Source: Budget Travel
01.23.2009
Mendoza, Argentina, 2 nights, from $385: Wine tasting and horseback riding The Real Deal Two nights in a suite at a wine estate, private hotel transfers, breakfast daily, one dinner, an in-room massage for two, a personal winery tour and wine-tasting, horseback riding, a round of golf or golf lesson, and a gift of two bottles of wine and fresh fruit from the estate, for $385 per person-including taxes.
When Ongoing.
The Fine Print The package includes all taxes and fees. Based on double occupancy; no single bookings. Add nights from $100 per person. Airfare is not included.
Book By No deadline; based on availability.
Contact Algodon Wine Estates, 866/960-7700,
algodonwineestates.com.
Included Highlights Algodon Wine Estates, in San Rafael, Mendoza, is a working vineyard that's ecologically friendly. There are a ton of inclusions in the
Gaucho weekend package-they'd amount to about $800 if booked independently. You'll have dinner for two, which will include
asado, a traditional preparation of beef over an open flame, plus empanadas, dessert, and wine from the estate. Enjoy a guided wine tour and tasting, and play a round of golf on the estate's nine-hole course (or take a lesson). There's also an equestrian center for horseback riding. After all that activity, you'll need the in-room couples massage and a helping of the fresh fruit-kiwis, peaches, grapes, and apricots-from the estate in your room. Read more about Mendoza, Argentina's main wine region, in our
recent story.
Lodging You'll stay in a Superior Suite with a fireplace at
The Hotel Lodge at Algodon Wine Estates. The lodge has a swimming pool and a library.
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