Bodega Norton

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The wine province of Mendoza is world famous. The Norton Malbec is one of my regular purchases from Costco in Calgary so it is only natural that we would seek out the Bodega for a wine tour. Sandy and I had a private tour of this histlorical winery culminating in a light pizza lunch and wine sitting on old barrels in the cellar surrounded by thousands of bottles of mature wines, some of the more valuable bottles locked behind iron gate.

Back at our B&B we were treated to a bottle from 1975. What a wonderful 2 days in Mendoza.

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Photos

Bodega Norton
Let the tasting begin

Norton vines
In the rain shadow of the Andes, Mendoza only relieves 16 days of rain annually.

Bodega Norton
Commenced operations in 1895 when an English engineer in charge of building the railway met an Argentinian girl and decided to stay..
They had 7 children

Grapes
For eating not wine

Norton cellars
Oh to be surrounded by so much red!

Norton chairs
Made out of old barrels. French oak chairs!

Recycling
The skins, stems and seeds are used to fertilize the vines

1975
Courtesy of our B&B hosts

After a long day
Wine tasting can be exhausting