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This month marks one year since my trip to Chile. It was admittedly one of the best moments in my life\u2026 The people, nature, weather, food, wine, and the mountains were so memorable and amazing. I was looking at the trip diary I made, and I wanted to share an excerpt of it here: <\/p>\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n<\/div>

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I have a confession to make: Second to Christmas, Halloween is my favorite holiday. The costumes, the candy, the parties\u2026 Our home is notorious for throwing geeky Halloween parties full of board games, our friend Paul\u2019s cooking, lots of booze, and horror movie marathons. Speaking of booze, here is one wine that comes to mind that fits the Halloween concept: Casillero del Diablo. Roughly translated, it means \u201ccellar of the devil\u201d. Made by arguably the best wine house in Chile, Concha Y Toro (seriously, if you ask a Chilean which of their wine brands is the best, they would point you…<\/p>\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n<\/div>

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A little preview of tomorrow’s post: <\/p>\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n<\/div>

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Note: This was written long before the recent earthquake… I asked a Chilean amiga whether or not to release this (might be in horrible taste), and she reminded me of something I already knew about their people: They are extremely resilient. Chile being part of the ring of fire, they are used to natural calamities, and are incredibly prepared (I was personally amazed at how they used Facebook to indicate they were safe, how their government managed to get people to safety in such an efficient and effective manner, resulting to\u00a0minimal casualties). In relation to the celebrations of El Dieciocho, I’ve…<\/p>\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n<\/div>

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I was thinking about the best ways to do a proper Chilean wine pairing (to further substantiate my previous article), and I realised\u2026 I can\u2019t do an authentic version at home. The ingredients in that part of the world are unique to their climate and surroundings, that admittedly, what I attempted to do was not as genuine (no matter how many times I hit it with merk\u00e9n). So, instead, let me talk to you about the real deal based from my experience in Morand\u00e9. <\/p>\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n<\/div>

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I think the reason why I fell in love with France is that the French people (or the ones that I\u2019ve met anyway) have shared my love of history, art, culture, gastronomy, and wine. Similarly, they have also embraced my predilection for the unusual. That being said, this being my last entry in my #throwbacktofrance series, I decided to do something bizarre and highlight the art of French winemaking in the New World. <\/p>\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n<\/div>

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I love watching fathers dote on their children\u2026 There\u2019s something about the joy in their eyes, the passion emanating from their bodies as they discuss the development of their kids, and even watching them in varying levels of protection, correction, and nurture. I know this seems like a hard-sell segue from father\u2019s day to wine, but I promised myself to tell you about a winemaker that acts like such a father to his wines, Tom\u00e1s Uribe Martinez of Vi\u00f1a Tremonte. Now, I\u2019ve met several winemakers from different parts of the world, and all of them have a certain personality: There are…<\/p>\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n<\/div>

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I know\u2026 I\u2019ve been complaining so much about the migraine-inducing heat\u00a0these days. We\u2019re averaging at a high of 35\u00b0C with a real feel of about 43\u00b0C lately, and I couldn\u2019t help but get wistful\u2026 I wish I were in a cooler area, surrounded by a tranquil body of water, the sun being there but not brutally burning me, with a glass of wine and good food. As I wondered why this image is so vivid in my head, I remembered: I was in a place like that once. <\/p>\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n<\/div>

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Have you noticed the heinously hellish heat the past few days? The average high is at 37\u00b0C! Admittedly, it\u2019s gotten so bad that I haven\u2019t been drinking as much wine as I normally would (it\u2019s just too hot). In fact, I have carefully transferred our beautiful reds in the darkest, coolest spot in our apartment. While I\u2019m not a full-fledged environmentalist, I have read so much literature that links bizarre weather phenomena to lousy environmental practices. Since I\u2019m a beverage writer, I\u2019m not the best person to discuss sustainability, but one of my favourite vineyards on the planet, Caliterra, can put…<\/p>\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n<\/div>","max_pages":2}