Archivo para la categoría ‘Mendoza’
Febrero 15, 2010 | Por hostel-colonial | Claves: backpackers in buenos aires, Hostel Colonial | # Enlace permanente
Some were awarded in festivals, by specialized magazines or international experts. Others achieved an stuning succes in the local market and seek to be the best kept memory of an year to remeber for the wine industry. A group of local connoisseurs that gathers from winery owners and wine producers to agronomists, sommeliers and local specialized press, chose the best of the Argentine production in 2009. The winners come fron different regions, cover several vines and have different price ranges. Hostel Colonial bring you the top ten list. An ideal present to take back to your country.
1.Wine: Trapiche Viña Villafane Single Vineyard Malbec 2006 *
WInery: Trapiche, Mendoza
Vine: Malbec
* Highlighted by one of the greatest world wine connoisseurs, the british Tim Atkin
2.
Wine: Colomé Estate Malbec 2007
Winery: Colomé, Salta
Vine: Malbec
* Argentine wine ranked amongst the Wine Spectator
specialized magazine 100 top wines of the world (# 32)
3.Wine: Sotano Cabernet Reserva 2006
Winery: Sótano, Mendoza
Vine: Cabernet Sauvignon
* Won the gold medal in Argentine Wine Awards
4.
Wine: Un lugar en los Àndes
Winery: Independent production, Mendoza
Vine: Malbec
5.
Wine: Perfumes del Yokavil Caernet Sauvignon 2006
Winery: Independent production, Catamarca
Vine: Cabernet Sauvignon
6.
Wine: Saurus Pinot Noir Barrel Fermented 2007 100% Pinot
Winery: Leonardo Puppato, Neuquén, Patagonia
Vine: Pinot Noir
7.
Wine: Jacques & François Lurton Chacayes 2002
Winery: Lurton, Mendoza
Vine: Malbec (85%) / Cabernet Sauvignon (15%)
8.Wine: Petit Reserva Sauvignon Blanc 2007
Winery: Dolium, Mendoza
Vine: Sauvignon Blanc
9.Wine: Avarizza Rosé De Canari 2009
Winery: Avarizza, Mendoza
Vine: Canari
10.
Wine: Prosecus
Winery: Corinto, Mendoza
Vine: Prosecco
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Noviembre 4, 2008 | Por hostel-colonial | Claves: argentina, Hostel Buenos Aires, Hostel in Argentina | # Enlace permanente
The Hostel Colonial receives more and more travelers interested to know the Cuyo region, the states of San Luis, Mendoza and San Juan. The mountains of San Luis have splendid landscapes, unpolluted nature and warm refuges far away from the masive tourism and the noise cities. Some of its attractions are the Conlara Valley, the historic old jesuitic ranches of La Estanzuela and the ecologic reserve in “Rincón del Este”. The small city of San Luis still keeps its cozy colonial streets, beautiful churches and convent.
In Mendoza, one of the most atracctive touristic destinations nowadays in Argentina, the dry and sunny climate, its urban city layout with large and green streets, great parks and the flowers that adornate many of its streets give to the city an ellegant and calm caracteristic. Despite of that, with no doubt, most of the time, the people travel to Mendoza to know its wine routes, where the best argentinian wines are produced, added to a new invention of the local cuisine.
San Juan, on the other hand, is a modern city where there are no remains of the colonial years, due to the earthquake of 1944. Also known by its wine routes, with some old wineries and other modern ones. The Hostel Colonial recommends you to know “La Difunta Correa“, one of the most spread pagan cult of Argentina that receives thousands of followers every year, and the Pie de Palo Mountains. San Juan has also amazing valleys and montain walls that round the state, known by the warm people of its small villages.
Argentine highlight: Malbec wine
The Hostel Colonial invites the lovers of a good argentinian wine to know a little bit of how a Mendoza Malbec winery works. The grape is harvested in early april, before the other varieties like the Cabernet Sauvignon, Tannat and Petit Verdot. The grape is harvested carefully in plastic boxes, to do not get damaged before going to the selection table. To make 1 bottle of a extrapremium wine it´s necessary 2 or 3 kg of grape. The correct time to harvest is decided by tasting the grapes in the wineyard and through laboratory analisis.
The factors that count in the quality control are the color, tannins, sugars and acidity of the fruit. The traditional irrigation in the wineyards of Mendoza is through furrows, the drip irrigation system is only used in the recent wineries. We have to consider how deep and and extended the wine roots are, in the loose and well drained soils of the region, besides of the good climate to the production. These are only some basic info to those who are interested in the subject. You must include a visit to a traditional Mendoza winery in your next trip to Argentina.
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Mayo 5, 2008 | Por hostel-colonial | Claves: Arte en Buenos Aires, Hostel Buenos Aires, Hostel Colonial, Hostel in Argentina | # Enlace permanente
One of main argentinian “stars” is the wine. Everybody knows that they are as famous as the french or portuguese ones!
I´m far away from being a specialist in this area, I don´t know much about wines and wich one is better with certain sort of foods and things like that, but It´s my favorite to drink with friends, in winter, in summer, with my girlfriend, after a day of hard work…And in my last trip to Buenos Aires, my friends of the Hostel Colonial recommended me a trip to Mendoza, the land of the best wines of the country.
It was not necessary to tell me that twice, Minutes after, I was searching for fly tickets by Internet. Once you arrive in Mendoza, you can find a lot of touristic points to know and things to do.
Looking for wines and everything related to it, I visited some wineries and areas where they produce different sorts of grapes and drinks. Now I know the difference between a Malbec and a Cabernet Sauvignon, and could buy very special wines that had a very low production and you cannot find them in anywhere else.
It is also possible to do adventure and snow tourism and know the natural termic pools that are compared to the biggest european ones!
Sincerely, South America has been surprising me more and more. There´s always a new and fantastic place to know, and Argentina is a country of beautiful landscapes and amazing places to enjoy. Many thanks to the staff of the Hostel Colonial for the tips! I really hope to meet you again in summer, so I can write something about your beer!
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Abril 14, 2008 | Por hostel-colonial | Claves: argentina, Tango | # Enlace permanente
Cientos de posts han sido escritos en este blog sobre la ciudad de Buenos Aires y alrededores pero fueron escasas las ocasiones en que el viaje virtual recorrió kilómetros de bits para mostrar el resto de Argentina.
Hostel Colonial está situado en pleno corazón de la ciudad de Buenos Aires, quizás en la zona de mayor movimiento y concentración de la gran urbe y desde aquí, mochila al hombro, comenzamos este viaje.
Buenos Aires no es Argentina, ni siquiera su síntesis. Es la capital y su centro financiero, es el Río de la Plata, el Tango, el Obelisco, San Telmo o Palermo, es Boca y River. Es noche, diversión, restaurantes, entre los que se destacan las buenas parrillas , compras pero, qué hay mas allá de la Reina del Plata?
Hay un país maravilloso para ser recorrido, desarmado y desandado en kilómetros. Armado de territorios fascinantes para descubrir.
Argentina es un verdadero rompecabezas y no me remito a su condición política, económica o social, de la cual no podemos enajenarnos, pero este es un blog de viajes, de turismo, de mochileros y esa es la consigna, armar el rompecabezas desde este lugar, estas son algunas de las piezas, sólo una pincelada de lo que Argentina tiene para ofrecer:
- Provincia de Buenos Aires: Costa Atlántica, Delta del Tigre, lagunas, ríos y el campo. El turismo de estancias es una opción fantástica y cercana, a menos de una hora de viaje desde Hostel Colonial.
- Provincia de Santa Fé: Rosario es la ciudad más turística, paseos por el río, mucha diversión y excelente gastronomía. A 3 horas por autopista desde Hostel Colonial, vale la pena.
- Provincia de La Pampa: el campo omnipresente, caza y cabalgatas.
- Provincia de Entre Ríos: su nombre lo dice, ríos, termas, buena pesca y excelente clima.
- Provincia de Corrientes: bellísima y casi virgen, su biósfera, Esteros del Iberá, es actualmente su mayor atractivo.
- Provincia de Córdoba: montaña y lagos. La provincia mediterránea es el paisaje serrano por excelencia, tranquilidad, clima ideal y cientos de ciudades y pequeños pueblos para enamorarse.
- Provincia de Mendoza: la Ruta del Vino, y si hablamos de vino no puedo dejar de recomendar este blog, paisajes de montañas y viñedos, el Cerro Aconcagua, nieves eternas, imperdible.
- Provincia de San Juan: más viñedos y dos maravillas naturales, Ischigualasto y Talampaya, la primera, conocida como el Valle de Luna, es un viaje en sí mismo.
- Provincia de San Luis: un microclima especial en la Villa de Merlo es su perla turística, rutas excelentes para recorrer toda la provincia y descubrir canteras y cascadas.
- Provincias de Salta y Jujuy: el Tren de las Nubes, Cerro de los Siete Colores, el Pucará de Tilcara y la gastronomía regional son puntos fuertes de estas provincias, cultura y costumbres precolombinas, artesanías, tejidos, un viaje a las raíces.
- Provincia de Misiones: la selva, ruinas Jesuíticas y un imperdible: las Cataratas del Iguazú.
- La Patagonia: provincias de Río Negro, Neuquén, Chubut, Santa Cruz y Tierra del Fuego. Patagonia del Mar y Patagonia de Montaña, nieve y pingüinos, glaciares, lagos de ensueño, pesca de truchas (flying fish), avistaje de ballenas. Esquí y rafting, también buceo, montañismo y travesías a caballo o en 4 x 4. fin del mundo, qué más?
En próximos posts escribiré sobre las provincias del Chaco, Formosa, Tucumán, La Rioja, Catamarca y Santiago del Estero, también profundizaré en los atractivos particulares de todas las enunciadas, quizás hasta sea real esa leyenda de que Argentina tiene todos los climas al mismo tiempo (de hecho no es una leyenda), eso es sólo el comienzo.
Caja mágica de colores diversos, territorio de excepcional belleza, para aventurarse o sólo contemplar. Argentina es un gigantesco destino turístico, para armar, desarmar y definitivamente para amar.
Some were awarded in festivals, by specialized magazines or international experts. Others achieved an stuning succes in the local market and seek to be the best kept memory of an year to remeber for the wine industry. A group of local connoisseurs that gathers from winery owners and wine producers to agronomists, sommeliers and local specialized press, chose the best of the Argentine production in 2009. The winners come fron different regions, cover several vines and have different price ranges. Hostel Colonial bring you the top ten list. An ideal present to take back to your country.
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