When we in the northern hemisphere start thinking of places to go during our offseason we traditionally think of places like Florida, South Carolina, Arizona, Mississippi, Mexico or perhaps the Islands of the Caribbean. But down under in the Southern Hemisphere the seasons are also changing and their peak golf season is just about to [...]
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ARGENTINA WINES
Making wine in the South American country of Argentina is not new — they’ve been doing it for 400 years — but sometimes a tiny push in the right direction is all a region needs to put it on the map. That push came in the form of Fuzion, a little wine from Argentina’s Familia Zuccardi, [...]
MENDOZA…A CITY OF PARKS IN ARGENTINA’S WINE COUNTRY
I was really looking forward to seeing my new friend Tomas Achaval and owner of Nomade Wines as I arrived at the Mendoza International Airport in the heart of Argentina’s wine region. Visiting a new country is always special, visiting a country with a world class wine region is even more special and spending a [...]
GOLF TIERRA DEL FUEGO…AT THE END OF THE WORLD!
How many times have you heard “if you don’t like the weather wait 5 minutes and it will change.” While many destinations make the claim, I have seldom seen it in real time. However I have just recently returned from Ushuaia, Argentina where I was able to fulfill one of my golfing goals of having [...]
SOUTHERN COMFORT
Argentina isn’t on the GPS of most golf travelers, but it should be, and here’s why. The outskirts of civilization hold particular appeal to me – especially those off-the-beaten-track places where you’ll find few human footprints, or in this case, cleat marks from golf shoes. When it comes to golf, you can have your Floridas and [...]
