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I packed my backpacks for my bus ride to Puerto Iguazu later on today. I arrived at 16 o'clock for my reservation at The Vines of Mendoza. I said hello to Yael and walked into the air conditioned bar room. My wine server for today was Pedro, a nice guy. Because I already made my mark in the last couple of weeks, Pedro said I could choose any wine from the 3 flights that I could have. I picked 3 wines and  Pedro recommended another two. The first wine was a Cabernet Sauvignon 2002 Reserva from Hacienda del Plata. The wine had amazing aromas of cherry, strawberry, cheese and light oak. Flavors included wild berry, oak, and tobacco with a round and dry oaky finish. I really loved this wine.

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I woke up and decided to visit one last winery. I found out what bus I have to take and about an hour later the bus driver told me to get off at a certain junction. I started walking on Las Margaritas Road until a couple of girls stopped for me. They were also on the way to the same winery as I was headed for, what luck.

We arrived at Bodega Familia Zuccardi, and I thanked the girls for the ride. They planned to take the tour while I walked into winery for tastings. I was greeted by Ben, an Australian volunteer at the winery. He told me to pick 5 wines for tasting for only 5 pesos. I picked 3 that I would have liked to taste, and Ben recommended 3 more (yes, that's 6). The first was a sparkling rosé Pinot Noir 2007, then a Viognier 2007, a Reserva Tempranillo 2006, a Reserva Cabernet Sauvignon 2006, a Seire A Bonarda 2006, and a Q Malbec 2005.

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