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Colchagua 2.0

Colchagua 2.0

I travelled to the wine region of Colchagua and the coastal towns of Pichilemu and Cáhuil in central Chile with my study abroad program.  It was three days with biking, wine drinking, and lots of food.  Group travel still isn't my favorite, but it was worth it to fall asleep with the sound of breaking waves outside my window.

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Concha y Toro

Concha y Toro

I still don't like wine.  Sorry, Chile, land of wine (and empanadas).  Two wine tours and conversations with a sommelier still haven't changed my wanting a juice-box over a glass of wine, however I can appreciate all the hard work that goes into it.  I took a tour with my mom at Concha y Toro, a large winery (2nd in the country by production) located just outside Puente Alto.  My favorite part was seeing a sheep grazing on the lawn and visiting the old-school wine cellar four meters underground.  And bonus points for getting to the winery without using a taxi.

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