Mendoza

From Mendoza

After an early morning flight from Buenos Aires, we arrived in Mendoza in time for a late breakfast, followed by a brief wander round the city centre. The weather here is hot, but not humid, so one does not get too sweaty just walking around. The fact that most of Mendoza's streets are lined with avenues of shady trees certainly helps as well.
The main event for today was a cycling tour of some local wineries. We learned all about how they make the Malbec wine for which the region is famous, and of course got to sample a selection of their produce. It was heartening to see just how much effort and dedication these new winery teams are putting into improving the quality of Argentina's wine exports.