OPPOSITE, BOTTOM: COURTESYNQNWINERY
IFYOUGO
X4Rumbos
.com.ar
) plans
tailor-made trips to
Patagonianwine
regions, incorporat-
ing trekking, bird-
watchingandother
natureactivities.
STAY: Bodega
NQNViñedosde la
Patagonia
.com.ar
) has a
three-roomposada
(sleeps five) on the
premises. It affords
dramaticvineyard
views andapleas-
ant soundtrack
providedbygaggles
of beautiful burrow-
ingparrots.
EAT:
InNeuquén
proper,
LaToscana
restaurante.com
)
cooks everything
— includingagar-
gantuan4.5-pound
T-bone that feeds
two— inamassive
clay igloo-styleoven
warmedbyapple-
andpear-treewood
toa toasty 1,100
degreesFahrenheit.
Don’tmiss the local
artisan cheeseplate.
Inwine country,
BodegaFamilia
Schroeder
(
www
.saurus.com.ar
)
is the region’sbest,
finessingEuropean
cuisinewith local
seasonal organic in-
gredients tomemo-
rableeffect, notably
with thePatagonian
lamb stuffedwith
candiedplums and
adecadent dulcede
leche triodessert.
MalmaRestoBar
,
atBodegaNQN, is
alsodoing innova-
tivewine-focused
cuisineandoffers
stupendous vine-
yardviews toboot.
TASTE:
Themodern
andboutique
BodegaNQN
and
more traditional
BodegaFamilia
Schroeder
aredoing
themost exciting
things in the region.
At the former, the
focus ison theUni-
verso lineofmalbecs
andcab-malbec
blends; at the latter,
it’son sparkling,
chardonnay (in
consultancywithcult
Californiawinemaker
PaulHobbs)anda
pinot-malbecblend.
BodegaPatritti
patritti.com.ar
) is
alsoadefinitive stop.
CLOCKWISE
FROMTOP:
BodegaFamilia
Schroeder, home
tooneof the
best European
restaurants in the
Patagoniawine
region; Bodega
NQN’sMalma
Universoblend
andmalbec;
harvest timeat
BodegaFamilia
Schroeder; La
Toscana restau-
rant inNeuquén,
Argentina; the
wine caveat
BodegaNQN
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