By coincindence, I met 2 basque friends who I had met before in Iguacu and were taking the same bus to Mendoza. We decided to join forces and hit the vineyards together on the next day and we ended up travelling together for the next 4/5 days.
Mendoza is a charming little city just before the Andes and most known by its wine production. It represents around 70% of Argentina´s total wine production and main grapes grown in the region are Malbec, Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon.
Ah, and Mendoza should also be known by its beautiful women...
So to taste the wine side of life, we went on a bike tour around the multiple vineyards in Mendoza. We have riden for a around 20 kms and visited 4 places. No surprise when tasting the wine: absolutely delicious!
It was a great experience. I can guarantee riding a bike after 2 bottles of wine is much more fun. And to finnish this great day, Mr Hugo (with me on the last picture), the nicest guy in Mendoza and also the one who was renting us bikes, has offered us some additional (and free) bottles of wine that we easily drank while the sun was going down. And after that I cannot remember much of our night out...
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