The hotel's highest floor
The hotel had to shut down this top floor due to covid. Normally this would be a bar/restaurant with views over the city.
We're off on the winery tour
Kelly arranged a day of visiting wineries west of Santiago.
Through the Santiago tunnel
Santiago has this huge freeway that you travel through the city underground.
Gas prices
Gas costs around $5 a gallon. What was interesting is that they sold 3 different octane levels, 93, 95, and 97. I learned later on that octane content is not calculated the same everywhere and you have to look at formula used.
Traveling along
Highway scenery
During our visit to the surrounding areas of Santiago Chile, it looks so much like southern California, haze/smog and arid hill sides, non-stop sun and no clouds.
Casablanca valley grape vines
Villard Fine Wines
Welcome to Villard Fine Wines
Succulent flowering
Villard tasting setup
Tour manager Alejandra Gutierez
Abstract
Cool
Various aging wines
The wines are aging in different wood barrels from different parts of the world.
