It’s Got Legs

Medonza was our second and last stop in Argentina. Known the world over for its wine production we had to try some wine tasting. In fact that was the one reason we came here.

All was not quite plain sailing though. Somehow or other the luggage compartment of the bus from Salta to Mendoza had flooded and Kath’s bag was well and truely soggy when we got it out. On top of that we turned up to a hostel who had managed not to take our phone booking. Even more of a shame because it had a pool and a bar! We’d chosen this place because here we would be leaving Tam on her own again after our fantastic company of the last few weeks. The hostel was known for it’s livelyness and Tam wanted some new friends!

Tam was in luck, there were dorm places left but the one double room was being held for friends of the owner who may or maynot turn up. Talk about frustration! We ended up in a hotel a few blocks away but helped ourselves to the pool and facilities we felt we deserved.

The next day we booked ourselves on a cheep and chearful whistle stop wine tasting tour. Two wineries, five wines. I think you get what you pay for when it comes to winetasting and our trip was cheep. I had fun and learnt a tiny bit (good wine has legs – more legs the better!) but it was rushed for sure and any info about tasting was brief. Still we got see how wine was made by a big and small winnery and a vineyard. Later we set up our own tasting (with three choice participants!) and made up our own minds. The result – we needed a bigger budget!