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Episode 20: What is Terroir, exactly?The finest wines offer clarity, distinctiveness, grace, balance, deliciousness, complexity, modesty, persistence, and sometimes even a little paradox. Today to kick off a new season, we dig into a theme that we discuss time and time again: terroir. Terroir is a term that is increasingly used in any ‘origin’ or craft product, so we […]
Episode 18 (Part II ) : Olive oil as a way of life with Carola Dümmer“Olive oil is an alive product. It’s not a commodity or refined fat. That is part of my mission, to educate on how to use olive oil.”
Episode 17 (Part I ) : Olive oil as a way of life with Carola Dümmer“Olive oil is an alive product. It’s not a commodity or refined fat. That is part of my mission, to educate on how to use olive oil.”
Episode 16: Meet the Chilean Dream Weaver, Catalina Marin of TREKO“Treko wants to achieve contemporary designs for life. We want these pieces to be sustainable and even pass from generation to generation.”
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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