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Monday, April 19, 2010

Meat and Malbec


Buenos Aires has a very European appearance. It was interesting seeing the architecture and now that I have been to Madrid I can plainly see the similarities. There was a busy pace to the city, but restaurants were always full and the subways crowded. The subway system was hot and a bit more cramped than the system in Madrid. Still, it was somewhat easy to use and get around the city. BA is certainly cheaper than Spain and Europe. We took advantage of that and enjoyed the bountiful Malbec wines and the delicious beef. Most people know of the "gaucho," the Argentinian version of the American cowboy. As much as the USA is a beef eating country, Argentina is even more so. Couple a nice piece of beef with a delicious Malbec wine and you have the essence of Argentina. The Malbec grape was originally grown for use as something to blend other wines with, similar to Merlots. Just as Merlots have grown in popularity as a wine on their own, so have Malbecs. My wife and I enjoyed lots of it.

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