In the Vineyard

Making Malbec

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November 11th 2006
Landed in Mendoza at 8pm (after a six hour stopover in Buenos Aires) and it was still 30c heat. Struck lucky with a cab to the hostel, by a cabbie who was let down by someone, so got it for half price. Hostel owner is from Derby, which made everything easier. Today was supposed to be spent doing a lovely half day tour of the wineries, instead for Zoe anyway, it was spent with a massively achi ... 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

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