We were discouraged from our plan to see the rodeo in Quilleco on Saturday by the tourism officer in nearby Los Angeles – as unwelcoming a place as I can remember (Great Yarmouth in winter?) - who explained that there was very bad weather forecast and that it would not be worth seeing in the rain.
So we continued up the road to Viña Chillan – a boutique organic wine producer in the Itata Valley which has a few well appointed rooms amongst the acres of Cabernet Sauvignon and Carmenere vines and a good restaurant. Enjoyed after dinner conversation with the proprietor and some fellow travellers – wines are interesting and a little different from the run of the mill.
Woke to find the tourism officer had been right – persistent heavy rain – and a wet drive north to Talca and some serious wine tasting in the Maule Valley.
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