Friday 26 February 2016

Today was a day of relaxation at the Manor House at Tarapaca.  Activities on offer were horse riding in the morning, golf on a 3 hole course with the use of 1 set of clubs and 4 golf balls!, or lounging by the pool.  At 11.30 Christian conducted a masterclass wine tasting, with a selection of wines we had not come across on our travels.  The last bottle was masked and we were advised to smell, gargle, blah blah as you do at a tasting and then to select the type of wine (obviously was from Chile).  With all the experts in the room who would have expected me to win the prize, GUESSING it to be a Syrah!  So the prize was a bottle of Pinot Noir which we will gift to Pablo in Beunos Aires!  

Lunch followed, another delicious BBQ.  They don't just serve a couple of lamb chops or a sausage in bread - we have the full catastrophe of empanadas followed by rare bbq beef, pork robs and chicken.  Then a dessert to follow.  Late afternoon we went on a carriage ride around the vineyard.  Drinks and dinner again on the terrace.  A few have gone down with tummy upsets - thankfully not us!  Yet!!!