Private Wine Tasting: Uco Valley Mendoza, Two Wineries

You pick which two wineries to visit, and the guide handles the bookings.

A private wine tasting in Uco Valley, Mendoza, lets you choose two wineries to visit in a single day with your own guide and driver. You'll tour the cellars at each stop, taste wines paired with regional food, and compare how a large operation like Bodegas Salentein differs from a family winery like Domaine Bousquet. The guide manages all reservations and payments so you pay only the direct winery rate.

Step-by-step itinerary

Stops and time spent at each

1. Uco Valley2h
2. Bodegas Salentein2h
3. Domaine Bousquet2h

Wine tasting and winery visits

• Visit two wineries of choice
• Guided tours and wine tastings
• Tour Bodegas Salentein and art room
• Visit family winery and taste wines with empanadas
• Lunch at regional restaurant (optional)

The experience

You arrive in Mendoza with a free afternoon or a full day, and the Uco Valley is where the region's best wines come from. Instead of joining a group tour on a fixed schedule, you get a private vehicle and a guide who speaks your language and knows the wineries well enough to steer you toward the ones that match what you want to taste. You pick two wineries from the region (Bodegas Salentein, a large producer with an art room and professional cellar tours, or Domaine Bousquet, a smaller family operation), and the guide books both stops and arranges any lunch you want along the way. You pay only what each winery charges. The company handles the logistics so you don't have to email ahead or worry about availability.

At each winery, a specialized guide walks you through the cellars, explains the production process and the region's distinctive characteristics, and pours tastings. Bodegas Salentein includes access to the property's art room before the cellar tour. Domaine Bousquet pairs its wines with empanadas so you can taste how the food and wine work together. Because you're in a private vehicle with your own guide rather than moving with a large group, you can linger at whichever stop interests you most, ask questions without holding up a schedule, and adjust the route if something catches your attention.

The eight-hour window gives you time to visit both wineries without rushing, eat lunch in the region if you want it, and return to Mendoza. The air-conditioned vehicle picks you up from your hotel, so you're not arranging separate transport or navigating the valley on your own. Your guide provides detailed information about each winery's methods and the region itself, and can recommend other points of interest or adjust the day according to what you'd rather do.

What’s included

• Private transportation in an air-conditioned vehicle.
• pickup from your hotel.
• a specialized guide who manages all winery reservations and bookings.
• cellar tours and wine tastings at two wineries of your choice.
• access to Bodegas Salentein's art room if you visit that winery.
• wine and empanada pairing at Domaine Bousquet if you choose that stop.

Options for this experience

2 options

Wine tasting in the Uco Valley region of MendozaGuide in Spanish, Italian or Portuguese · No fixed timeIncludes pickup

Differentiated cost for an English-speaking guideGuide in Spanish or Portuguese · No fixed timeVehicle options: a 4x4 for up to 4 people (see available rates) or a van for group transfers. Pickup is included.

You pick the guide language when booking.

You'll see the exact price of each option when you check availability.See dates and prices

Before you book

Days and timesEvery day

GroupPrivate

Live guideSpanish, Italian and Portuguese

Audio guideEnglish

Meeting point and pickupHotel pickup included.

Cancellation and refundsFree cancellation up to 24 h before the start. After that, no refund.

Prices and times updated 2 days ago

Good to know

Low physical effortWheelchair accessibleAccessible transportStroller-friendlyPets welcome

Operated by Travel mendoza

Is this one for you?Choose this tour if you want to control which wineries you see and avoid the pace of a group schedule. The private vehicle and guide mean you can spend as long as you want at each stop, ask questions without holding others up, and adjust the day if something interests you more than the original plan.

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Top questions

What languages is the tour guided in?

Live guide in Spanish, Italian and Portuguese.

Can I choose which two wineries I want to visit, or does the tour go to the same ones every day?

You pick which two wineries you want to visit from the Uco Valley region. The guide can recommend based on what you're interested in (a large producer, a family winery, a specific wine style), or you can choose the ones you've already heard about. Bodegas Salentein and Domaine Bousquet are two popular options, but the itinerary is built around your preference.

What's the difference between Bodegas Salentein and Domaine Bousquet?

Bodegas Salentein is a large, industrial winery with an art room on the property and professional cellar tours with tastings by reservation. Domaine Bousquet is a family winery, so you'll see a different production approach and scale. Visiting both in one day lets you compare how each one works and taste wines from each style.

Is lunch included, or do I pay separately for it?

Lunch is not included in the tour price. You can choose to eat at a restaurant in the region if you want, and the guide will book it and manage the payment. You'll pay the restaurant directly at the rate they charge, the same as if you'd booked on your own.

How long does the whole tour take?

The tour runs for eight hours total, which covers both winery visits, the tastings and cellar tours at each stop, and time for lunch if you choose to eat in the region. The schedule is flexible, so if you want to spend more time at one winery, the guide can adjust.

Does the tour include wine to take home, or just tastings?

The tour includes tastings at each winery. If you want to buy bottles to take home, you can purchase them directly from the winery at the time of your visit.