Tango and Wine Festival in Argentina

September 12, 2009

Mendoza, the “Wine Capital” of Argentina will be the venue for the second edition of the International Festival, “Tango, along the Roads of Wine”, an initiative which was launched last year by the Secretaries of Tourism and Culture of Mendoza, together with “Bodegas Argentina” The event will take place during the weekends of September 18 to 20 in the Southern Oasis and the Valley of Uco as the chosen locations and, from the 25 to 27, the chosen locations will be the East Zone and the entire territory of Greater Mendoza.
The festival includes concerts, tango feasts, gastronomy and wine samplings in a feisty atmosphere, with the renowned Mendocino wineries and vineyards as the venues or backdrops for the varied events to be enjoyed by local and international visitors.
This year, the Festival will have a social content since the tickets for all the events will be exchanged for powder milk to be donated to the Food Bank, to assist on catastrophes or to extremely poor or vulnerable populations.
Undoubtedly tango and wine are two of the most representative cultural icons of Argentina, strongly linked to the tourism industry which is flocking more and more to the beautifully bucolic countryside of the Mendoza region, whose excellent climate, soil and temperature, have allowed for the growth of some of the best grapes, these turning into superior quality wines, well appreciated by experts around the world.  Of particular fame are the Malbecs of Mendoza, considered nowadays among the best in the world.
Wine and tango will unite once again around the majestic natural scenarios of the Mendoza area to provide locals and foreign visitors with a unique occasion to enjoy two very Argentinian passions which are popular around the world:  the culture of tango, its music and unique dance representations, together with the best wines, wineries and vineyards.
The Festival organizers expect visitors who come for this unique occasion will leave with a delicious “bouquet” of aroma, taste and happiness, the purposes that “Tango, along the Roads of Wine” seeks.