You don’t have to be a wine nerd, self-proclaimed expert, or connoisseur to have these toys. You just need to like wine, and consume a lot of it. See them as your “pleasure companions”. Their purpose is to simplify getting to the juice, making the juice taste better,...
Here I am sitting, indecisive, paralyzed. How can something as fun as planning a vacation be so difficult? How the heck did my calendar get blocked for the next year already? You would think that since we’re in the business of planning other people’s vacations, it...
Horses and horseback riding are a huge part of South American culture. From the Chilean huasos, cowboys, in the Central Valley to the baqueanos down in Patagonia, the horse is revered, respected, and loved from north to south in Chile and beyond. In...
To all fellow Americans out there, I want to wish you all a very Happy Fourth of July. Honestly it didn’t really occur to me until this weekend that it was Independence Day on Monday. Even after more than a decade here, I still forget as the winter...
I love discovering the nuances of how food and wine pair, tango and play together. However, one topic I rarely talk about (publicly at least), is the concern of entertaining and pairing wine with our guests. I suppose it is a theme few people discuss, as...
1. Wild Geography: Let’s face it, Chile has wild geography. It lays like a noodle along South America’s southern Pacific coast spanning over 39 latitudes. If you were to fly from Arica to Punta Arenas, that’s akin to going from Boston to LA in the US. However,...
A lot of you have been asking about the wines used during our events and tastings on my US road show in May. This post is going to profile a couple of those select producers that are boutique in size but high in quality and uniqueness. You can find these in the US now...
May was a whirlwind month with three weeks on the ground in the US from Pennsylvania, to the nation's capital, up to New York City and out to the windy city, Chicago. The trip was long and intense and I confess that the first few days I went through a bit of reverse...
I feel somebody studying my face; it feels like a test. I feel them examining me, not so subtlely, every angle and pore on my body. I sense him waiting for me to say a couple words to jump out and say what he cannot apparently control…; I feel it coming. It...
Francis Mallmann. If you don’t know his name, take note. He’s South America’s most famous “celebrity chef” with restaurants in Mendoza, Buenos Aires, and outside José Ignacio in Uruguay. He’s well known yet low profile. A seemingly chilled out, laid back guy...
Tonight, I jet north to the USA on a three-week whirlwind tour for our business, Liz Caskey Culinary & Wine Experiences. I will be traveling across the Northeast starting in my hometown of Lancaster, Pennsylvania, followed by Washington DC, New York City and...
At 33, Tim Ferriss has written two best-selling books called The Four Hour Workweek and The Four Hour Body, speaks five languages including Japanese & Spanish, and holds a Guinness record in tango spins.
The dairy industry has convinced us since birth that a balanced diet must include dairy, but if you yearn to see that six-pack again (or for the first time) ditching the dairy is key.
Say goodbye to high-fructose corn syrup for good and watch that body fat melt away.
The second edition of Eat Wine Santiago, an all-you-need-to-know guide of an ever-changing, on-the-rise city, has finally been released. Don’t hesitate and buy your copy today.
I love the summer heat. It makes me thirsty. Really thirsty. I drink at least 2-3 liters of water daily--from the tap. I don't do mineral water anymore. I choose tap water, normally passed through my trusty old Brita filter. I have decided to avoid buying bottled...
Viva Santiago! Yay! Way to kick off the year, Chile. It filled my heart with joy on Sunday morning when I opened, okay clicked, the New York Times travel section to find my hometown holding down the lead spot of, “41 Places to Go in 2011”. Santiago described as...
The wind is howling. Gale force gusts moan and it sounds like a stampede on the roof. I peer through our hotel room window overlooking the icy Fjord of Last Hope. White-capped swells crash towards the rocky shore, jostling the fishing boats rhythmically....
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