Vino

So, I'm procrastinating more on my paper; I just needed a quick break! This is a picture from one of the vineyards, I can't really remember which. First, we went to Catena Zapata which is a 4 generation Argentine family-owned winery. They do export, so look for Catena Zapata! Secondly, we went to Septima which was nice too, but was definitely a lot smaller than Zapata. They have a specifc wine brand just for the US. I think they export like 70% of their wines (mostly to the US). Their export line is called Marraso, if anyone's interested :). Next, we went to a beautiful one down the road from Septima called Ruca Malen, and we had lunch there. It was so beautiful, and a really small operation. Lastly, somehow we made it to Weinhart, which was totally different than the others because it was an older, more traditional winery. Instead of fermenting and storing the wine in metal tanks, they used huge wooden barrels. I have some great pictures of the barrels. They had the worlds largest full barrel? Something like that..with Hiram standing next to it, it made him look like an dwarf.
Thursday night, we went to dinner with Liliana, her daughter Mariela and Mariela's boyfriend, Pablo. Pablo is completely fluent in English, and Mariela is pretty close, so I think Mom & Dad enjoyed talking to them. I didn't have to translate too much, so it was pretty nice! Mom definitely wins the award for learning the most on the trip. Hiram second because he learned to say perfectly "quarter pounder with cheese" at McDonalds. Molly comes in third because she was kind of apathetic about it all, and Dad last because "you can't teach an old dog new tricks!" I told him chorizo meant sausage at every meal!!! haha It was fun though, I didn't mind.
This Wednesday, I am going to Chile with 3 other girls. Some of Austin's family at home had an exchange student from Chile and he now has a family in Santiago. So, he offered Austin his beach cabana in Vina del Mar!! So, we are taking the bus to Santiago (about a 6 hour drive) for a night, then going to Vina. We are going to make a day trip to Valparaiso, which is one of the oldest port towns in South America (with Buenos Aires). Pablo Neruda also has a house there, so we will definitely make a trip there to take pictures and get brownie points with our professors back home. Enough procrastinating, I need to get back to work (yes, I'm doing work!). Have a great week, and Happy Mother's Day! =)