Tastings Around Town
BUENOS AIRES
Selection: Mercedes Monti
Vinoteca del Palacio Duhau
The impressive wine cellar of the Palacio Duhau Park Hyatt hotel has over 3,500 bottles on display, with a wide variety of wines from Argentina and abroad. There is also a “Cheers room,” where experts lead you through wine and cheese tastings, which can be accompanied by dried fruit, Iberian ham, marmalades and homemade breads.
Palacio Duhau Park Hyatt
Avenida Alvear 1661, Recoleta
Tel. 54-11-5171-1234
www.hyatt.es
Escuela Argentina de Sommeliers
Every 15 days, the Argentinean School of Sommeliers offers tastings for foreigners that begin with a talk (in Spanish and English) on the characteristics of Argentina’s main wine-growing regions. Each meeting concludes with a tasting of three wines from different wineries.
Maipú 934 , Retiro
Tel. 54-11-4313-5166
www.sommeliers.com.ar
Chez Pauline
French native Pauline Rosaz organizes tea tastings following an introduction to the world of this timeless infusion – its legends, different varieties, blends and qualities. The tastings include three different kinds of tea, accompanied by complimentary pastries.
Juncal 1695 & Rodríguez Peña, Recoleta
Tel. 54-11-4816-998
www.chezpauline.com.ar
LIMA
Selection: Daniel Flores
La Vinoteca
Essential wine consulting is the main service offered by this establishment, which features qualified sommeliers and provides personalized private tastings that take place at some of Lima’s top restaurants.
Av. Javier Prado Oeste 1315, San Isidro
Tel. 51-1-422-1085
www.lavinoteca.com.pe
La Esquina Wine Bar
This wine bar features 180 wineries on its menu, as well as 70 varieties of pisco, a number of which are from private harvests and not currently found on the market. Guests enjoy a wide selection of wines served by the glass, short courses, organized guided tastings and tastings with complimentary food. You can also join their wine lovers’ club, “Honorables Enófilos del Perú.”
Calle Berlin 920, Miraflores
Tel. 51-1-2422456 / 816-7486
Dionisos Club de Vino
With over a thousand members, this wine lovers’ club organizes courses, talks, seminars, various tastings, recommendations for pairings with food and vineyard tours. It also offers its members a monthly magazine and access to wines from both recognized wineries and boutique vineyards.
Av. Prescott 305, San Isidro
Tel. 51-1-422-1314 / 422-6911 / 422-2970
www.dionisos.com.pe
QUITO
Selection: Ernesto Trujillo
For Wine Lovers
The French hotel chain Accor began operations in Quito five years ago with the Grand Hotel Mercure Alameda, under the philosophy of promoting wine culture in every country they reach. They even have a special ritual for selecting the wine list: every November, a French sommelier supervises the tasting of 100 wines from around the world. Sample the 20 wines that made the cut in the restaurant Spacy or at the Globe Walker Bar. All the wines are priced affordably.
Roca 653 & Amazona
Tel. 593-2-256-2345 / 256-5759
www.mercure.com
Theatrum Wine Bar
The innovative and highly impressive wine bar of the restaurant Theatrum has become a hotspot for connoisseurs and novices alike. You can try several different wines by the glass, without having to buy an entire bottle. Enjoy whites, clarets or rosés with tapas (appetizers); reds with hearty meat and fish selections; and late harvest or ports with desserts and cheeses. In addition, the Wine Bar offers tastings, many of them accompanied by tapas specially created to harmonize with the different varietals or specific wines.
Teatro Nacional Sucre, Calle Manabí,
between Guayaquil & Flores
Tel. 593-2-257-1011
www.theatrum.com.ec
SANTIAGO
Selection: María Estela Girardin
Chocolates Brunatto
Famous for exotic varieties like chocolate with basil or pepper, this artisan enclave seduces with an invitation to sample wines and cioccolato.
Burgos 293, Las Condes
Tel. 56-2-208-8233
www.brunatto.cl
Hotel Ritz Carlton, School of the Senses
This groundbreaking school, led by sommelier Pascual Ibáñez, offers tastings of wine, coffee, olive oil, cheese and cigars.
El Alcalde 15, Las Condes
Tel. 56-2-492-8872
www.escueladelossentidos.cl
Miguel Torres Vinos y Tapas
These tastings get two thumbs up for teaching participants to pair wine and food. The bilingual events are offered in a room that seats 12.
Isidora Goyenechea 2874, Las Condes
Tel. 56-2-242-9360
www.mtvinosytapas.cl
Chileoliva
The world of olive oil is filled with details. Explore them through the tastings offered by the Chilean Association of Olive Oil Producers.
Tel. 56-2-264-1258
www.chileoliva.com
Granos y Hojas
This boutique presents tea as a drink that unites body and soul in tastings that cover the full gamut, from black tea to more perfumed varieties.
Av. Ricardo Lyon 146, local 7, Providencia
Tel. 56-2 334-3365
www.granosyhojas.cl
Le Flaubert
This well-known restaurant offers French tea tastings each Tuesday.
Orrego Luco 125, Providencia
Tel. 56-2-231-9424
www.flaubert.cl
La Vinoteca
This specialty shop sets aside three days a week for entertaining and serious tastings led by experts in the field.
Manuel Montt 1452, Providencia
Av. La Dehesa 2250, Lo Barnechea
Av. Isidora Goyenecha 2966, Las Condes
Tel. 56-2-269-5659
www.lavinoteca.cl
Emilio
The Cepa Room of Emilio Pescheira’s restaurant houses 200 wine selections. What better place to attend a tasting focused on pairings offered by sommelier Leonardo Aravena?
Monseñor Escrivá de Balaguer 5970, Vitacura
Tel. 56-2-355-6910
www.restaurantemilio.cl
Cuerovaca
Wagyú and wine tastings? The events hosted by this meat-lovers’ paradise get top marks for their sensibility and quality.
El Mañío 1659, Vitacura
Centro Cultural Palacio La Moneda (from November on)
Tel. 56-2-206-3911
www.cuerovaca.cl
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