So this Friday we had another excursion. We went one two tasting, first was at an olive plantation and the second was at a winery.
The olive grove was located in Maipú a town just outside of the city of Mendoza. The plantation, Maguay, is run by a family who has been growing olives for two generations. Pictured below is the brother of the brother and sister duo that now run the plantation in the olive grove. They have just recently branched out into making olive oil.
The olive oil is some of the best I have had and it was very interesting tasting the different types and flavors. I love olive oil.
The second stop was the winery Navarra Correas. It is a well known winery around here although it is owned by a big company that also owns Smirnoff and other big alcohol companies.
We were taken on a tour of the winery by a very nice guide. First we was some grape vines that were planted to test our the soil to se which variety likes the soil best.
Than we saw where the tanks that the wine is put in first, it stays there for about the fist few months constantly being mixed.
Later the wine is stored in oak barrels to age.
The winery is best known for their “Structura Ultra” (on the far left). They also make sparkling wines (pictured on the far right).
At the end of the tour we had a wine tasting. We tasted two wines. The first was a white wine, Sauvignon Blanc. I liked it and although I am by no means a wine connoisseur I think it was very good. It was very light.
The second wine was a red wine, Syrah. It was basically the polar opposite of the Sauvignon Blanc. I did not like it but I am sure it was a good wine for people who like strong wines.
On a side note the wine here is very inexpensive. I have not bought much wine in the US but I am almost positive that to get anything that is drinkable it has to cost at least 15 dollars. Here a good bottle of wine from what I have heard is 35 pesos (that is a little less than 9 US dollars).
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