valle de uco

Of the 3 wine regions we toured we preferred the Uco valley. The scenery is lovely, the vineyards and Bodegas are modern and impressive. Well worth a visit.

The Uco Valley (about an hour and a half from Mendoza town) is so beautiful, with the vineyards in the foothills of the Andes.I spent the day on a small group tour (with 6 other people). We went to Boscero, Salentien and finally Antes Lunes, where we had a six course lunch paired with their wines - lovely!I wasn't overseen on the Torrentes (it was too sweet for me) but it paired beautifully with the smoked fish, so i enjoyed it. The red wines were lovely thoughout the day. Definitely a place to visit (and go back to)

This was a beautiful part of Argentina with so much to see and do, you need more than a few days to explore.

Worth driving one hour away to get close to the Andes and visit the wineries in Valle de Uco. Don't forget to visit the smaller bodegas as well.

This is a "must do" while visiting Mendoza. We went to Bodegas Salentein - incredible vineyard, great tour and gallery and chapel not to be missed - From here, we had lunch a Bodegas Azul (see related review) based on recommendation of driver, Alberto Leguozamon, our remise for the day....Excellent service and knowledge of the area vineyards...Cell for Alberto is 154678763 in Mendoza. English and Spanish.....

If you visit Mendoza, don't miss one day activity in this beautiful valley. Amazing wineries, great views, excellent wines and restaurants. Go there!

The tourism efforts to attract people to the area made me decide to rent a car. But that was not wise because you can't enter to most of the wineries, though in the tourist map they show the open wineries. A nice place and interesting was Mansania Historico.

We toured the best wineries Argentina has to offer and they were all very welcoming and ready to take the time out and guide us through the wineries, organize tastings... It's easy to get from one side to the other by car withing 45min-1hour, but the only drawback is the lack of signs - the absolute lack of them.

The tables may not be set up outside when you visit, but it is worth asking. The sterile interior bustles for Sunday lunches for families, and especially the elderly. Nothing special, but not actually poor, deserves another half a star.

My wife and I spent five days in and around Mendoza, but our day trip to the Valle de Uco was by far the most picturesque and relaxing. Katrina and I are generally do-it-yourself travelers, but knowing the day would involve plenty of driving and plenty of wine, we decided to hire a guide we had met a few days earlier, Cristobal Ortiz Maldonado. To anyone looking to make a similar trip, I cannot recommend Cristobal strongly enough (www.winetourmendoza.com). On very short notice he lined up tastings and tours at three vineyards -- two boutique vineyards and one larger producer -- and a fantastic outdoor lunch set against a sweeping landscape of vines and mountains. He kept his car impeccably clean and his conversation interesting, and at each stop he would immediately fade into the background to give Katrina and I privacy to enjoy the wine and the scenery. When I mentioned in passing that I wanted to find a good Argentine-made knife to bring home, he said he knew a place in Tupungato where we could stop on the way home. The place, KDS Cuchillos, turned out to be exactly what I was looking for. Cristobal's prices were reasonable and his service was tremendous. It happened to be our last day in Mendoza and we had an evening bus to catch to Buenos Aires. Without even being asked, Cristobal offered to wait outside our posada while we settled up the bill and fetched our bags and then he drove us to the bus station 20 minutes away without charging us a dime. Obviously, besides giving him a tip, I promised to write him a stellar online review to help him build his business. Here it is! Thanks again Cristobal!

South of Mendoza, Valle de Uco is well worth the drive to discover immense wineries, which are really grape plantations as far as the eye can see. And the culinary experience rivals any other in the world.

This is what the pictures in the guide books show. Endless vineyards with snow-capped Andes in the background. Make the trip south of Mendoza and stay.

We visited Bodegas Salentin at 11am. It was an amazing place with a Grand Piano in the Cellar that luckily someone else in our party was permitted to play. The whole place was fantastic and the wine tasting was excellent. We tasted 4 wines here and they were all delicious. We then went onto Andeluna Cellars and had a 'Private Tour' which gave us another view of a smaller Vineyard against the vastness of the more modern Salentein. We had a Wine Tasting, 7 in all, outside so we could gasp at the backdrop of the Andes. The wines there were superb also. We then went on to have a Wine Tasting lunch just across the road at a tiny vineyard 'La Azul' ! The food, wine, scenery and service were all fabulous. Lots of wild Guinea Pigs running around, a Fuchsia Tree buzzing with Hummingbirds right by our table! Excellent value for money and the quality of the food outstanding. Would love to re-visit the area and to more Vineyards if this small snippet is anything to go by.

We had not heard about the Valle de Uco before but when organising our trip in the Mendoza wine region, we decided to try for something a little further than the traditional Maipu area. We don't regret it. The whole region is wonderful: great wines, welcoming people, a very good selection of accommodation. We particularly noticed the difference when, on our drive back to Mendoza, we decided to stop to buy some more wine in some of the Maipu valley bodegas (Septima, Ruca Malen, etc.) and were not even allowed to come in as the places were supposedly "full". Clearly, these bodegas make profit from big agency groups to whom they sell all-inclusive visits and are not interested in individuals who come to simply buy wine. This was such a drop from the wonderful welcome we received everywhere in the Uco Valley that it made us feel even better at having chosen to stray a little farther off the main track.

Went to the bar outside (NOT the restaurant !) in the evening, very nice atmosphere, absolutely phantastic view after sun set of Dubai Marina/ Jebel Ali coastline and the Palm / Atlantis. Food is Tapa style, good selection, inside (restaurant ? aircon !) and outside seating available. Fast and professional service, open spacing outside makes it a comfortable and pleasant experience. Take a walk around the inner side of the One& Only after darkness settles in – beautiful set up. Three people 700 Dhs incl alcoholic drinks, Will go again.