Drinking wine in Argentina is not like drinking wine in the United States, choking down Boones Farm when you’re underage, or venturing out for your first real tasting in Napa Valley.  Drinking wine in Argentina is a much more personal experience, standing on the land where the grapes have survived a century, and introductions made by the family whose name is printed on the bottle.  You drink wine with lunch in Argentina, sitting outside in the South American sun, and eventually you prefer that to your customary glass after a long day’s work or with dinner.  After dinner comes bedtime, but after lunch comes the more indulgent siesta.  Made even sweeter by the vino downed with your rib eye an hour prior.  No café necessary.  Just a nap.


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