Uco Valley Wine Tour from Mendoza: Private Driver, Three Wineries

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Duration7h–8h

GroupPrivate

LanguagesEN · PT +3

PickupAt your hotel

Three wineries, lunch with wine pairings, and a driver who handles the road so you handle the glass

A private wine tour from Mendoza to Uco Valley with a dedicated driver, three carefully selected wineries, guided tastings at two of them, and a multi-course lunch paired with local wines at the third. The itinerary shifts based on winery availability and your interests, and you return to Mendoza around 5:30 p.m. Pickup from your accommodation is included, as is bottled water and an air-conditioned vehicle for the roughly 1 hour and 15 minute drive south along Route 40 to the valley.

7h–8h

Step-by-step itinerary

Uco Valley wine tour and tastings

Pickup from Mendoza accommodation
Drive south along Route 40
Travel west to Uco Valley
Visit first winery for tasting
Visit second winery for tasting
Enjoy gourmet multi-course lunch with wine
Visit third winery
Admire Andes mountain views
Return to Mendoza around 5:30 p.m.

The Experience

You start from your Mendoza hotel and head south on Route 40, the iconic highway that cuts through the region before turning west into Uco Valley. The drive itself is part of the day—the Andes rise in the distance, and the landscape shifts from city to vineyard. About an hour and fifteen minutes in, you're at altitude in one of South America's premier wine regions, where the terroir and mountain backdrop have made Malbec the valley's signature.

The tour visits three wineries, and the operator chooses them based on what's available and what you want to taste. Two stops are for guided tours and tastings of four or five wines each—places like Domaine Bousquet, known for organic and biodynamic practices with Andes views, or Bodega Salentein, which locals call the Cathedral of the Valley for its architecture, art gallery, and cellar. Finca Adelma is another option: a small family operation where tastings come with cheeses and empanadas. The third winery is where you sit down for lunch—a multi-course meal paired with local wines, often at Andeluna or La Azul, both set deep in the mountains with the kind of service and setting that makes the meal itself part of the experience.

Your private driver handles the route and the timing, which means you're not watching the clock or worrying about group pacing. The vehicle is air-conditioned and stocked with water. You return to your accommodation around 5:30 p.m., which gives you the full arc of the day without eating into your evening. The guide speaks English, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian and one additional language, so the commentary and the tastings work in your own words.

What’s included

Private transportation with your own driver.
hotel pickup from Mendoza.
air-conditioned vehicle.
bottled water.
guided tours and tastings at two wineries.
multi-course lunch at a third winery.
guide in English, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian and one additional language.

Good to know

Easy physical levelPublic transport nearby

Operated by MENDOZA WINERIES TOUR

Is this one for you?Book the all-inclusive option if you want tastings and lunch settled before you arrive—the price is known, the menu is planned, and you taste without stopping to order. Choose the private driver option if you prefer to arrange tastings and meals on your own or want to customize which wineries you visit and where you eat.