Santiago Day 3 - Maipo Valley Wine Tour

This was such a fun day going out wine tasting. I was a little bit unsure at first being on my own, but it turned out to be a rather nice day.

We visited three really different wineries. The first was an organic winery that uses animals to help with pest control. We also got to feed some of the animals! They also had more natural, earthy flavored wines (and gave us quite a lot!). We also tried one of their piscos that reminded me a lot of a nice whisky. Our next winery I think we must have been late for because there was no tour, we just went straight to sit down and try wines. The Cabernet here was very good with fruit and chocolate notes. It was a shame though because I don't feel I really got to know this winery. We then stopped at a third winery, but just for lunch. I had some gnocchi and a glass of the Sauvignon Blanc to try a wine from their vineyard since we weren't doing a tasting here. Our final winery was a huge one. All the different grape vines are labelled and it was interesting to see the names of wines I recognized on the vines. This winery, much like the first, took us through their production process. It was much more industrialized than the first small, organic winery. At this winery I thought the Sauvignon Blanc was very unique. It was so clear, and very dry. I bought a bottle to take home for Thanksgiving. We also got to keep our tasting glasses and I kept an extra one for Allan. It was from a nice retired army couple who now live in Hawaii (small world, I know!).

After we got back to Santiago, I grabbed my bags and got an Uber to the Hilton. It was so nice to be in a hotel that was clean and comfortable. I had a nice long shower after enjoying my welcome drink pisco sour. I used the kettle to make some instant soup for dinner, and then chilled out the rest of the night before I had to get up for my flight tomorrow.Read more