The next day, we drove a little south to Cafayate, Salta. This town produces some of Argentina’s best wines because the climate is the same almost every day of the year. We stayed at the Rusty-K Hostal, which had the cutest little outdoor area with vines all over the top of the patio.
We rented bicycles and started off on our wine tour. We decided to head to the furthest away vineyard first, one that was very highly rated in all the tour books. It didn’t look that far on a map, but 5K feels really far when it is uphill on a dirt road the entire way and your bike gears don’t work!
When we finally made it to Finca de las nubes, we realized it was well work the trek. The vineyard sat up above town and had an incredible view of the mountains, vines, and the city. We had our own personal tour and tasting, Steve and I translating for Scott and Bree. This turned out to be one of our favorite vineyards, probably because worked so hard to get there!
We rode our bike to a few other vineyards in the area, and then stopped in town for the famous wine sorbet at Miranda’s. They have cabernet and torrontés flavored sorbets….delicious and refreshing! That night, we were all exhausted from a long and hard day of wine tasting, so the guys went and bought empanadas to bring back to the hostel for dinner.
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