Mendoza, Argentina: Feb 6th - 9th

Ahhh... wine and steak country... I was looking forward to Argentina for the wine, while obviously, Mark was looking forward to the steak.



- At the Vines tasting room, trying our first wine tasting... HIGHLY recommend the Perpetuum Cabernet Sauvignon. Mmmm...

- Steak dinner at Don Mario's (apparently, the best in town)... just look at the size of Mark's bife de chorizo (aka rump steak)!!! I was so thankful that I only ordered a half portion.

- Every day, in the main Plaza Independencia... there's always some sort of entertainment in the evenings. Here's one of a puppet show for kids...










- The wineries we visited (aka bodegas, which mean wineries not delis as the word is known in NYC) were: La Rural, a chocolate liquor place (not wine, I know), Trapiche, La Cerna, Hacienda del Plata, Carmelo Patti, Belasco de Baquedano and Achaval Ferrer. The photos are from La Rural... of the vines and of a cowhide vat where they would squash the grapes and then drain the juice down the tail.





- We visited a WalMart after the first day of wine tasting... since the next day was Sunday (most wineries and shops are closed), we decided to buy some food for a picnic, including a lovely bottle of Torrontes (a white wine varietal specific to Argentina).












- The park entrance, near where we had the picnic


















- Mark about to pass out from overdosing on wine tastings...