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Wine Country

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September 8th 2007
Anyone with taste will know that Argentina is particularly good at wine, in particular a fabulous variety called Malbec that annoyingly is not (cannot be?!) produced in Australia... shame. Mendoza is the heartland of the wine region in Argentina; it´s hot, dry and there´s not much else to do but, well, drink wine. We did managed a tour of some wineries on push bikes, 3 out of the 5 bikes that we ... read more

South America » Argentina » Mendoza » Mendoza

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Following independence from Spain in 1816, Argentina experienced periods of internal political conflict between conservatives and liberals and between civilian and military factions. After World War II, a long period of Peronist authoritarian rule an... ... read more