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EPISODE 32: Carmenere – Chile’s Clandestine-Turned-Flagship GrapeToday we kick off a monthly series into specific wine varieties and regions starting with a look into Chile’s clandestine-turned-flagship grape called Carmenere. Initially it was thought to be extinct after the phylloxera decimated Bordeaux’s vineyards in the 19th century. However, Carmenère was rediscovered in Chile in the mid 1990s and since then has been […]
EPISODE 31: Rodolfo Guzmán of Boragó on Chile’s Endemic Ingredients & Culinary Heritage“Boragó’s food is about the momentum of the Chilean terroir.” - Rodolfo Guzmán
EPISODE 30: How to Plan a Trip to Napa“Most places are better enjoyed by going deep and getting to know the place than rushing through” - Liz Caskey
EPISODE 29: Tashi dos Santos on Traveling with the Stars"The pulse of astrology is that confirmation that we're so much more than just what we think we are." - Tashi dos Santos
From our Journal
Just back from… Clos Apalta Residence in Chile
I am sitting like a lizard in the warm afternoon sunshine, wrapped in an alpaca wool shawl on a scenic terrace overlooking the Apalta wine appellation and volcanoes of the Andes. The chilly morning rain has moved out and there’s not a cloud in the sky. In the distance, there’s a shrill call of a […]
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Where Joy is Shaken and Poured …Cartagena
From my air-conditioned perch inside a picturesque bar in Cartagena, I have a view of the San Pedro de Claver church, made of golden coral stone and heavy wooden doors where many passersby stop to snap photos. The plaza just outside is surrounded by white and ochre-toned colonial buildings with carved balconies where the palanqueras […]
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A Love Letter to La Huella (and Uruguay)…
I have a big smile on my face as my toes dig into the warm sand–I am in my happy place. Gauging from the sun in the sky, it’s late afternoon, but I am far from concerned about the time at this precise moment. My husband, looking extremely tan and very handsome in his white […]
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