This Week’s Roundup of News and Events…

Press, media, and more press! Here is a terrific piece on Algodon Mansion and Algodon Wine Estates from MartiniLife; a daily email newsletter that shares “the best kept secrets in gear, gadgets, fashion, entertainment, food and dining, travel, and a few things that you just can't live without.” Glad to know we’re somewhere on that list! Algodon Wine Estates was also featured in last weekend’s La Nación, one of Argentina’s leading newspapers! Apparently, Clarín is its main competitor. Here is a rough Google translation of the article: Al pie de la Montaña y Viñedos con (At the foot of the mountains and vineyards). We’ve received some new photos this week that I’d like to share. The first is of our new Algodon Wine Estates signage, which we’ve hung on the winery’s exterior. It really looks great. I feel it lends a personalized touch to the structure, which has in many ways become the iconic symbol of the property.

The next photo is of the glass roof for Chez Nous’ outside dining patio. Very nice! I’m looking forward to the evening when guests of the restaurant can dine on its patio and be able to look up and see the stars and Buenos Aires sky. When I was in Paris on business last weekend, I was invited to an interesting, analogous property to Algodon Mansion, called Pershing Hall. It’s similar to our Buenos Aires hotel in many ways and apparently, it’s a very successful operation. At 350 sq ft, some of their suites are significantly smaller than ours; however they’re getting 500 Euros a night for those. Their top suite is 700 sq ft and it goes for about 1,000 Euros. Their restaurant is one of the most popular in Paris. Here’s an article from the Washington Business Journal (via the Pittsburgh Business Times) headlined Argentina’s travel industry provides business and leisure. The article talks about what a hotspot Argentina is right now, and its growing appeal to Americans. That’s no news to us! Lastly, in economic news, Argentine will reportedly pay off its Paris Club debt over the next five years. --Scott Mathis