Argentina wine

Argentina and wine country

Crossing the border from Bolivia to Argentina was like entering another world  We were enjoying the new changes immediately. Paved roads, organized traffic, good steak and great wine, with a European feel we almost passed as locals..... almost ;) A quick stop in Salta (enough time for a good bottle of Argentinian Malbec) before heading to Cafayete. Cafayete is a small town with big numbers for wine production as was explained to us in one of the many wine tours. Besides the wine was the beautiful countryside with red rock, cacti and crystal clear streams with pools good for swimming. At our small family run hostel we decided that our only pre-requisite for hostels in Argentina was a good BBQ for the great cheap steaks.

  

At the border into Argentina, our most southern destination Ushuaia.

 Plaza in Salta

 

Cafayete

mmm, BBQ

 Goat cheese farm

 

Off to Mendoza the one task needing to be completed here was to rent bikes and go to all the "bodegas" and vineyards. Renting bicycles and trying to fit in as many wine tastings and tours as you can in a day hardily sounds safe....... it's not. Riding along in 30deg C weather under giant deciduous trees with the roads lined with endless rolling hillsides of grapes at various stages of maturity was beautiful. 5 bodegas, 1 wine museum and an olive oil plantation which included an absinthe tasting. HIGH SCORE! 

It was now time to move on to Santiago Chile.

 Winery

Park in Mendoza