We have visited Argentina several times as tourists and have always enjoyed the experience. There is a lot to like: the people, the food, the wine, and some of the world’s most interesting and spectacular natural beauty in places like Bariloche, Iguazu Falls, and Ushuaia, the continent’s southern-most city. Our objective for this trip was to explore the wine-growing regions around Mendoza, Salta, and Cafayate, and to try some of the country’s less familiar varietals. Argentina is famous for its signature Malbec, but it is the world’s fifth or sixth largest wine producer, and its fine wines are made also from grapes such as Bonarda, Tannat, and Torrontés, to mention but a few. Many of the vineyards we visited are located close to the Andes in the northwest, some at very high altitude. This enabled us to visit, typically by unpaved roads, several of the high Andes valleys and national parks and distant villages such as Purmamarca, Molinos, and Cachi. Of course we also spent time in wonderful Buenos Aires. One unique aspect of this Argentine adventure, compared to our previous visits, was that it was arranged by a travel professional, a talented and charming young Porteña (BA native), who saw to every detail and regularly confirmed in route that things were going well, as they always were.