Luiz Argenta Winery in Flores de Cunha.
The new winery hosted its grand opening the weekend before our visit.
Concrete bridge (no railing) to the winery
Escola de Gastronomia UCS (Culinary Institute) - part of University of Caxias do Sul
Paintings at the entrance of the school
View of the historic Argenta Winery from the new building
Argenta Administrator Zair Molon demonstrates how rocks are used to filter water and keep the grape vines cool.
We felt honored to speak with Argenta Winemaker, Edgard
and Adminstrator Zair Molon.
Four-course lunch at the Culinary Institute. Lunch included sparkling wine, red wine for the entree, and a dessert wine.
Us guessing wine aromas.
Aromas included wood, chestnut, and strawberries.
Student chefs prepared our meal at the Culinary Institute. Here, the chef dried lime rinds in an industrial oven for the orange chocolate dessert.
3 comments:
I know you put that rooster in there just for me! haha
More wine??...no kidding when they said you'd be "drinking".
Ge, they don't know not to let you in the kitchen huh? Good thing it's not Suzie's =P
Thank you for adding the captions. You are half way through the trip, hope all of you are doing ok and getting some rest once in awhile!xoxoxo
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