine culture is about providing an inclusive experience. Most tours start with a walk through the vineyards, a tour through the production facility, and then ends in a tasting room or if they have a restaurant, with a wine-paired lunch. Winery visits can at a minimum last 1 1/2 hours. It's time to slow down life here and enjoy. Take it all in. We found it ideal to visit only 2 wineries in a day as a result. At Casarena, like the other wineries, you first need to check in with the gate guard. My limited Spanish came in very handy here. They confirm your reservation with the tasting room manager and then they allow you to pass through the gate. The guard will then direct you where to park and meet for the start of your tour. At Casarena we met with our lovely lady tour guide. She poured us a glass of Rose to enjoy outside while we waited for other members of the group. Like all the other wineries. The view of the Andes mountains behind the rows of vines is stunning. The tour was very informative. We went through the vines and production facility. We got to peek into the old wine vats that they turned into a cellar for their wine library. They let me hold one of the largest bottles that they make!! Man that bottle was heavy. Definitely took some muscle to pick that up. After our tour, we walked to their restaurant at the back of the building for our wine-paired lunch. The restaurant is located in a beautiful modern building with all glass windows. Every table had a stunning view of the vineyard and mountains. The windows opened up onto their outdoor patio so you had an indoor-outdoor dining experience. The chef was busily cooking the meat on a BBQ right in front of us. They recently hired a new chef here, and this was their first tasting of their spring seasonal menu. It was a six-course lunch paired with wine. The food and wine here were incredible. The portions were larger than expected. The pairings were spot on. The food was artfully plated. Their wine was well structured. There wasn't anything I didn't like. We had an incredible time at Casarena. Delicious food and wine experience.

If you go to Maipu you need to visit Bodega Lopez... the tours are free, the wine tasting is free…read moreand the staff is great, they are among the best in all the region. Any tour may cost you lots of money. Well here they do it for free and with a smile. The wine is pretty good. The food is good too. We went in a Sunday. Be aware many bodegas and tours don't work or operate sundays in Maipu. We took a train from Mendoza to Maipu and just walk from the train station to the bodega. Is pretty close. You can rent a bike... when we went the bike rental site was closed --_-- However, we discover that we didn't need to spend $200-400 dollars to get to experience some good wine and bodegas. Check my other reviews and you will see that we explore the bodegas without spending hundreds of dollars. For me Bodegas Lopez was a first great experience.

Sophisticated tour about Lopez' wine production process; friendly staff; the wine tasting was so-so…read morebut it's such a personal thing. Strongly recommend to come. Our guide, Dani, was knowledgeable about the winery as well as about the wine making terminologies. Her English is good too! The wine is a bit softer to my pallet: the reds seem to be young/watered down IMO. The 2000 Federico Lopez was reasonable but it would cost 1,200 Pesos/bottle.

I visited the Catena Zapata restaurant for a tasting and lunch. This Michelin star rated…read moreestablishment is worth all the hype. They have a preselected menu and you get to choose the various wines (by packages) that you want to taste. They range from ~$80 - $2000 per person. Service was absolutely fantastic, exactly what you would expect from one of the top rated wineries in the world. Top notch and so knowledgeable of the family history, various regions, the terrain and all the varietals you are experiencing. The restaurant itself is built in a 2019 version of an old Italian villa, pebble Roads and strong looking towers and buildings. Gorgeous for pictures. If you are looking for a luxury experience and taste, definitely book yourself for a tasting at Catena Zapata.

We had a tour given by a gal named Florence. She has already gone through her sommelier a training…read moreexam and is very enthusiastic about wines. She took us to a room where they had unlabeled bottles and showed us a map of the region and all of the different vineyards that they have, explained their differences in elevation, soil and plantings. Then she took us to a barrel room and we tasted three different wines straight from the barrel. We then went to a tasting room and tasted three wines, Chardonnay, I'm all back and the Cabernet solving young all that had been aged for two years in barrels and then bottled. Then she took us to the roof and we got to see the view of the property from above. It was very pleasant tour although we did not get to see any production.