We’re off to two wineries today and we are also relocating to another house in Lujàn de Cuyo. Santi y Caro have taken their Jeep to a repairer in Mendoza (city) as our designated driver put a dent in the front quarter panned the other day at Pepper Tree vineyard. Agus, Alfie and I are... Continue Reading →
An hour and half debate on which syphon de soda water brand is the best, you've got to be kidding me. It's true my brother-in-law Santi tells me, it happened at a BBQ he went to. People take their agua con gas seriously here. Some are brand loyal others aren't, some get it delivered weekly... Continue Reading →
What do you do when you have a shit tonne of money (like old school 17th century money), you build a winery in Mendoza of course. Welcome to Flechas de los Andes, owned by the Rothschild family, yes the family who financed Napoleon's wars, helped classify french wines (and made sure 2 of theirs were... Continue Reading →
I was stung by a wasp & I'm never drinking bonarda again...the last statement will probably turn out to be a lie. We're in Menzoda at the foot of the Andes mountains, in wine country. This is the land of Malbec, other countries may claim that they have Malbec - they may be able to... Continue Reading →
Agus has anointed herself maestra of wedding planning, well at least to help sort out the final details. She has recruited her old school friends Magi and Caro as assistants. Cutlery, crockery, glassware, table centrepieces and a Heineken chop (beer keg) have been sorted out at rapid speed as there is less than a week... Continue Reading →
It's the final Argentinian public holiday long weekend for a while and we are invited by the Millans to join them at their farm in Benquerencia. It is about 1.5hrs outside Buenos Aires near San Miguel del Monte - more commonly referred to as Monte. Agus and I have been there a bunch of times... Continue Reading →
It didn't seem too hard of a task to buy a travel case and pack my clubs, so why not take them with me to Argentina. There is surely some excellent courses to play there and they have produced one Masters champion (despite the fact he's currently in prison) so why not give it a... Continue Reading →
We left the Hyatt and headed out onto the interstate freeway to the airport. The sights were a bit more interesting this time. We past the massive Parkland Hospital complex that has 2 universities attached to it - UT Southwestern and Texas Women's University. JFK died in the old hospital there so it's now called... Continue Reading →
3 meses en Argentina 