Our Final day in Mendoza

THE LUNCH:    CASA DE CAVA

 We decided that there was one more place we needed to see before we left the Mendoza Valley and this was a restaurant that I had researched before we left.  It was located in the  Jujan de Cuyo Valley so we ordered a cab and took off out of the city.  The restaurant was located in a family owned winery and they served the food down in the cellar.  The owner made his own wine that he served in the restaurant and which we saw as we entered the cellar.  He told us a little bit about the history of his vineyard and when he constructed the cellar.

 He then escorted us to our private room within the cellar which was set up for our first course of our meal.  Enough food to feed at least 5 people.  Each dish was served in a separate dish which consisted of European style cold cuts, such as head cheese, chorizo, salami etc. as well as 6 different types of cheese, onions cooked in wine, quinoa, rice, chic peas, roasted garlic and onion, two types of olives, peanuts, raisins, eggplant, potatoes, and the list goes on and on.  The second course was lamb stew and then home made spaghetti and sauce. 

 To finish the meal we were served ice cream and champagne followed by espresso coffee and a cigar. 

Four hours later they called a cab to take us back.  The food and wine were amazing and the setting was very original and nice and cool in the hot Mendoza summer.

After we recovered from our hearty lunch we managed to do a bit of shopping along the walking street and then attended out next wine tasting at Vines of Mendoza.  This was another private wine tasking bar and we picked two different wine flights to taste.  Nothing too spectacular here, however we did have an interesting conversation with a gal from the U.S. who had emigrated to Argentina and was now working as a consultant with the company.  The final wine we tasted was good so had a glass and continued on our way. 

The square was alive when we arrived as they were crowning their Wine Queen of Mendoza.  There were thousands of people there so we made our way through and back to the apartment.  

I have to say Mendoza was a fun city to visit;. the food and wine are spectacular.  The sights of Argentine were amazing.  We are looking forward to our ride through the Andes Mountains and onto Chile.

Cheers!