Comments on: Purple Mountain Majesties http://www.saltshaker.net/20080218/purple-mountain-majesties Casting a little flavor (and a few aspersions) on the world of food, drink, and life Tue, 07 Oct 2008 03:59:57 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Ken Sternberg http://www.saltshaker.net/20080218/purple-mountain-majesties#comment-91952 Ken Sternberg Mon, 18 Feb 2008 16:44:44 +0000 http://www.saltshaker.net/20080218/purple-mountain-majesties#comment-91952 Well, at least you had a chance to get up into the Andes foothills and see a friend from New York. I found that country quite beautiful, but share your views about touring wineries. My limit is when someone says: "And now, we shall see the bottling line." I have no qualms about saying no and walking outside. Also, you have to figure that a lot of the cooler, better and smaller wineries weren't part of this event. Any winery with a PR person is probably larger than I want to see, but there are exceptions. It seemed to me that the Catena family was basically taking over the entire area. The Hyatt in Mendoza is, in my opinion, a real disappointment. The service wasn't great, my room was some weird modern design experiment and the casino there was robbed during my stay (in my room, not the casino). The Sheraton in Santiago, Chile was far superior. Well, at least you had a chance to get up into the Andes foothills and see a friend from New York. I found that country quite beautiful, but share your views about touring wineries. My limit is when someone says: “And now, we shall see the bottling line.” I have no qualms about saying no and walking outside. Also, you have to figure that a lot of the cooler, better and smaller wineries weren’t part of this event. Any winery with a PR person is probably larger than I want to see, but there are exceptions. It seemed to me that the Catena family was basically taking over the entire area.

The Hyatt in Mendoza is, in my opinion, a real disappointment. The service wasn’t great, my room was some weird modern design experiment and the casino there was robbed during my stay (in my room, not the casino). The Sheraton in Santiago, Chile was far superior.

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