Mendoza has a free magazine
called wine republic which you get when you check in to hotels providing much
needed info about
Mendoza,
it charms, risks and things to do. Wine is clearly a central feature of the
magazine and it’s Editor is not frightened to have a go at the Authorities for
poor planning decisions, including the demolition of old colonial townhouse to
make way for more, as they describe them, glum cigarette boxes. However it is
the editorial style that caught my eye. Here’s a piece taken word for word
straight out of the magazine under the sub- heading, FREE ALCOHOL. Its
brilliant.
“FREE ALCOHOL.......
The swine flu has had a
devastating effect on
Mendoza’s
nightlife with many nightclubs forced to close for several weeks in an attempt
to stop teenagers snogging and spreading the disease. The question is who
snogged the pig in the first place? The shutdown forced hardcore night owls to
drive two hours north to
San Juan
for some disco action.
Mendoza’s
nightclubs are now back open but with limited entrance and compulsory use of
latex gloves when groping. People must stand two meters (sic) apart when
dancing and any couples caught getting physical are put in quarantine in a love
hotel. Pigs are obviously not allowed admittance. Meanwhile blissfully ignorant
British tourists have been knocking back the free alcohol hand gel, mistaking
it for a flavourless alcopop....”
Full credit to editor Charlie O Malley, and Assistant
Editor, Charlie Foley for some entertaining writing........ I was literally
choking on my Malbec when reading it.
