点评:On Juan's recommendation, on the last day of our 3 months in South America, we decided to do the Little Wine Bus tour, and asked them to drop us at the airport when we were finished. We usually prefer a private tour because my Dad has limited mobility, which slows everything down for everyone, but as it turned out there was no one else on our tour anyway. We were met in our hotel lobby by our guide, Maipo Valley local Cristian, after introducing himself, and then doing most of the work loading our luggage into the Little Wine Bus, we headed off from Santiago. Cristian provided a comprehensive and engaging commentary along the way covering everything from the day's schedule to the history, geography and the varietals of the region and everything in between. We started with a beautiful, intimate brunch at the home and studio of acclaimed Maipo Valley artist Constanza Mayo, where Cristian was greeted like an intimate friend, and us as his close personal friends - a trend that continued throughout the whole day.
We visited a number of brilliant wineries, all quite different from each other, showing the vast diversity and contrasts of the region, and at each we tasted a selection of their wines that showcased the specific different aspects of their wines. At each, us being invited in like close family because we were there with Cristian. We did a wine flight at one, a full tour if the winery grounds, vineyard and cellars at one, and sat in the private cellar and tasting room at another. Between winery visits we stopped for a lovely lunch at one of the local restaurants, the food was excellent, and Cristian also pulled out one of the premium wines from the winery we'd just visited to accompany it.
The day was fantastic right to the very end, where our driver and guide unpacked our bags from the bus at the airport and we parted with warm, heartfelt hugs.
翻译:在胡安的推荐下,在我们南美三个月的最后一天,我们决定参加小葡萄酒巴士之旅,并要求他们在结束后送我们去机场。我们通常更喜欢私人旅行,因为我父亲的行动不便,这降低了每个人的速度,但事实证明我们的旅行中没有其他人。我们的导游迈坡谷当地的克里斯蒂安在酒店大堂迎接了我们,在自我介绍后,我们把行李装进了小葡萄酒巴士,然后我们就从圣地亚哥出发了。克里斯蒂安一路上提供了全面而引人入胜的评论,涵盖了从当天的日程安排到历史、地理和该地区的品种以及介于两者之间的一切。我们在著名迈坡谷艺术家康斯坦萨·梅奥 (Constanza Mayo) 的家中和工作室享用了一顿美丽而私密的早午餐,克里斯蒂安在这里受到了亲密朋友般的欢迎,而我们则像他亲密的私人朋友一样受到欢迎 - 这种趋势持续了一整天。
我们参观了许多辉煌的酒庄,每个酒庄都各不相同,展示了该地区的巨大多样性和对比,并且在每一个酒庄我们都品尝了他们精选的葡萄酒,展示了他们葡萄酒的具体不同方面。每次,我们都像亲密的家人一样被邀请参加,因为我们和克里斯蒂安在一起。我们在其中一处进行了葡萄酒飞行,在其中一处参观了酒庄场地、葡萄园和酒窖,并坐在另一处的私人酒窖和品酒室。在参观酒庄的间隙,我们在当地的一家餐厅停下来吃了一顿美味的午餐,食物非常好,克里斯蒂安还从我们刚刚参观的酒庄拿出了一款优质葡萄酒来搭配。
这一天一直都很棒,我们的司机和导游在机场的巴士上打开我们的行李,我们在温暖、衷心的拥抱中告别。