La disgutacion: Mendoza
The sun was warm as we got off bus #10 at el camino de vino the wineries of Maipu, just outside of Mendoza. It was shaping up to a summer day, despite the fall season.
Nobody in their right mind would bike from winery to winery in Napa Valley. But in Maipu and the carefree mind of Argentina, why not? We rented our bikes with baskets before noon, and started off with map in hand and plan in mind.
Our first winery included free wine. The wine was perhaps the worst thing to ever to touch my lips; I don't think it was even worth being free. But the winery was pretty and included a tour of fabcrica de vino wine factory.
In the dry desert of Mendoza, olive grow aplenty. The olive oil farm we went to included not only plenty of delicious oils and tapenades, but also liqours. We tried some absinthe, which brought tears to eyes and cleared sinuses.
We road the long journey (about 8 km) up to Di Tommaso, a beautiful family-owned winery. The sun shined beautiful off the vineyard, which was nestled right up next to the restaurant. A lunch with a salad included and a bottle of wine was too perfect.
The tour and tasting of Di Tommaso was short, informative, and quite interesting. The cavas caves where the wine is kept while it ages were beautiful. In the basement there was a poem one of the original founders wrote in Spanish equating the process of making wine to the Bible and the parable of vines and branches.
After enjoying the wineyard, we started the journey back to town, with time to stop at one more vineyard.
The adorable "Bienbebidos" sign welcomed us into the cool, dark tasting room of Viña el Cerno a nice escape from the fall heat. We sipped Cabernet Sauvignons, Syrahs, and chatted with a fellow American about her adventures hiking through Southern Argentina.
Time creeped up on us, and suddenly we had to go return the bikes. Carrying three bottles of wine and olive oil in the bike basket after wine tasting all-day was questionable, but the setting sun and rising moon ensured the tranquility of the ride.
Nobody in their right mind would bike from winery to winery in Napa Valley. But in Maipu and the carefree mind of Argentina, why not? We rented our bikes with baskets before noon, and started off with map in hand and plan in mind.
Our first winery included free wine. The wine was perhaps the worst thing to ever to touch my lips; I don't think it was even worth being free. But the winery was pretty and included a tour of fabcrica de vino wine factory.
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| Copa gratis |
In the dry desert of Mendoza, olive grow aplenty. The olive oil farm we went to included not only plenty of delicious oils and tapenades, but also liqours. We tried some absinthe, which brought tears to eyes and cleared sinuses.
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| Absinthe flames |
We road the long journey (about 8 km) up to Di Tommaso, a beautiful family-owned winery. The sun shined beautiful off the vineyard, which was nestled right up next to the restaurant. A lunch with a salad included and a bottle of wine was too perfect.
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| Rob the trickster |
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| Vino en el sol |
The tour and tasting of Di Tommaso was short, informative, and quite interesting. The cavas caves where the wine is kept while it ages were beautiful. In the basement there was a poem one of the original founders wrote in Spanish equating the process of making wine to the Bible and the parable of vines and branches.
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| The caves |
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| Inside the caves |
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| All the wines the vineyard sells |
After enjoying the wineyard, we started the journey back to town, with time to stop at one more vineyard.
The adorable "Bienbebidos" sign welcomed us into the cool, dark tasting room of Viña el Cerno a nice escape from the fall heat. We sipped Cabernet Sauvignons, Syrahs, and chatted with a fellow American about her adventures hiking through Southern Argentina.
Time creeped up on us, and suddenly we had to go return the bikes. Carrying three bottles of wine and olive oil in the bike basket after wine tasting all-day was questionable, but the setting sun and rising moon ensured the tranquility of the ride.
We returned the bikes, the sun disappeared and we left with heavy hands, light hearts and after a completely blissful day.
Highlights:
-Free water from our bike rental
-Olive oil and dulce de leche samples
-The wine
-The wine
-The wine
-Biking on of the most beautiful fall days ever
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