Mexico’s wine country, Valle de Guadalupe in Baja California, boasts some serious top nosh. From casual food trucks to award-winning restaurants, your stomach is in for a treat. It is unlikely you will eat anywhere bad, but here are some really good (tried and …
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Pedro Poncelis Jr and his father are two of the most influential sommeliers in Mexico, and now they are both winemakers with their own boutique winery in Guadalupe Valley in Baja California. With his own wine school and education program, Pedro Poncelis is an …
Argentina is famous for its asado (BBQ), and in particular its steak… Mendoza and the Uco Valley are home of great Malbec and succulent steak. We head to the parilla (grill) of Casa de Uco in the heart of the wine region to salivate …
Brazil’s main wine region, Vale dos Vinhedos, may well be what you least expect from the country known for its tropical beaches, flamboyant carnival and vast Amazon jungle. The landscape of Serra Gaucha, one of the southernmost states in Brazil, consists of hillsides and forest. …
Almaviva winemaker Michel Friou gives us his top food pairings for Almaviva’s renowned wine, a Cabernet blend from Puente Alto in Chile. And it might not be what you first expect…
Nothing will quite prepare you for La Paz; it is a capital city like no other. Arriving by air or land you get an overwhelming sense of being in the middle of nowhere – whether you pass the uninhabited highlands, the dense jungle or …
Learn about the cuisine of the Central Valleys of Chile with our video interview with Colchagua and Chilean cuisine specialist Rodrigo Acuña, chef at VIK wine estate. He teaches us about local ingredients that are native and sustainable, as well as creating a special …
There are some food and wine pairings which are essential to understand the local culture, and this is one of them: empanadas and Torrontes from Salta! When we were in Cafayate in Salta in March this year, we spent an afternoon with chef Gabriel Rodríguez …
Bertil Levin Tøttenborg is the Head Sommelier for Bolivia’s top restaurant, GUSTU in La Paz. He is a specialist in Singani and manages the biggest list of Bolivian wines in the world. We ask him what floats his boat when it comes to Bolivian …
Bolivia is going through a gastronomical revolution and GUSTU restaurant is at the forefront of that. We talk to Head Chef Kamilla Seidler who talks to us about some of her favourite Bolivian ingredients and dishes, as well as whether it is possible to …