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Let's pause from moment. Wow, this wine is over-the-top extraordinary! If I scored wine, I would give it 101 points. And the best part is I have three more bottles to enjoy. Anyone in?
A spectacular wine this Brunello Di Montalcino
Patios de Cafayate is a beautiful Spanish style hacienda, the former home of the Michel Torino family, founders of El Esteco Winery in 1892. Thirty-two bedrooms with private bath surround courtyards and elegant gardens of colonial beauty in what today is a luxury...
Ruta 40 gets very interesting and picturesque as it meanders the high altitudes through Argentina's wine regions in the province of Salta.
RN 40, Argentina's main north/south highway stretching 3,107 miles through their top three wine regions, from sea level to 16,404' elevation, the longest highway in the world. Here, the sign marker indicates 4389 km from Patagonia.
This is Cafayate, the model, a quaint little town surrounded by vineyards and wineries in the far northwest of Argentina.
TORRONTES is the white grape varietal exclusive to Argentina and with a very strong personality. It is affectionally nicknamed "The Liar" because of its sweet floral and fruity nose of ripe peaches, followed by a surprise of dry crisp finish of grapefruit on the mouth.
The quintessential grape of Salta Argentina... TORRONTES thrives at very high altitudes, growing under canopies to protect the grapes from the intense sun in this part of the world.
Entering Valle de Calchaqui with a DOUBLE RAINBOW, the wine region of Salta, Argentina.