Mendoza’s Gay Vendimia Festival

Mendoza’s Gay Vendimia festival in Argentina’s beautiful wine capital is the largest LGBT event in the country, aside from Buenos Aires huge gay pride celebration. Under the slogan ‘Vendimia for Everyone’ the festivities take place the second week in March, after the main Grape Harvest Festival ends.This conservative northern city has a smaller, more demure [...]

Vendimia: Mendoza’s Grape Harvest Festival

The city of Mendoza is gearing up for its biggest party of the year, the National Grape Harvest Festival. Held the first weekend of March, the Fiesta de la Vendimia is the time when this normally sleepy northern city comes alive to celebrate, with the local nectar flowing freely. Aside from an abundance of Malbec, [...]

Grape Harvest Festival 2011 Events

This year marks the 75th Anniversary of the Vendimia Grape Harvest Festival in Mendoza. Here is the line up for 2011’s main events: Friday March 4: Musical performance by the group Altertango. Pageant contestants make their introductions atop floats Place: Downtown streets •Time: 10:00 p.m. • Cost: Free   Saturday March 5th: Daytime parade with beauty [...]

Gay Nightlife in Mendoza

Gay nightlife in Mendoza isn’t anything near as wild as in Buenos Aires, but thanks to the city’s small size you can meet people and zero in on your preferred scene quite easily. Here are some good places to start, for food and dancing: Espacio 348 — A gay-friendly bar with a cool oriental décor, [...]

0800 Vino—Wine Delivery & Storage

One great thing about Argentina is you can get virtually anything delivered to your home — including wine. The company 0800-VINO provides a free wine home delivery service for purchases over AR$150 within most of Capital Federal, and by prior arrangement to Greater Buenos Aires and other provinces. For smaller deliveries, a AR$20 surcharge applies. [...]

Mendoza Hotels and Hostels

  • Top Range Lodging—Mendoza City Center Diplomatic—$$$$$ Belgrano 1041 Mendoza Tel: (54) 261 405-1900 A five-star option in Mendoza city, geared towards business travelers • Mid-range lodging Urbana Suites—$$$ 25 de Mayo 1540 Mendoza Tel: (54) 261 438-0004 The 28-room Urbana Suites has a luxurious feel, despite being a 3-star hotel. It’s located along the edge [...]

Mendoza – Beautiful Wine City at the Foot of the Andes

Mendoza, with its tree-lined streets, plentiful plazas, and prime location at the foot of the magnificent Andes, is one of the world’s most beautiful wine cities. Early immigrants from Europe realized the potential for viniculture when they saw that not only was the area blessed with abundant sunlight all year round, it also had a [...]

Malbec – Argentina’s Signature Wine

Some say you haven’t been to Argentina unless you’ve enjoyed a glass of Malbec with a big juicy steak. The ubiquitous Argentine nectar made from the Malbec grape had been around in France for centuries without gaining any real popularity on its own. Although utilized somewhat in the southwest of the country under many different names and [...]