Vitor – Historical Winemaking Gem
Hacienda del Abuela winery in Vitor

Vitor Valley – Day Trip from Arequipa When Malka mentioned that she had seen photos of numerous old clay amphorae in Vitor and suggested that we visit the area to investigate, I remember thinking “how good can it be?” as we had never even heard of the area before. The […]

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Passion for Pais
Pucon photo shoot for our bottles from Yumbel

Pais is not a grape we knew anything about before we moved to Chile. The Spanish conquistadors brought it here from the Canary Islands meaning it has been growing in Chile for hundreds of years so why hadn’t we tried this wine before we got here? It is only in […]

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Wine Tour Shore Excursions
wine tour shore excursions

Wine Tour Shore Excursions from your Cruise Your cruise ship will have a variety of excursions on offer for each port of call. They may even have some wine tour shore excursions. Most likely these will be in large buses with a selection of your fellow passengers, and on set […]

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Château Lafite it isn´t!
The artisanal Santa Marta winery in Colchagua

Château Lafite it isn´t! We saw this winery while we were exploring the Colchagua wine region and stopped to visit, not knowing what to expect. As you can see from the photos, the thick adobe walls are not in great shape, the roof looks like it could fall in and […]

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Very Old Vines in Chile
Old vines at the Bouchon winery in Maule, Chile

200 Years Old and Going Strong! Escaping the city has not been easy for the past year, but thankfully we have had a few more options recently and we are grabbing them with both hands. Last week we spent a few days in the Maule wine region, 4 hours drive […]

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