Cabanas Cuatro Cascadas Mendoza
Ruta 173, km 33 - Valle Grande Mendoza, Province of Mendoza, Cuyo, Argentina
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Mendoza Is About Malbecs !
Bienvenido! The Mendoza wine region defines itself as the Malbec capital of the world when it comes to that type of wine. Not too many people would disagree with that. But doing so also limits itself from other great wines grown in the region. Like..........you know.........those other wines! Of course I'm just kidding. Believe it our not, C******nay's, Sauvignon Blancs, Chenin, Cabernet Sauvignon, Syrah, Pinot's (a range ...
Keep your eyes on the road...
... on our way.
We had been warned not to leave the city without a full tank of gas, and almost got stuck, as the highway out there is pretty remote. We knew there was a gas station in the next little town of Potrerillos, so we made it there only to find out they were out of gas! The attendant told us there were a couple of station in Uspallata, about an hour further along, so we decided to take the chance as that was on our way. We made it to Uspallata and got some gas and ...
Crisp...fruity...full-bodied...tannins..Wine time!
... we were expecting to see and experience here but what we arrived to find was something actually quite different. We had both envisaged a small town set in picturesque countryside filled with Vineyards. What we actually arrived to was a small but bustling city. A nice city with some nice plazas and a fantastic park but just not what we had imagined at all.
Sam and I arrived early morning and checked into Lagares Hostel and waited for ...
Mendoza: Wine, food and adventure
... in the sunshine and just chilled for about an hour before moving onto the zip line.
The zip line was great, there were about 5 or 6 of them across different peaks and the last two were crossing the river from side to side. Each lenght was 700 mt and you could reach speed of 40 mph. I loved it, I could easily have done it again but unfortunately our excursion was over and we were getting back to Mendoza.
We planned to meet up for dinner ...
Red, red wine in Mendoza
... Ferrer (which I had personally swapped for another bodega, haha), Cobos, Terruņo and Mendel. Also great wineries, though as a daytour I preferred the hostel winetour. I must say though, I`ve learned a lot about wine in these two days. Maybe too much...Oh no! Will I be doomed forever, only appreciating delicate wines for the rest of my life? Naahh, don`t worry. But I do think I`ve found a new passion ...

