Winery Visits in Spain Category
Leaving Bodegas La Emperatriz to start a life in Willamette Valley, Oregon
Posted on May 14, 2012 5 Comments
Last week was my last week at Bodegas La Emperatriz in Rioja Alta, Spain. I am now preparing to leave Europe and move to the North Willamette Valley of Oregon. The Willamette Valley is located South, South West of Portland, Oregon and is well known for their award winning Pinot Noirs. For more information on […]
Working on a Vineyard
Posted on March 27, 2012
I work in Rioja Alta for a winery called Bodegas La Emperatriz. Bodegas La Emperatriz is a beautiful winery located in the border of Rioja Alta between Santo Domingo de la Calzada and Haro. As it is outside of Logroño, it takes about 35-45 minutes to drive out there but the drive out there is beautiful and every day I pass […]
Ica, the land of Pisco
Posted on January 12, 2012
So I thought that since I am half Peruvian and studying wine, I would spend my hard-earned money and visit the wine region of Peru. This area is known as Ica. Ica is a city that is known for two things: Pisco and the 8.0 magnitude earthquake of 1997. Ica is located about 4.5 hours […]
Sacred Drop