Wine Barrels

Perfectly Aged

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January 17th 2010
When we planned to tour the wineries outside of Mendoza, I pictured peddling down Miapu's lonesome romantic lanes with a picnic filled wicker basket attached to the front of my bike. Instead I found myself on a rusted tandem that was nearly impossible to ride due to the offset position of our two sets of peddles. The romantic lanes did exist but in between was a desolate stretch of highway used b ... 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