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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
Going Deep: Peru’s Colca Canyon
The sun catches the far side of the canyon, illuminating the hills like a golden spotlight from above. Standing in the cool shadows across the valley, the terraces look like long horizontal lines climbing the slopes. They follow the contour of the mountain, interrupted by scrub, cacti, and clusters of eucalyptus. There are hundreds, maybe […]
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Stone, Light, and Fire: Arequipa, Peru’s under-touristed south
The water comes up to my neck. It’s so warm it feels almost womb-like. Ripples form as a couple of doves swoop down to skim the puddles next to the soaking pool. I float, exhausted from nearly ten hours of transit including a pre-dawn flight from Santiago to Lima, and then another hour-long flight to […]
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What the Desert Asks of You
The first thing you notice landing in Calama is the incredible dryness. On the road to the desert oasis of San Pedro, the jumping off point to the Atacama Desert in northern Chile, the landscape registers few signs of life — dry riverbeds, copper colored hills, and even an entire mountain range made from compressed […]
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