We went on a trip with our program to the Familia Zuccardi vineyard. Not quite in Maipu, not quite in Mendoza, but somewhere in the middle.
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| Tasting room, which also had a ton of paintings. |
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| My favorite painting in the room. Something very eerie about the emptiness of the room and staircase. |
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| We were able to taste two different types of wine. In the past, the program was not allowed to provide students with alcohol. Past students had to do an olive oil tasting. Thankfully, things have changed, but we definitely weren't allowed to go overboard. This is a champagne. Really liked this. I wish I was better at describing flavors of wine, but I need some more practice. |
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| Was not a huge fan of this red. Tasted...watery? |
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| Torrontes is a type of grape specific to Argentina. There is apparently a debate going on about whether empanadas go better with Torrontes or red wine. My vote is Torrontes, but I'm partial to white wines. |
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| Alisa looking pretty and angelic. |
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| Huge breadsticks! After our wine tasting, we had lunch at the winery. |
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| Lucky lady bug on my plate. |
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| Cheers! |
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Pan casera <3
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| Lots of olive oils to try. |
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| Eggplant tapenade. |
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| Beef with a horse-radishy sauce. |
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| More beef. The bread was so good!!! |
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| We also had tuna sandwhiches, olives, sundried tomatoes, more tapenade, and fried balls of chicken. |
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| Peaches, fruit salad, cream, and little cookies for dessert. |
Olive oil does the trick.
ReplyDeleteIt must be really nice to taste a variety of wine.