Sara and I met up with Jan (from the school) and caught one of the many versions of the #10 buses to Maipú this morning. It stopped near the bike rental places so we got off, along with 90% of the people on the bus! It's a popular spot! Once we got ourselves some wheels for 25$ and a map, we hit the road.
Plenty of Malbec grapes growing everywhere:
We made it to three vineyards over the course of five hours. We did tours at the first two, La Rural and the famous Trapiche. After that we only did a tasting at Viña El Cerno. In all we sampled seven different wines and by the end we had tasted quite a variety of both good and so-so wines. They all tasted great at the end!
The Trapiche visit was a highlight. It was also the most expensive visit at 35$ for a tour and 3 wines. That is still relatively cheap - especially compared to the vineyard in Chile! It was worth it though as the wines were 'muy deliciso' and the vineyard was beautiful.
In the planning stages of my trip, I knew I wanted to tour the vineyards of Mendoza. As always, it's different than you imagine but in this case, it surpassed my expectations. ¡Que bueno!
Happy full moon and happy good Friday!
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