If Pinot Grigio could speak, it would scream “drink me”. A look at some star grapes in their homeland that are lesser known in Argentina.
Grape expectations
The Expat: Vanessa Camozzi
Married to an Argentine, journalist and PR Vanessa Camozzi honed her Spanish and nannying skills for two years in 2005. But her true passion – Japanese food – became a reality when the couple opened Fukuro Noodle Bar in Palermo Hollywood.
Chowzter correspondent
Man versus sausage. Four adults, one giant choripán in Mendoza… who wins?
B for Bellini
Make a beeline for Palermo Botánico’s newest lodging in Buenos Aires
The pearl of sandwich
Yip. The toasted sandwich you’ve been dreaming of has arrived and you can chomp down a mouth-watering courgette and goat’s cheese prensatti at La Alacena. Oh, and did I mention the chocolate and sea salt tartelette? Ohhh…
Chicken chic
So there’s 180 minutes of craft beer happiness. A picada of the day. Hot sauces. And of course, make sure you linger for the fricking chicken. NOLA gastropub is a homesick expat’s wet dream.
The Expat: Lucy Wood
A week’s holiday in Buenos Aires led to South African engineer Lucy Wood to sell her house and car and move to Argentina with just 300 dollars in her pocket. Ten years on, she lives in Florida with her boyfriend and two cats.
The Expat: Torey Novak
When Torey Novak visited his future wife who lived in Mendoza, little did the former pizza cook know that he would also fall in love with the province’s liquid gold and work as an olive oil sommelier for Familia Zuccardi.
Unwind by the glass
Amid the flurry of tasting rooms and wine bars to open comes Trova in Palermo Hollywood.
The Expat: Jimmy Rip
Did you know a US rock ‘n roll legend – mates with Mick, Juanse, Rod and Charly – lives among us mere mortals in Las Cañitas? He owns a bike, does his own shopping, and got married last year. Meet Jimmy Rip.