Wine tasting to the finnish

Finnish Couple Laura Peljamo and Petri Ojala joined winetoursvalparaiso on the 2nd to the 4th of March 2008, for a two and a half day winetour, visiting a total of nine vineyards in the Casablanca and San Antonio Valleys.

The vineyards visited were;

Indomita

Casas del Bosque

Casa Marin

Catrala

Viña Mar

William cole

Veramonte

House of Morande

Emiliana

They both had a wonderful time and felt comfortable staying at Hotel Manor Atkinson and loved trying the local Chilean cuisine like the "Pastel de Choclo" (corn pie), which they ate at the Macerado gourmet chilean restaurant in Casablanca.

Laura and Petri are currently on a round the world trip, which has already taken them to places such as Cuba and The Galapagus Islands. After their wine tour around the Casablanca valley they set off on the rest of their world tour from Santiago Airport, where they took a flight to NewZealand.

If you want to catch up with their world tour you can visit their blog, http://iki.fi/ojala

And for more information on winetours from Valparaiso to the Casablanca Valley contact michael@winetoursvalparaiso.cl

"La Vendimia" The Grape Harvest 2008 Casablanca Chile

The one of the things that you cannot miss if you are in Valparaíso this time of year, is the grape harvest in Casablanca also known to the locals as “ La Vendimia ”.

The harvest of the grapes for the wine industry is happening all over Chile from mid March to the end of April.

All the vineyards are open to tourism, which lets you view the the wine making process in action. Some vineyards have special harvest experience tours as well as normal standard tours, which still allows you to see the harvest while it is happening.

For more details on winetours during this pleasent period contact michael@winetoursvalparaiso.cl