After 24 hours of travel I arrived in Mendoza, Argentina. The three plane rides to get here were very cozy and cramped but after a nice long walk, some Malbec rose, and a few empanadas I am back from the travel haze. I will be in Mendoza for 4 days touring and tasting wines in the portfolio of Vino del Sol, an importer that specializes in family-owned wines from Argentina.
This was the "Super Bowl" meal that my travel companions and I "enjoyed" at the Atlanta airport before our flight to Santiago, Chile. It was probably one of the worst meals I have had in a few years. We enjoyed a bag of corn chips with Pace Picante sauce (note the Styrofoam plates), Chicken wings (note the Kraft blue cheese dressing in the pouches, they were warm) and some pizza that reminded me of Red Barron's frozen pizza from my childhood. We were all particularly facinated by the Jagermeister table tent...it was their happy hour special. YUMMY!
Two chilled bottles of Zolo Sauvignon Blanc. This was a lovely wine to start off the week. Bright aromas of lemons, limes, grapefruit, lemongrass and fresh herbs. The palate was bright and crisp. A steal at $9 per bottle.
Today we are off to visit a few wineries, check out their vineyards, and taste some wines!
Missing you already.
Posted by: Shauna | 03 February 2009 at 03:59 PM