Domaine San Diego wine tasting

October 15th 2012
Napa in its infancy. After years of making wine with quantity dominating quality, Argentina is making an effort to be recognized as a producer of quality wines. It may not be on same level as Napa and other producers of great wines, but it would be hard to beat the ambiance that we experienced during our all day tour of 5 wineries overlooking 20,000 foot snow covered Andean peaks. We arrived vi ... read more

South America » Argentina » Mendoza » Mendoza

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

19th October 2012

Wayne & Phyllis King
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Wineries
Nice looking wineries. Did you have any Malbec? Looks like your having a good time. The countryside is beautiful!! Love, Wayne & Phyllis

19th October 2012

Frank and Leona
Frank & Leona

Malbec?
I think we have had some Malbec almost every day for the last couple of weeks! A lot of beef as well. I understand the beef is grass fed and slaughtered at a younger age than in the US. It does seem leaner.

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