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Chile Day 8 – San Pedro di Atacama
Chile is such a long and varied country. I went from the green tones and blue glaciers of Patagonia to one of the driest deserts in the world, that of San Pedro di Atacama. San Pedro is a tourist mecca...
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Chile Day 9 – Desert Beauty, Salar de Atacama
These photos are just so beautiful that I decided to put them up even though I drank very little wine during these two days. San Pedro di Atacama where I was staying was very hot and dusty. Water was...
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Chile Day 10 – Geysers, San Pedro di Atacama, Licancabur
San Pedro, the tourist mecca in Northern Chile, is a crossroads for all kinds of people going in different directions in South America. According to local custom, the extinct volcano Licancabur which...
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Chile Day 11: The Casablanca Valley – Rediscovering Sauvignon Blanc
Although it has been almost seven months since my lovely trip to Chile, I have yet to write about my vineyard trips while there. An article by Eric Asimov in this week’s Dining In section sparked my...
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Chile Day 12: Almost 1 Year Later
Amazing how time flies but almost one year has past since my fabulous visit to Chile. I feel nostalgic for that beautiful country, its vistas, its people and of course, its wines. I get more letters...
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Chile Day 13 & 14- Trip To Easter Island
Last year I had the good fortune to spend almost three weeks in Chile traveling happily up and down the country. One of the last things I did on the trip was take a plane to Easter Island, some five …...
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Chile On My Mind – Damage Not Yet Clear For Wine Industry
I have been thinking about Chile nonstop since I heard the news about the dreadful earthquake that has claimed many hundreds of lives and wrecked havoc on the region near the city of Concepcion. On my...
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Chile’s Concha y Toro Reports Damage According To AP
According to the Associated Press, Chile’s largest winery Concha y Toro has stopped production for a week to assess damages to its wineries. I have not independently confirmed this but AP is extremely...
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Chile – Santiago, Pablo Neruda and Me
According to the latest news from Chile, a massive aftershock was felt in the south of the country earlier today. I can only imagine the stress that they are going through so I decided to post some...
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Wine Wednesday: New World Wines – A Chat With German Lyon of Chile’s Perez...
Some months ago I had the good fortune of working with German Lyon, the winemaker of Vina Perez Cruz on a tasting that he held in New York City at Puro Chile. Lyon was very personable and relaxing to...
View ArticleTourist Destinations: Visiting Neruda’s Homes in Chile
I visited Santiago a few times during my three week trip to Chile a few years ago. I was surprised at the vegetation which is quite tropical and the silence. I found the city to be somewhat quieter...
View ArticleChile On My Mind: Winter Travels
As the cold of January seeps into my boned, I am reminded of past holiday travels in winter time. One of my favorite trips in the last years was to Chile, a magical place in all ways. When I visited...
View ArticleWine Wednesday: Casillero del Diabolo
Today’s Wine Wednesday is about a wine I’ve known for a long time but infrequently drink, Carmenere from Concha y Toro’s Casillero del Diabolo. I bought a bottle a local liquor store this week to use...
View ArticleOrganic Chilean Wine for Earth Day: De Martino
The World Wine Travel group, one of the blogging groups I am part of is looking at wines of Chile for Earth day this month. I have tasted a number of Chilean wines through the years that I have really...
View ArticleSauvignon Blanc from Casablanca Valley Hits the Spot
Unlike most of the world, I generally find Sauvignon Blanc is not a grape I favor, unless it is from the Loire Valley or blended in a White Bordeaux. I am not fond of the new world style Sauvignons or...
View ArticleWine Destinations: Chile
In 2008, I visited Chile over the Christmas holiday break. I went to many parts of the country and even took a five hour flight from the coast to Easter Island. That was a magical experience. I am...
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