After leaving Cordoba, we headed to Mendoza, the heart of Argentinian wine country. Mendoza was a quaint beautiful town with spacious plazas and cobblestone pedestrian walkways; definitely one of our favorite cities so far. We thought that the best (and cheapest) way to visit the many bodegas (wineries) that stretched along the 5 kilometer tree-lined street was by bicycle which we rented from a local character. These vineyards produced 70% of Argentina´s wine which means that after a day´s tasting, we were functioning at 30% capacity. It started to rain on the way back so we decided to stop and warm up at a little cottage that acted as a chocolate factory. We took a 15 minute tour of the factory which consisted of a young employee, who couldn´t speak English, reading all the labels of their products. The free samples of chocolate liquors, fudge and homemade jams were the highlight.
The next day it snowed in Mendoza for the first time in 20 years. We were content to sit by the fireplace at our hostel eating churros dipped into hot chocolate and snuggling. There are worse ways to spend a winter day in the Andes.
- JRo and JBird
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