Carl's Travel Blog
Wednesday, May 25, 2011
Corbin watches the sun yet again
Vina de Mar is very beautiful especially at sunset
He digs until the sun is gone
Couchsurfers Peter and his partner Seba show us how to make Pisco Sours and we have a great dinner together
Freshly squeezed lemon juice is a key ingredient in a Pisco Sour
Shaken, not stirred
Seba shows us how to make the national drink of Chile: Pisco Sour
Bartender Terry happily learns from Bartender Seba
Mango Pisco Sours! Super yummy!!
Time to eat!
Corbin plays on the beach at sunset
Okay, it's a bomb shelter
How deep can he go?
Afternoon fun: digging a HUGE hole
The fiery skies of the Pacific
Another beautiful day in Chile
Almost a sunset view from our new apartment
Our second winery of the day
The beautiful colors of the vineyard
They rotate rows of plants through the vines
Poppies help the ground recover from the grape vines
Llama mom and kid
"I ain't been eating no grass. What makes you think that?"
The winery tries to maintain an ecological balance
Our guide explains the biodynamics approach to wine making
The workers each get land to grow vegetables
Time for more tastings
A great tasting at Casas del Bosque in Casablanca, Chile
Fifth Grade Around The World has an awesome cafeteria!
Our table of fun lunch
A Quartet of appetizers with wine pairing. Yummy!!!
Terry and Tom at the Casas del Bosque restaurant
Monday, May 23, 2011
Cheers!
A French grape that grows well here: Carmenere
Even though we just started, Terry looks like he's REALLY enjoying the experience.
The guide to all their amazing wines
My submission for a magazine cover
Our guide gives us the best wine tasting I've ever experienced
The wine cellar always has classical music playing. I'm not so sure about that.
The bottling machine
All their wines are aged in imported French oak barrels
Fermentation vats
Juice extractors
Corbin and Tom taste some grapes!
The autumn grapes of Casas del Bosque
A private tour of the vineyard
Corbin with sand art on the beach in front of our flat
Tom and my boys on the coast in Vina del Mar
VIDEO: Dare devil Corbin jumps off a bridge
Eleven months into our trip and we're still happy!
Everyone calls Vina del Mar the Miami of Chile
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