Mendoza, Argentina Travel And Tourism

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General Info

Airport: Mendoza Airport is called El Plumerillo with code MDZ, tel (261) 520-6000, 8km N of Mendoza City on Ruta Nactional 40

Altos Andes (air tours of the Andes from Mendoza, tel. 0261-4297024)

Balloon flight over the vineyards

Avis Alquiler de Autos -Primitivo de la Reta 914 -Mendoza y Aeropuerto Internacional- Tel. 081099912847

MendozaTravel.com ... www.mendoza.com (in Spanish) ... www.mendoza.com.ar (in Spanish) ... www.turismo.mendoza.gov.ar (in Spanish) ... Welcome To Mendoza

Newspapers: Los Andes (in Spanish) ... Ciudadano (in Spanish) ... Diario Uno (in Spanish) ... Jornada (in Spanish)

Telephone Numbers: Police 101 Fire 100 Medical 107

Dining

1884 Francis Mallmann
Belgrano 1188 -- Godoy Cruz
inside the bodega Escorihuela, tel. (0261) 424-2698
lunch and dinner, daily 6:30-11am, 12:30-3:30pm, and 8pm-midnight,
reservations required
ask for a garden table and try the lechon (grilled suckling pig)

Almacén del Sur
Zanichelli 709 -- Coquimbita -- Maipú
tel. 54 261 410 6597, 54 261 497 5802
lunch only, reservations required
gourmet deli with six course tasting menu

Azafán
Av. Sarmiento 765 -- Mendoza City
tel (0261) 429-4200
lunch and dinner, Mon-Sat 11am-1am
behind a wine store
try the Tierra del Fuego Crab with a bottle of Torrontes

Bistro "M" in the lobby of the Park Hyatt Mendoza
Chile 1124 --- Mendoza City
tel (0261) 441-1200
lunch and dinner, daily 6:30-11am, 12:30-3:30pm, and 8pm-midnight

Bistro La Tupiña at Altus Winery
La Vencedora y La Costa --- Tupungato
tel (0261) 156-601608
lunch only, reservations required
have a multi-course lunch with wine pairings
try the chivito (young goat)

La Bourgogne
R Saenz Peña 3531 -- Vistalba -- Lunján de Cuyo
tel (0261) 498-9421
lunch and dinner, reservations required
at Carlos Pulenta winery, French cuisine

Don Mario
25 de Mayo 1324 --- Dorrego -- Guaymallén
tel (0261) 431-0180
casual parilla, lunch and dinner, daily noon-3pm and 8pm-midnight

Familia Zuccardi
Ruta Provincial 33, 7.5km N of Rta Nacional 7
tel. 0054 261 4410000
restaurant at winery, lunch with wine pairings, Mon-Sat 9-5, Sun 10-4

Francesco Ristorante Barbera
Chile 1268 --- Mendoza City
tel. 54 (261) 425-3912
dinner Mon-Sat 7:30pm-1am
Italian meat and pasta dishes

La Marchigiana
Patricias Mendocinas 1550 --- Mendoza City
tel (0261) 423-0751
Ruta Panamericana 3200 -- Godoy Cruz
tel (0261) 439-1961
lunch and dinner, daily noon-3pm and 8pm-midnight
cuisine of Italy's La Marche

Las Negras
Pasteur y Almirante Brown -- Godoy Cruz
tel (0261) 424-0008
meats and fishes, highly trained chefs

El Palenque
Av. Aristides Villanueva 287 -- Mendoza City
tel (0261) 154-54 8023
inexpensive local cuisine, sidewalk tables

La Posada del Jamón
Ruta 92, km 14 --- Vista Flores -- Tunuyán
tel (02622) 49-2053
pork and Argentine staples, prepared in house, inexpensive

La Sal
Belgrano 1069 --- Mendoza City
tel (0261) 420-4322
fusion of Argentine and international cuisine

Terruños (in Club Tapiz)
Pedro Molina -- Russel -- Maipú
tel (0261) 496-0131 / 3433 / 154-537303
fusion of French, Italian, Asian cuisine

Lodging

Argentina Hotels---Mendoza ... Hotel Aconcagua ... Cavas Wine Lodge (luxury cabañas, wine tastings, restaurant, in the midst of a vineyard) ... Club Tapiz (restored colonial house amidst vineyards) ... Hotel Argentino (Espejo 455 --- Mendoza City, tel (54 261) 405 6300) ... Finca Adalgisa (website mostly in Spanish, private villa surrounded by vineyards) ... Park Hyatt Mendoza (very expensive) ... Posada Salentein (in Valle de Uco in the vineyards of Bodega Salentein, half board and full board rates available) ... Postales Del Plata (located in the country suburb Chacras de Coria, very close to the Luján de Cuyo wineries) ... Valle de Uco Lodge (no website, good location, USD 214 per night)

Photography

Mendoza Slide Show

Wine
and Wineries Info

Caminos del Vino ... The Grapevine Wine Tours ... Mendoza, Our Terroir ...

Vines Of Mendoza (visit their Tasting Room at Espejo 567 (between Chile and 25 de Mayo) in Mendoza City, tel (261) 438-1031)

Wine
Tour Companies

Amazing Mendoza ... Ampora Wine Tours ... Aventura Wine ... The Grapevine ... Mendoza Holidays ... Postales del Plata ... Tasting Mendoza ... Uncorking Argentina

Wineries (Bodegas) of Mendoza Provence

Contact each bodega to make a reservation. Most are closed on Sundays. Many have free tours and tastings. To taste the most expensive wines you may need to buy a bottle. Expect to pay cash for wine purchases.

Luján de Cuyo
Achaval Ferrer Cobos and Río Mendoza -- Perdriel tel (0261) 498-4874 (very highly rated wines, visits by reservation, tastings US$10, 9:00-15:00 M-F, 9-11:30 Saturday) Alta Vista Álzaga 3972 (between Almirante Brown and Pueyrredón) Chacras de Coria tel (0261) 496-4684 ext 118 Carlos Pulenta Finca & Bodega Vistalba R. Saenz Peña 3531 -- Vistalba tel(0261) 498-9400 (with the famous La Bourgogne restaurant and La Posada Inn) Catena Zapata Cobos -- Agrelo tel (0261) 490-0214/14/16 ext 24(very highly rated wines, most scenic grounds)	Hacienda del Plata Carril San Martin 4871 --- Chacras de Coria (tel 0261 496 0900, hours arranged by call) El Lagar Carmelo Patti San Martin 2614 -- Mayor Drummond (0261) 458-1379/155-601020 Luigi Bosca San Martin 2044 -- Mayor Drummond tel (0261) 498-1974 (25km from Mendoza city, visits by reservation only, 10:30, 15:00, and 17:00 M-F and 12:00 Saturday) Norton (click on "Norton", open 9 to 5 with visits every hour, a few minutes from the city)	Ruca Malen Ruta Nacíonal 7, km 1059 -- Agrelo tel (0261) 410-6214 / 154-541236 (wine pairing lunch on a 2nd story terrace with great view, Mon-Fri 9:30-11:30 and 3-5pm, Sat 10-12:30) Séptima Ruta Internacional 7, km 6.5 (from Acceso Sur) -- Agrelo tel(0261) 498-7276 (great view of the Andes) Monday-Friday 10am-5pm Tapiz Ruta Provincial 15 (Vieja Rura 40), km 32 (5507) Agrelo tel 54 261 4900202/115 (just 30 minutes outside Mendoza, has 7 rooms of lodging, Club Tapiz) Terrazas Thames and Cochabamba -- Perdriel tel (0261) 488-0704 or 488-0705 ext 7034 (visits by reservation only, 10:00, 12:00, and 15:00 M-F, has a Wine Lodge $USD 150 per night)
Maipú Carinae Videla Aranda 2899 --- Cruz de Piedra tel (0261) 499-0470/499-0637 (try dinner and stargazing) Finca Flichman Munives 800 --- Barrancas tel (0261) 497-2045 Tapaus Distillery Franklin Villanueva 3826 --- Lunlunta tel (0261) 499-0514, Mon-Fri 12-5pm, Sat 11am-5pm Tempus Alba Carril Perito Moreno 572 --- Coquimbito tel (0261)481-3501, Mon-Fri 10am-5pm Familia Zuccardi Ruta Provincial 33, 7.5km N of Ruta Nacional 7 tel. 0054 261 4410000 (visitor center, restaurant with wine pairings, Mon-Sat 9-5, Sun 10-4)		Mendoza Escorihuela Gascon Belgrano 1188 --- Godoy Cruz tel (0261) 424-2282 (winery and Ristorante 1884) Pascual Toso Alberdi 808, Guaymallén tel (0261) 405-8000
Valle De Uco
Andeluna Ruta Provincial 89 s/n, Gualtallary, Tupungato 54 9261-155270176 (contact winery for info, visits by reservation only Tues-Sat 10am to 4pm) La Azul Ruta Provencial 89 --- Agua Amarga -- Tupungato (tel. 02622 42-3593 / 42-2108)	Jacques & François Lurton Ruta Provincial 94, km 21 -- Vista Flores -- Tunayán Monteviejo / Clos de los Siete Clodomiro Silva, Vista Flores -- Tunuyán tel (02622) 42-2054	O. Fournier Los Indios (between Ruta 40 and Ghilardi) --- La Consulta (02622) 45-1088 / 1598 (Spanish wines, very highly rated, tel. 54 (0) 2622-451579) Salentein Ruta 89 esquina Elías Videla --- Los Arboles --- Tupungato (02622) 42-3550 / 42-9000 (visits 10:00, 12:00, 15:00 every day, reservations recommended, spectacular wine cathedral and backdrop of the Andes, international restaurant)

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