Wine tasting time

Trekking across Argentina

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May 30th 2006
Mendoza, Mendoza ahhh sweet Mendoza - nice wide leafy streets, proper shopping, beautiful weather, fantastic food, friendly people - what is there to not adore about Mendoza? Did I mention the wine? Oh yes the wine - the BEST wine we have ever had in our lives and we are Australian so we should be a pretty good judge on this!! The Chileans have got nothing on Mendoza's Malbec wine and we should kn ... read more

South America » Argentina

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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