November 3, 2023
Many years ago, while squiring guests around the Valles Calchaquies wine region, I met a larger than life Dutchman who instantly recognized a fellow g...
Read More: New estancia in the heart of the Salta wine region
October 16, 2023
I returned to Chile this week as the Argentine peso reached parity with the local currency. Since I first took guests across to San Pedro de Atacama 1...
Read More: The unstoppable rise of Argentina's blue dollar
September 28, 2023
I first discovered Bolivian wine in 2011 when my wife proposed a shopping trip to Tarija, three hours across the border from Argentina. I wasn't enti...
Read More: The high altitude wine region of Tarija, Bolivia
September 7, 2023
The middle of September marks the most important religious pilgrimage in Salta and it has nothing to do with Christmas or Easter. In far flung corners...
Read More: Religious parades in Argentina and the Milagro of Salta
August 24, 2023
I was delighted to be back in the Quebrada de Humahuaca recently for the first time since roadblocks made trips into Jujuy province nigh on impossible...
Read More: Explore Argentina In The Stunning Landscape Of Quebrada De Humahuaca
August 7, 2023
The first time I visited Peru in 1999, I deliberately avoided the floating islands of Uros, because they struck me as too touristy. I was one of those...
Read More: The Magical Floating Islands of Uros on Lake Titicaca
July 23, 2023
Salta, Argentina, also known as Salta la Linda, is one of the most beautiful locations in the northwest of Argentina. This historic city has a rich co...
Read More: 7 Amazing Things To Do In Salta - Discover The History And Culture
July 4, 2023
Tomorrow I should be starting a two day trip into the Quebrada de Humahuaca with four guests from India, but instead we are going in completely the op...
Read More: Jujuy ablaze with protest
June 16, 2023
As in much of the world, Argentina’s winemakers are battling with climate change: early figures for the 2023 harvest suggest that total production is...
Read More: Argentina wine & climate change