Mendoza Fountains

Mendoza and Rio

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June 9th 2009
WINE COUNTRY. All the wine we drank in Buenos Aires inspired us to visit Mendoza, Argentina's wine country. Although we hadn't heard of Malbec before our visit, we quickly became a fan of the delicious grape. Argentina happens to be home to the best climate on the planet for growing Malbec and one of the best for Cabernet, but Napa wears that crown. Once in Mendoza, we did some research and arran ... read more

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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