Well I guess we´d better make a start

Fine wine meets bastard palate

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August 12th 2009
Today Javier (son of the owner of our B&B) is taking us off for a tour of a few of Mendoza´s finer spots for tasting the vino ... his fine taste in selecting our stops from almost 2000 options in the region is pitted against my philistine palate. So for my own benefit when I return, things to look out for in the supermarket are: - Stop 1 - Alta Vista Torrontes ... white, crisp but fruity and a ... 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