Featured Wines and Wine Accessories Auction Benefit for Shepherdstown Day Care in Shepherdstown, WV

Mendoza Trip

Donated by Ellen Hoffman & Riccardo Accurso

2005 Catena Alta Chardonnay (WS: 92)
According to the Wine Advocate, the 2006 Catena Chardonnay has a "light gold-colored with a slight green tint, it exhibits a nose of slate, toast, butterscotch, pear, and apple. Medium-bodied, the wine is nicely balanced by crisp acidity, and the flavors are intense and persistent…"
Four Nights for Two at Posada de Rosas Inn
The Posada de Rosas Inn is a boutique inn in the heart of Mendoza, capital of Argentina's wine country. The charming, centrally-located Posada de Rosas (Inn de Rosas) is the perfect base for exploring Mendoza, one of the world's "eight great wine regions." From the fresh rose in your room to the 24-hour, bilingual staff, you'll enjoy the best service and the most comfortable local ambience. The inn is on a tree-lined residential street that's walking distance from restaurants, cafes, ice cream parlors and Mendoza's famous Independence Plaza and San Martin Park, with its lake and rose garden, and bike and walking trails. Colorful wall hangings and cane ceilings typical of Mendoza contribute to the simple but elegant style of the rooms. Indoors and outdoors, you can choose from several cozy venues to sip a glass of wine, relax with friends and family, or just read a book. Inside you'll find a living room, TV and game room, dining room/sun room with garden view, a cozy kitchen dining nook, and wi-fi access. Outside, you'll enjoy the swimming pool and the tropical garden, with banana, orange and lemon trees, vibrant bougainvillea and - of course - rose bushes. Innkeepers are Shepherdstown's Ellen Hoffman and Riccardo Accurso. Mendoza's European lifestyle offers many options for happy days filled with wine tasting, visits to wineries, delicious meals in restaurants, wineries and cooking classes; learning about local art and culture in museums, craft fairs and galleries, exploring the majestic Andes landscape, luxuriating in spa treatments, or simply strolling in the city's tree-filled parks and plazas and people-watching in one of the many outdoor cafes. For more on Mendoza, see www.amazingmendoza.com . For more on the posada, see www.posadaderosas.com . Stay is subject to availability and good until November 10th, 2009. (AIRFARE NOT INCLUDED)

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