SB Winemaker’s House & Spa Suites invites oenophiles to enjoy unique wine and wellness experiences in the famed wine region of Mendoza during the upcoming harvest season.
Throughout the highly anticipated harvest season, from late February to April, the hotel offers a three-night experience that immerses guests in wine culture with a visit, tasting, and traditional Asado barbeque picnic at renowned Argentine winemaker Susana Balbo’s vineyard coupled with luxury wellness experiences onproperty
The highlight offering during harvest season if you are staying at SB Winemaker´s House and Spa Suites is a guided tour to Susana Balbo’s Wines, where guests will learn about the harvest process and participate in a fully immersive and hands-on activity at Susana’s vineyard Guests will finish the experience with a typical endof-harvest barbecue among the vines or in the gardens of Susana Balbo Wines with breathtaking views of the Andes.
After four decades dedicated to the wine industry, Balbo, Argentina’s first female winemaker, created the bespoke estate and luxury boutique hotel with her daughter, Ana Lovaglio Balbo
The hotel features a sense of place and the hostesses’ authentic wine roots in everything from design, décor, and setting to culinary experiences, art, wellness, and nature.
The Harvest Experience begins and ends with wellness as guests enjoy a 15-minute posttravel massage upon arrival and an aromatherapy bath in the insuite tub, shaped like the concrete egg wine tanks used in the fermentation process.
Guests can also discover the challenge of being a winemaker by combining different varietals to create a custom blend that can be brought home Additionally, to commemorate the trip, guests will be sent home with a special gift.
During the harvest season and beyond, the lesser-known region of Mendoza appeals for its dramatic natural surroundings and soft adventure Additional experiences and expeditions include Wine Safaris via private seaplane, ultra-premium tastings, open-flame chef’s table, custom blending, rafting, tennis, golf, yoga, horseback riding, rappelling, and more can be arranged by the house's Experience Curator
Starting at $2940, the Harvest Experience includes three nights accommodation, roundtrip airport transfers, daily artisanal breakfast, a welcome massage, a visit to the winery with harvest activity and traditional barbecue in the vineyard, and an aromatherapy bath service. The house’s Experience Curator is also available to create additional tailored adventures for an additional cost.
Another highlight during harvest season in Mendoza is La Fiesta Nacional de Vendimia (Mendoza’s harvest festival). From March 3-6, the event, annually ranked on National Geographic’s World Best Harvest Festivals, celebrates the beginning of the Mendoza grape harvest season, dating back as early as the 17th century
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