These pictures of Santa Rita Winery are somehow out of order.
The horse on the right hand side was a jerk
Maipo Valley
Lots of old timey equipment
Yet another beautiful day
Putting Leslie to work
End of the season for grapes
Leonardo the greatest guide in all of Chile
Our second winery was the Santa Rita Winery. They are a major player in wine production bottling 80 million bottles a year. 60% for Chilean consumption and 40% for export. Our guide here was Daniel. He was very amusing and knowledgeable at the same time. We saw a horse-drawn cart as we first drove up. We also got to see some sample grape vines with grapes still attached that we nibbled upon. Daniel took us through the whole area of wine production showed us the secret cellar of Premium wines which were locked up. Then he took us down into the oldest cellars that are considered a national landmark. Off for a tasting which was quite nice and entertaining at the same time. When one of his co-workers came over he exclaimed my wife! She rolled her eyes as she scurried away. We then had a lovely lunch upstairs in the restaurant.
It was a bit chilly inside here
It's a high-tech operation
The head Oak barrels from France and from America
They stack their barrels only one high because of earthquake concerns
Very happy here
A Napa Valley Oak cask
Fully automated bottling facility
Thirsty Leslie
The oldest wine cellars at the winery
Pressing matters
Locked up again
With all that dust would they really miss a couple bottles?
