{"id":2834,"date":"2016-01-12T02:29:43","date_gmt":"2016-01-12T02:29:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.diningtraveler.com\/?p=2834"},"modified":"2016-01-12T02:29:43","modified_gmt":"2016-01-12T02:29:43","slug":"romantic-weekend-trip-mendoza","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/diningtraveler.com\/2016\/01\/romantic-weekend-trip-mendoza.html","title":{"rendered":"Romantic Weekend Trip to Mendoza"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Priya Konings<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

There are few places in the world as amazing as Argentina. I went on a wonderful two week trip there, and one of the major highlights was a romantic weekend trip to Mendoza with my husband. Mendoza is Argentina\u2019s wine producing region, where the dominate grape is Malbec. Malbec wine is rich, deep purple wine with luscious berry notes. Mendoza produces 75% of the world\u2019s Malbecs, so this is the place to sample it! My husband and I took full advantage, and organized our trip around food and wine.<\/p>\n

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Mendoza<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Where to Stay:<\/strong> Posada El Encuentro<\/a>. This charming bed and breakfast is run by three brothers and one sister. It is located in a cheerful little\u00a0neighborhood called Chacras de Coria. Downtown Mendoza is a few miles away. The advantage of this location is that you can easily walk to restaurants and get around without having to take a taxi everywhere. The bed and breakfast itself is simple, clean, and quiet. Breakfast is included, and offers such as chauffeured wine tasting tours are very reasonably priced.
\nWhat to Do:<\/strong>\u00a0If you are going to have only one weekend in Mendoza… Drink wine!! You can bike to the wineries, but most are pretty far apart and the terrain is hilly, so I would recommend hiring a driver. Here are the three best wineries we went to:<\/p>\n