Latin America's Largest Wine Festival Prospering Virus Concerns Argentina March 8 9:04
In Argentina, one of the world's largest wine producing regions, the largest wine festival in Latin America has been held for three days, and about 150,000 tourists from all over the world are crowded with concerns about the effects of the new coronavirus.
Mendoza, the Argentine city with the largest wine festival in Latin America, is one of the world's leading wine regions, accounting for about 80% of the country's wine production.
The wine festival is held in March every year in hopes of abundant grapes, and the traditional festival that lasts more than 100 years attracts many tourists from all over the world.
During the festival, the “Queen of Wine” selected from each district parades the town center while throwing grapes and other locally harvested grapes to the audience on a heavy truck.
When the grapes were picked up, the audience was trying to get the grapes thrown to fight ahead, as happiness is said to come the following year.
In Argentina, eight cases of the new coronavirus infection have been identified so far, which has raised concerns about the impact. However, hotels in the city are almost fully occupied, and about 150,000 tourists visit the festival more than last year. A visitor came and the town was wrapped in heat.
A man from Canada said, "It's like a dream to see this festival."