A Perfect Day

I don't think a more perfect experience than this day can exist. A gorgeous hot sunny day in Mendoza, we went to the Norton winery for 11 a.m. There, we had an amazing and comprehensive tour of one of the most important wineries in Argentina, and one of my personal favourites. We tasted a ton of fantastic wines and had the most amazing host, Lorena. The property is amazing and the views of the Andes are incredible. The whole building is just gorgeous. The real highlight was the lunch, a traditional asado - under a huge tree in the grass, far too much food, so much wine, so many laughs. Just an amazing experience in a phenomenal setting that can't be done justice when I'm this tired! Perhaps more detail on another day. After, we went to Achaval Ferrer, a boutique winery and it was so interesting since it is such a small facility. We got to see them in production and try wines which were never even made available to the market (and met one of the owners!). Very high quality, exceptionally informative tour... again more later. Finally, we came home on our minibus, did a small walk around some of the important plazas of Mendoza, and went for a great Mexican dinner with our Norton host Lorena, who is just fantastic. Tomorrow, or rather, in a few hours (ouch), we are taking a tour up to the mountains... can't wait! Oyo and Ole!