Our second day wine-pairing lunch was at Casa El Enemigo. We had been there last year, and as it was late May (Autumn in Argentina) then, we sat outside and enjoyed the colorful views. This visit was in early September,…
Wine-pairing Lunches in Mendoza – Day 1 at Casarena
On each of our two days of wine touring in Mendoza, we had a late afternoon fancy lunch paired with wines from the respective winery. Both of the restaurants we went to: Casarena and El Enemigo were among the best…
Winery Tour at Catena Zapata
We had really been looking forward to going to Catena Zapata Winery as we drink some of their wines at home, and they have some very nice iconic wines. Once at the actual winery, we had an even better experience…
Touring Mendoza Wineries: “Finca La Anita” on Day 1
We started our first of two days of wine touring around 9:45am, with Alejandro picking us up at our hotel, the Park Hyatt Mendoza. We were scheduled to have three days of touring, however as noted in the previous couple…
Welcome to Mendoza Argentina 2019!
We finally arrived to Mendoza on Sunday (Labor Day Weekend) after traveling from Orlando since Friday. The last couple posts detailed the flight delays we had on American Airlines, however as Murphy’s Law would again have it, we had one…
Now on Our Delayed Flight from DFW to Santiago Chile
After a short night’s rest at the DFW Airport Hyatt Regency, Steve (DOS) and I got up around 5:30am to get ready for our 8am flight to Santiago. As I detailed in the last post, the flight was supposed to…
Labor Day Weekend in Mendoza: Escaping from Hurricane Dorian!
I’m a bit behind with my posting as we were in Virginia most of the summer, and just got back from Mendoza, Argentina. On the last post I started a post about my brother’s wedding weekend in Roanoke, which was…
Wedding Weekend in Roanoke!
My brother Andy and his partner of 26 years, Art were legally married in Virginia this past weekend in a beautiful wedding in the Episcopal Church, attended by over 200 people. In the next couple posts, I’m going to detail…
Day tour of Monticello
Our Charlottesville mini-getaway continues with a visit to the mountainside estate of Monticello, home of the third U.S. President, Thomas Jefferson (link to Monticello’s official site). While DOS and I have both been to Monticello previously and separately, it was…
Touring Charlottesville Wineries in a Tesla!
On our second day in Charlottesville, DOS and I took a 5 hour wine tour to three of the nearby wineries. According to the website Monticello Wine Trail, there are some 35 wineries along the wine trail in the mountains…