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Tastings and workshops: learning wine by nose and by hand

A guided tasting goes a step beyond the classic winery visit: wines are tried methodically, comparing grapes, vintages or plots, and you learn to describe what you smell and feel on the palate. Some wineries add hands-on workshops, such as creating your own blend or pairing wines with cheese and chocolate. These experiences are designed for people who want to understand wine, not just drink it, and they usually run in small groups, at fixed times, with advance booking.

The list gathers offers in Luján de Cuyo, the Uco Valley, Maipú and San Rafael, from landmark houses such as Catena Zapata, Bodega Norton and Terrazas de los Andes to smaller wineries like Finca Sophenia, Carinae or Bodega Claroscuro. When choosing, check whether the tasting covers the full portfolio or one specific line, how long it takes, which languages it is offered in and whether a workshop option exists. Each winery sets its own format, so ask before booking.

Bianchi

Bianchi

San Rafael

Bianchi is a historic San Rafael winery, active since 1928, with tastings, an underground cellar, picnics, bike rides and cultural events.

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Catena Zapata

Catena Zapata

Agrelo · Luján de Cuyo

Catena Zapata is an Agrelo icon in Luján de Cuyo, with a Mayan-pyramid winery, a guided visit with tasting and a Michelin-starred restaurant.

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Finca Sophenia

Finca Sophenia

Uco Valley

Finca Sophenia is a boutique estate in the Uco Valley, at about 1,200 meters, with a vineyard and barrel room tour, tasting and a blending workshop.

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Pulenta Estate

Pulenta Estate

Agrelo · Luján de Cuyo

A boutique winery in Agrelo, Luján de Cuyo, with small-group visits through the vineyards, cellar and barrel room, plus tastings including a sensory one and pairings.

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Susana Balbo Wines

Susana Balbo Wines

Agrelo · Luján de Cuyo

A winery in Agrelo, Luján de Cuyo, with vineyard and micro-vinification tours, workshops, picnics and a restaurant with a Michelin Green Star.

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Casa Vigil

Casa Vigil

Maipú

A winery in Chachingo, Maipú, with a tour inspired by The Divine Comedy, themed tastings, sunset picnics and a Michelin-starred restaurant.

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Chaglasian Wine & Suites

Chaglasian Wine & Suites

San Rafael

A winery with hotel in Las Paredes, San Rafael: underground cellar visits, a blending workshop, 12 rooms in the vineyard and a sparkling wine facility.

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Kaiken

Kaiken

Luján de Cuyo

A premium winery in Vistalba, Luján de Cuyo, adding a blending game and a dining offer to guided visits and tastings, according to official information.

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Lamadrid Estate Wines

Lamadrid Estate Wines

Luján de Cuyo

A single-vineyard boutique winery in Las Compuertas, Luján de Cuyo, with picnic, a blending session, dining and lodging, alongside visits and tastings.

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Bodegas López

Bodegas López

Maipú

Bodegas López, in Maipú, offers visits with tasting, the Blend experience to make your own wine and a restaurant with views of the Andes.

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Bodega Vistalba

Vistalba · Luján de Cuyo

Bodega Vistalba, in Luján de Cuyo, offers winery and vineyard visits, Malbec tastings, a blending game and a wine bar with sharing plates.

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Carinae

Carinae

Maipú

Carinae is a family boutique winery in Maipú with a guided visit of about 90 minutes with tasting, in Spanish, English or French, and a picnic among the vines.

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Cheval des Andes

Cheval des Andes

Perdriel / Agrelo · Luján de Cuyo

Cheval des Andes is a premium winery in Luján de Cuyo with Bordeaux roots that, according to the press, offers a tasting in a temporary house with an elegant style.

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Bodega Claroscuro

Vista Flores, Tunuyán · Uco Valley

Bodega Claroscuro, in Vista Flores, Uco Valley, combines an art gallery with tastings, five- and eight-course lunches and vineyard dinners at sunset.

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Olivícola Laur

Cruz de Piedra · Maipú

Olivícola Laur is not a wine winery: in Cruz de Piedra, Maipú, it offers a tour of centenary olive groves, extra virgin olive oil tastings and its own shop.

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Bodega Norton

Bodega Norton

Perdriel · Luján de Cuyo

Winery founded in 1895 in Perdriel, Luján de Cuyo, with an underground cellar, a blending workshop, guided tastings and a restaurant with seasonal menus.

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Terrazas de los Andes

Terrazas de los Andes

Perdriel · Luján de Cuyo

Winery on a century-old estate in Perdriel, Luján de Cuyo, with four tasting tours, a restaurant, a cooking class and an on-site guest house.

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