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Lonely Planet called our boutique store, La Cava del Barrio, the best wine shop in Santiago (Chile)
Lonely Planet called our boutique store, La Cava del Barrio, the best wine shop in Santiago (Chile)
I've never seen the B-52's live, but I did recently see a cover band in Brazil play "Roam," and I'm guessing this is the last time to "topically" share the video in this tourney. Please forgive the shoddy camera work.
Voting COSMIC THING!
Voting COSMIC THING!
November 19, 2025 at 3:15 PM
I've never seen the B-52's live, but I did recently see a cover band in Brazil play "Roam," and I'm guessing this is the last time to "topically" share the video in this tourney. Please forgive the shoddy camera work.
Voting COSMIC THING!
Voting COSMIC THING!
Then color of the wine could just become golden yellow or quite literally orangish to full on orange.
Here’s a picture of an orange wine made with a white grape called Semillon.
3/x
Here’s a picture of an orange wine made with a white grape called Semillon.
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October 25, 2025 at 10:38 PM
Then color of the wine could just become golden yellow or quite literally orangish to full on orange.
Here’s a picture of an orange wine made with a white grape called Semillon.
3/x
Here’s a picture of an orange wine made with a white grape called Semillon.
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The Majestic Miss Mila:
Queen of all She Surveys
Queen of all She Surveys
September 2, 2025 at 3:50 AM
The Majestic Miss Mila:
Queen of all She Surveys
Queen of all She Surveys
Wine is bottled poetry says this sign which is something that we say to our own clients in Chile!
We loved the atmosphere at Enoteca.
So if you find yourself in Sao Paulo, drop by and support a great place, that turns out to be a well-known LGBTQ+ hang out spot to boot.
4/4
We loved the atmosphere at Enoteca.
So if you find yourself in Sao Paulo, drop by and support a great place, that turns out to be a well-known LGBTQ+ hang out spot to boot.
4/4
August 22, 2025 at 2:26 AM
Wine is bottled poetry says this sign which is something that we say to our own clients in Chile!
We loved the atmosphere at Enoteca.
So if you find yourself in Sao Paulo, drop by and support a great place, that turns out to be a well-known LGBTQ+ hang out spot to boot.
4/4
We loved the atmosphere at Enoteca.
So if you find yourself in Sao Paulo, drop by and support a great place, that turns out to be a well-known LGBTQ+ hang out spot to boot.
4/4
They have a selection of about 90 or so bottles that you can purchase to take home or uncork at the table.
After a long talk with the patient and helpful staff we picked out 4 bottles to take home.
3/x
After a long talk with the patient and helpful staff we picked out 4 bottles to take home.
3/x
August 22, 2025 at 2:24 AM
They have a selection of about 90 or so bottles that you can purchase to take home or uncork at the table.
After a long talk with the patient and helpful staff we picked out 4 bottles to take home.
3/x
After a long talk with the patient and helpful staff we picked out 4 bottles to take home.
3/x
They offer a flight of 4 wines that changes every week (always a rosé, a white, 2 reds) and the presentation is clever, but those are the only options you can taste without buying a bottle.
We would have loved to have tried others by the glass.
(2/x)
We would have loved to have tried others by the glass.
(2/x)
August 22, 2025 at 2:22 AM
They offer a flight of 4 wines that changes every week (always a rosé, a white, 2 reds) and the presentation is clever, but those are the only options you can taste without buying a bottle.
We would have loved to have tried others by the glass.
(2/x)
We would have loved to have tried others by the glass.
(2/x)
Sao Paulo Wine Bar (1/x)
Recently we went to Sao Paulo and before our trip we researched wine bars and found ENOTECA NACIONAL, which only carries Brazilian labels.
We made a reservation which turned out to be wise; it’s not that large a place and it filled up quickly.
Recently we went to Sao Paulo and before our trip we researched wine bars and found ENOTECA NACIONAL, which only carries Brazilian labels.
We made a reservation which turned out to be wise; it’s not that large a place and it filled up quickly.
August 22, 2025 at 2:16 AM
Sao Paulo Wine Bar (1/x)
Recently we went to Sao Paulo and before our trip we researched wine bars and found ENOTECA NACIONAL, which only carries Brazilian labels.
We made a reservation which turned out to be wise; it’s not that large a place and it filled up quickly.
Recently we went to Sao Paulo and before our trip we researched wine bars and found ENOTECA NACIONAL, which only carries Brazilian labels.
We made a reservation which turned out to be wise; it’s not that large a place and it filled up quickly.
If you are ever in São Paulo, Brazil, you must go to the Municipal Market and try the famous “mortadela sandwich” (one “L”).
So many people recommended it to us that we thought that it couldn’t possibly live up to the hype.
Friends, this is one of the best sandwiches I’ve had in my life.
#brazil
So many people recommended it to us that we thought that it couldn’t possibly live up to the hype.
Friends, this is one of the best sandwiches I’ve had in my life.
#brazil
August 12, 2025 at 1:14 AM
If you are ever in São Paulo, Brazil, you must go to the Municipal Market and try the famous “mortadela sandwich” (one “L”).
So many people recommended it to us that we thought that it couldn’t possibly live up to the hype.
Friends, this is one of the best sandwiches I’ve had in my life.
#brazil
So many people recommended it to us that we thought that it couldn’t possibly live up to the hype.
Friends, this is one of the best sandwiches I’ve had in my life.
#brazil
I loved this paragraph.
July 22, 2025 at 10:04 PM
I loved this paragraph.
It’s not even a “Gran Enemigo”, but this Malbec by Alejandro Vigil is just marvelous. 12 years old and it easily would have kept in the cellar for much longer.
July 16, 2025 at 8:51 PM
It’s not even a “Gran Enemigo”, but this Malbec by Alejandro Vigil is just marvelous. 12 years old and it easily would have kept in the cellar for much longer.
"That doesn’t make it better or worse; that’s not the point. But it’s a different expression, and that’s why It’s important."
4/4
4/4
July 4, 2025 at 2:27 PM
"That doesn’t make it better or worse; that’s not the point. But it’s a different expression, and that’s why It’s important."
4/4
4/4
"When you make wine the way we do, those of us who work the vineyards of the Secano Interior *, based on old, dry-farmed vines, without rootstock, without chemicals or additives, you obtain a true expression of terroir."
[* a belt running between the Curico Valley and the BioBio river]
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[* a belt running between the Curico Valley and the BioBio river]
3/x
July 4, 2025 at 2:24 PM
"When you make wine the way we do, those of us who work the vineyards of the Secano Interior *, based on old, dry-farmed vines, without rootstock, without chemicals or additives, you obtain a true expression of terroir."
[* a belt running between the Curico Valley and the BioBio river]
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[* a belt running between the Curico Valley and the BioBio river]
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My translation:
"Natural wine is a continuous movement; it has a social meaning as well; you take risks. For many, it is a way of life, a way to drink, to eat, to relate to nature. It reveals a connection between the plant and the soil."
[This vine thought to be 200 yrs old. 200 freakin' yrs]
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"Natural wine is a continuous movement; it has a social meaning as well; you take risks. For many, it is a way of life, a way to drink, to eat, to relate to nature. It reveals a connection between the plant and the soil."
[This vine thought to be 200 yrs old. 200 freakin' yrs]
2/x
July 4, 2025 at 2:20 PM
My translation:
"Natural wine is a continuous movement; it has a social meaning as well; you take risks. For many, it is a way of life, a way to drink, to eat, to relate to nature. It reveals a connection between the plant and the soil."
[This vine thought to be 200 yrs old. 200 freakin' yrs]
2/x
"Natural wine is a continuous movement; it has a social meaning as well; you take risks. For many, it is a way of life, a way to drink, to eat, to relate to nature. It reveals a connection between the plant and the soil."
[This vine thought to be 200 yrs old. 200 freakin' yrs]
2/x
Yesterday we visited one of the wineries that we work with: Lagar de Codegua, about an hour south of Santiago.
The labels of 5 of their wines show the characters from this on-site painting.
Tag yourself. I’m the dog with the red beret, with cheese and bread to go with his glass of wine.
The labels of 5 of their wines show the characters from this on-site painting.
Tag yourself. I’m the dog with the red beret, with cheese and bread to go with his glass of wine.
June 15, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Yesterday we visited one of the wineries that we work with: Lagar de Codegua, about an hour south of Santiago.
The labels of 5 of their wines show the characters from this on-site painting.
Tag yourself. I’m the dog with the red beret, with cheese and bread to go with his glass of wine.
The labels of 5 of their wines show the characters from this on-site painting.
Tag yourself. I’m the dog with the red beret, with cheese and bread to go with his glass of wine.
I know this will sound like on line hyperbole but I literally saved this photo when Elon started campaigning for Trump with the expectation that I would be able to use it sooner or later.
June 5, 2025 at 8:49 PM
I know this will sound like on line hyperbole but I literally saved this photo when Elon started campaigning for Trump with the expectation that I would be able to use it sooner or later.
Pretty as a (postcard) picture.
We visited one of our favorite wineries: a mere 0,5 ha / 1,2 acres here in the Maipo Valley, with only 1.400 plants. And yet one of the best Cab Sauvignons in Chile comes from here.
The project is called Viñateros de Raiz and it’s lovely in the fall.
#chile #wine
We visited one of our favorite wineries: a mere 0,5 ha / 1,2 acres here in the Maipo Valley, with only 1.400 plants. And yet one of the best Cab Sauvignons in Chile comes from here.
The project is called Viñateros de Raiz and it’s lovely in the fall.
#chile #wine
April 20, 2025 at 12:49 AM
Ali is completely wiped out after a busy day of … doing nothing.
(Why is it, exactly, that I don’t have this life?)
(Why is it, exactly, that I don’t have this life?)
April 15, 2025 at 2:32 AM
Ali is completely wiped out after a busy day of … doing nothing.
(Why is it, exactly, that I don’t have this life?)
(Why is it, exactly, that I don’t have this life?)
Sometimes I do indeed pour them a Carmenere! But I suggest that they think about wine in that way (i.e. “what experience do I want?”) because they’ll get better outcomes that way. Plus it takes the pressure off the client and puts them at ease. They don’t feel that they are being judged.
6/6
6/6
April 11, 2025 at 2:59 AM
Sometimes I do indeed pour them a Carmenere! But I suggest that they think about wine in that way (i.e. “what experience do I want?”) because they’ll get better outcomes that way. Plus it takes the pressure off the client and puts them at ease. They don’t feel that they are being judged.
6/6
6/6
With so many people queuing in line, we can’t have the relaxed conversations that we have with clients at the store. Since most of the participants are wine novices & we work with boutique wine, they don’t recognize what we have to offer.
Since this is Chile that means most ask for Carmenere.
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Since this is Chile that means most ask for Carmenere.
3/x
April 11, 2025 at 2:22 AM
With so many people queuing in line, we can’t have the relaxed conversations that we have with clients at the store. Since most of the participants are wine novices & we work with boutique wine, they don’t recognize what we have to offer.
Since this is Chile that means most ask for Carmenere.
3/x
Since this is Chile that means most ask for Carmenere.
3/x
Unlike other wine fairs that tend to attract a more specialized clientele, this one is for the general public: over 55,000 people purchased a glass this year.
It lasts all weekend long. It’s exhausting but it’s our most important marketing activity in the year – plus it’s a lot of fun.
2/x
It lasts all weekend long. It’s exhausting but it’s our most important marketing activity in the year – plus it’s a lot of fun.
2/x
April 11, 2025 at 2:03 AM
Unlike other wine fairs that tend to attract a more specialized clientele, this one is for the general public: over 55,000 people purchased a glass this year.
It lasts all weekend long. It’s exhausting but it’s our most important marketing activity in the year – plus it’s a lot of fun.
2/x
It lasts all weekend long. It’s exhausting but it’s our most important marketing activity in the year – plus it’s a lot of fun.
2/x
Once a year, during the (local) harvest season, a large wine fair is held right on our street. It’s organized by Wines of Chile, and even though that trade group is mostly comprised by larger wineries that don’t fit our boutique focus, the organizers have always let us participate with a stand.
1/x
1/x
April 11, 2025 at 12:42 AM
Once a year, during the (local) harvest season, a large wine fair is held right on our street. It’s organized by Wines of Chile, and even though that trade group is mostly comprised by larger wineries that don’t fit our boutique focus, the organizers have always let us participate with a stand.
1/x
1/x
One of the many joys of having a wine store is when we get to “discover” a new project by a passionate winemaker, with whom we feel a great affinity.
Tonight has been such a night. 🍷😃
So… something new will be coming to La Cava del Barrio. Can’t wait to share these.
Tonight has been such a night. 🍷😃
So… something new will be coming to La Cava del Barrio. Can’t wait to share these.
April 3, 2025 at 12:12 AM
One of the many joys of having a wine store is when we get to “discover” a new project by a passionate winemaker, with whom we feel a great affinity.
Tonight has been such a night. 🍷😃
So… something new will be coming to La Cava del Barrio. Can’t wait to share these.
Tonight has been such a night. 🍷😃
So… something new will be coming to La Cava del Barrio. Can’t wait to share these.
No. Según las autoridades chilenas, pero escogí un artículo del BBC que resumen bien la situación actual.
March 30, 2025 at 11:28 PM
No. Según las autoridades chilenas, pero escogí un artículo del BBC que resumen bien la situación actual.
Lila was the only woman among the 16 members who founded the Chilean Association of Agronomists and Oenolgists (CAAO). The men didn’t have to take a certification test; she did.
By ‘66 there were 3 women oenolgists in Chile. By ‘74 they made up 10% of the CAAO. As of 2023 the figure is 30%.
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By ‘66 there were 3 women oenolgists in Chile. By ‘74 they made up 10% of the CAAO. As of 2023 the figure is 30%.
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March 9, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Lila was the only woman among the 16 members who founded the Chilean Association of Agronomists and Oenolgists (CAAO). The men didn’t have to take a certification test; she did.
By ‘66 there were 3 women oenolgists in Chile. By ‘74 they made up 10% of the CAAO. As of 2023 the figure is 30%.
3/x
By ‘66 there were 3 women oenolgists in Chile. By ‘74 they made up 10% of the CAAO. As of 2023 the figure is 30%.
3/x
1st off, my wife calculated that 47% of the projects we work with are either women owned and operated or are run by husband-wife teams where both are active participants.
The 1st woman in Chile and all of LatAm to certified as an Oenologist was Lila Carrasco in 1956.
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The 1st woman in Chile and all of LatAm to certified as an Oenologist was Lila Carrasco in 1956.
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March 9, 2025 at 10:23 PM
1st off, my wife calculated that 47% of the projects we work with are either women owned and operated or are run by husband-wife teams where both are active participants.
The 1st woman in Chile and all of LatAm to certified as an Oenologist was Lila Carrasco in 1956.
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The 1st woman in Chile and all of LatAm to certified as an Oenologist was Lila Carrasco in 1956.
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