For those of us from the United States, Super Bowl Sunday is a day that is virtually impossible to ignore. We have all been to, or at least been invited to, Super Bowl parties every year and if your local team is one of the lucky opponents, that guarantees the parties will just be even bigger. Like football and the halftime show on Super...
Some activities certainly give way for solitary participation, but we know without a doubt (thanks to the century-old saying) that it takes two to tango. The tango is a type of dance that came to be in the late 1800´s in the working-class neighborhoods of Buenos Aires, Argentina. The exact origin of the music and rhythm is widely disputed, but many sources credit African...
Studies are published on a regular basis making claims that a person´s wine preference says something about their character and personality (their wine personality). This concept is not new, many organizations and parody websites have been capitalizing on this idea for years, however, they have been focusing on liquors and spirits. Recently those same sites have taken to the blogosphere to categorize us wine-drinkers...
Clos de Chacras, one of Mendoza’s most historic wineries, is located in Chacras de Coria, an affluent suburb of Mendoza City located just 15 minutes from the downtown area. The winery was constructed in 1921 and has been restored over the years to accommodate modern winemaking equipment and needs. Even in the wake of the renovations, the winery has maintained its historic charm and...
In 1983, Adriana Cantini graduated from Mendoza’s Nacional University of Cuyo with a degree in industrial designed. During her third year she began getting her hands dirty in ceramics class, a passion that carried her into her first job: Peña y Lillo ceramics studio. There she began making, among other things, small figurines of women holding the fruits of a Mendoza harvest. Dressed in...