Arrived into Santiago, Chile..
Drove to the hotel – Sheraton Four Points – not a bad place… on the way, i realized that the highways are wider, cleaner, better paved than Seattle.. how is this a developing country? 
Santiago is a very relaxed city. I spent the day walking around town, went up to Cerro San Cristobal.. the view was nice, but the city skyline was just average Nonetheless, the air felt clean up there, and for 80 cents, u can buy this Ice Tea drink with dry peaches, and wheat.. yummmm
had dinner at Baco, a french place near our hotel with 14 of us.. the food was good, but the wine was spectacular.
Had a 2002 Sena – robert mondavi collaboration with a chilean winery. very good.. i’d say a 90 score.. definitely had the Chilean terroir well represented with tarry/carmel tastes.
Then had a 2005 Clos Apalta, the wine that won WS wine of the year in 2008. Gorgeous nose, i can smell that all day.. smooth on the palatte, with a brilliant long finish.
That was all yesterday
Today i went around some shopping district in Santiago.. went to the Concha Y Toro tasting room here.. they had a bunch of low/medium level wines for tasting.. BUT their ultra premiums were not avaiable. (as it said it was on the website!!)
Met a couple.. from SEATTLE.. wtf. .small world!!
lovely couple.. the guy owns a restaurant, and the girl is an interior designer.. apparently big wine fans. we were gonna share a bottle over lunch but the weird thing in Chile is this… the wine is more expensive in the store, than it is in a restuarant..
example: Don Melchor 2005:
US store – $55-60 per bottl
US restaurant – 120 – 150
Chilean store – 95
Chilean restaurant – 85
????
Anyhow, that was today.. more to come tonite
