- Everest Base Camp #1 & #2
- Inca Trail 2018
- Women's Projects in Tanzania 2018
- Bhutan 2017
- Women's House Building 2017
- Antarctic Adventure
- Greenland by Day Hike
- Fire and Ice: Iceland
- Family Fire & Ice: Iceland
- Mongolia on Horseback
- Raising Voices, Raising Roofs
- New Zealand Adventure
- Inca Trail 2015
- Ethiopia Explorer 2015
- Kilimanjaro Climb 2015
- Patagonia & Wine
- Everest Base Camp 2014
- Bhutan, Land of the Thunder Dragon 2014
- The Way: A Pilgrimage Across Spain
- Belize Dive & Jungle Exploration
- Kilimanjaro Climb 2014
- Everest Base Camp 2013
- Turkey: Mt. Ararat
- Inca Trail II 2013
- Inca Trail I 2013
- 2013 Kilimanjaro Cancer Climb
- Spanish Immersion with Mayan Tropics & Honduran Island Paradise
- Kilimanjaro Climb 2012
- Nicaragua Volunteer Adventure 2012
- In the Footsteps of Buddha 2011
- Iceland & Greenland 2011
- 2011 Kilimanjaro Climb for Cancer
- Everest Base Camp 2010
- Bhutan Sept. 26, 2010
- Galapagos 2010
Viewing Post for: Patagonia & Wine
Date: Tuesday, January 06, 2015
Location: Mendoza, Argentina
We are in wine country! After two beautiful days in Buenos Aires, our crew loaded up on a comfy overnight bus to cruise through miles and miles of moonlit pampas. Argentina's plains seemed endless, but as the sun came up, we spied the lofty peaks of the Andes looming through the dawn haze.
In Mendoza, we made a stop at the Terrazas de los Andes winery to check out their immense fermenting vats and get a first taste of Malbec and Torrontes wines. Soon, we were mounted on bicycles and spinning along gentle paths bordering lush vineyards. The snowy peak of Tupungato Volcano and the high shoulders of the Andes set a magical backdrop to the verdant spread of grapes ripening in the sun.
The ride took us to the Belasco de Baquedano winery where everyone reveled in a spectacular five course meal, each course paired with a wine. From their pale Rose of Argentina to a deep red Malbec, the group savored every sip and bite of the beautifully presented meal. We ended the flavor spree with a visit to the 'aroma room' where we browsed through more than fifty scents found in wines, and then blissfully headed off for a siesta.
