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Estancia Colome

Estancia Colome offers the highest level of comfort and plenty of activities to enjoy its beautiful surroundings. And it also takes special care to honor a holistic lifestyle through Biodynamic agriculture, handcrafted wines and healthy natural food. Surrounded by 25 acres of vines, planted in 1854, visitors can sip local wines on the terrace, while enjoying the views provided by the Andes' Nevada de cachi.

Rooms and Suites

7 Junior Suites
Includes: Mini bar, safe, radiant floor heating, telephone with international direct-dial service, wireless, private baths
2 Master Suites
Includes: Living room, mini bar, safe, radiant floor heating, telephone with international direct-dial service, wireless, private baths

Facilities:

• Gaucho Bar

• Living room and library
• Central Patio, gallery and sun deck
• Meditation Room
• Pool room
• Shop
• Conference Saloon
• Internet confernece room
• TV and movie room
• Contemporary Art Museum*

Included Activites:

• Jogging and hiking trails
• Bicycling tours, equipment included
• Boccia and Tennis courts, equipment included
• Putting Green, equipment included
• Swimming pool
• Tours of estanica and bodega, including biodynamic farm, old and new vineyards and more
• Winery tour with winemaker

Activities at Estancia Colome, at additional cost:

• Horseback riding tour
• Spa/Massages

Contemporary Art Museum
Scheduled to open at the end of 2007, the estancia's exclusive art museum will feature the works of artist James Turell. The exhibition space will be roughly 1,600 square meters, and located next to the winery. The museum will display 9 installation pieces, as well as drawings and prints, representative of the 5 decades James Turell has worked as an artist.

Biodynamic Agriculture
The Estancia Colome practices biodynamic agriculture in their vineyards. This form of agriculture aims to treat the farm as a living system, interacting with the environment to help develop a healthy, living soil. Soil vitalization is achieved by using organic fertilizers, plant and animal concentrates, rock dust, and homeopathic remedies. Use of chemical fertilizers and toxic products on the crops are not allowed. The results are better soils, quality foods, healthy plants, healthy and content livestock, and enthusiastic farmers and consumers.

Cattle Ranch
Biodynamic agriculture cannot be successful without animal husbandry. One of the basic premises is that all the necessary resources in particular fertilizers and fodder, should as far as possible come from the holder's own land. That is why Biodynamic vine growing requires a certain amount of accompanying agriculture (cereals, vegetable crops, fruit trees, as well as pastureland) and the animals that go with it. Although the primary emphasis is on fertilizer production for the vineyards and arable farming, the aim must be to achieve the greatest possible self-sufficiency in animal products - meat, milk, dairy products, eggs and chickens - for the hotel, employees, and also to some extent for the local population.

Wool from the ranches' sheep serves as a raw material for craft trades. The flock is pastured daily by the sheperdess and makes an important contribution to weed control and direct fertilizing of the old vineyard. Colome also has 20 riding horses as an attraction for the hotel guests and mules which are indispensable for expeditions to the high pastures, up to 4000 m (13,125 feet) above sea level. The mules also pull the plow on the densely planted new vineyards, where tractors cannot pass. The animal population is rounded off by some 30 cattle. Along the ruminants there is also a need for pigs, rabbits, turkeys, ducks and geese. Another cornerstone of Biodynamic agriculture is the production of 1200 tons of tons of natural compost and the Biodynamic preparations. We apply the following basic principles for animal husbandry in Colome. The stables are designed to meet the needs of the animals and not the other way around. We advocate peaceful and loving care of the animals; veterinary treatment is given using homeopathic or natural medicines whenever possible.

Dra. Regina Haller
Veterinary Attention
Advisor in Colome

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