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Luján de Cuyo: Renacer Winery Tour & Wine Tasting

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Duration1h 10m

GroupUp to 50

LanguagesEN · PT +1

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Inside Renacer: Vineyard Walk, VR Process, & Tasting at the Foot of the Andes

You get a guided walk through the vineyards, a VR experience that explains Renacer's winemaking process, and a tasting of either four finished wines or a premium selection including barrel samples. A professional guide leads the whole experience, which runs Monday through Saturday. Book ahead to confirm availability, as slots fill quickly during peak season.

1h 10m

Step-by-step itinerary

Arrive at Renacer Winery in Lujan de Cuyo
Take guided tour of winery and vineyards
Experience VR presentation on wine processes
Enjoy traditional tasting of 4 wines

The Experience

You walk in expecting a standard winery tour, and then the guide mentions the VR experience — which sounds gimmicky until you're standing in front of the vines understanding exactly how Renacer's process works, what you're about to taste, and why it matters. The winery sits in Luján de Cuyo at the base of the Andes, and the Tuscan-style architecture isn't just for show; it shapes how the day moves. You start with the vineyard itself, moving through the rows with a professional guide who speaks English or Spanish depending on the group, and the landscape does half the talking for you.

After the vineyard walk comes the VR component — a short, focused look at fermentation, barrel aging, and the decisions that separate one wine from another. It's not long, maybe fifteen minutes, but it reframes everything you taste afterward. Then you move into the tasting room. The standard experience gives you four wines; the Premium option lets you sample directly from the vats and barrels, tasting wines still in process alongside Renacer's signature bottles. The difference is real — you're not just drinking finished product, you're tasting potential.

Renacer won Gold in the Best of Wine Tourism awards for Innovative Experiences in 2017, and the recognition isn't about hype. The winery operates Monday through Saturday, and the day is built so nothing feels rushed. You're in a small operation, not a production line, which changes the rhythm. The guide stays with you throughout, answering questions as they come up, and the whole thing — vineyard, VR, tasting — lands in a single visit without the logistics of arranging transport between multiple stops.

What’s included

Your experience includes a professional guide for the full duration, a tour of the vineyards, access to the VR wine process experience, and either a standard tasting of four wines or a Premium tasting with barrel samples and iconic wines. Alcoholic beverages are provided as part of the tasting.

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Is this one for you?Choose this if you want to understand how wine is actually made before you taste it — the VR component and vineyard walk give you context that makes the tasting itself more interesting, and the guide handles all the explanation so you don't have to research beforehand.