A dutiful wife who followed her husband to his various professional postings, social worker Brigitte Subra loved Mendoza from the first night. Fourteen years on, the couple now own and run CarinaE winery.

Forced into exile as a child with his family from his native Venezuela, Alberto Echegaray Guevara was an officer in the Argentine Army, an Internet entrepreneur and founded a biotech company. His latest venture has seen him delve into the world of art with his intriguing Moneyball installation, which launched at arteBA, under the pseudonym “Cayman.”