Grappa Destillery in Mendoza./ Moonshiners??

Here is Bartender Authority with this beautifull Alambique (Made in Portugal), and 2 barrels of Grappa from Mendoza.
Here I am next to the Alambique (wich is missing some parts as the Swan neck, etc) all made of cooper.

Grappa aging?

being next to an Alambique is an incredible experience!!

Miniature Destillery system.....

I wish it was real!!

A miniature on left and areal on right.

Like a postcard.

BarSmarts Advanced Certified Course, by Pernod Ricard, USA.

Termine la primer parte de este Curso Completo, habiendo aprobado los 4 examenes principales, ahora solo queda, el examen final y en Vivo el 9 de Diciembre en el Hilton Las Vegas.!!!

Este ha sido un curso muy completo en teoria y en practica, solo me resta seguir repasando y testeando licores y aguardientes.

Salud!!

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I just done with the four first tests, wich I passed with 80 % rated. I only had to do the live and Final test on december 9 th at The Hilton Hotel in Las Vegas.

This was a reallycomplete course, and I have to keep studying and tasting Liquors to be ready!!

Cheers!

Visiting Bodegas Salentein, Mendoza, Argentina.

French oak tanks for special harvests.
Tasting room with guide Paula.

Barrel opf chardonnay where you can see the sediments...

Let's taste!!

In action.....

Muestra del suelo de la vid/ showing the vine's ground

At the Cellar.

Bartender Authority like a king!!!

The wine is carry by gravity, so it wont hurt it!

Visiting Bodegas Salentein, Mendoza, Argentina.

Here are filling the oak barrels "by gravity"....

On top are the Stainless steel tanks, on the bottom are the oak barrels for aging...

Here is Shelley with the frementation tanks....


The Rose's plants are "Alert", if Philloxera attacks it will kill the Rose plants first.....

Our guide said that one of the Field director decide to keep the vines short......(the way he likes it).

Getting to Salentein, Mendoza, Argentina.

Here at the Winery's Chapel...

Shelley and I at the Chapel, the benches are made from olives three's wood.

They have a museum, with really nice art.

Shelley's corner.