Almacén de Tango (Mendoza)

The city of Mendoza, nested at the base of the Andes, is known for its wine and its beautiful, clean thoroughfares.  At the Almacén de Tango, the best wines of Argentina’s wine country are combined with high quality tango and music.  Before the show you can elect to have dinner.  The menu is fairly fixed, offering two choices for a starter, two for the entrée (neither of which is steak, surprisingly), and several dessert options.  The highlight of the meal is, of course, the excellent selection of wines on offer, which you can order with or without the dinner. Described as an “audio-visual spectacle,” the show has both live dancers and singers and two big projection screens.  During the show, images of the Mendoza country side and its rolling vineyards set the mood for dances about the plight of the immigrant worker.  True to the roots of tango, the show is both sensual and rich with the history of the working class. The show runs most nights of the week and you can check availability and make reservations online.  Because the show is in Mendoza and not Buenos Aires, the show is significantly cheaper than BA’s big budget productions.