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October 12, 2010

Out of the closet and into the wine cellar?

Anyone who’s been to Buenos Aires since the political and economic meltdown of 2002 is aware that the city has become the top gay travel destination in all of South America, and one of the most important in the world. This week’s Economist provides a good summary of BA’s gay appeal, with its vigorous nightlife which include a gay milonga or tango dance club, Latin America’s most liberal domestic partnership laws, even the five – star “Hetero – Friendly” Axel Hotel on the edge of San Telmo.

Another of Argentina’s attractions, for all sexual orientations’ is the country’s wine. As far as I know, though Buenos Aires is the only city in the world with an openly Gay Wine Store, near Plaza San Martin in the upscale barrio of Retiro

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