Today, we continued our tours of local companies by visiting the Chilean winery Indomita and the airline LAN. We started off the day with visiting the winery. This visit consisted of a tour of winery production facility, wine storage, and a wine tasting! Specifically, we learned about the pressurized and delicate process of the wine making process, and the proper way to test and taste wine. When sampling wine, one must observe the wine against a light looking for any debris, etc. After, one must make an initial smell of the wine, followed by another smell of the wine after it has been stirred lightly (doing this creates a completely different scent compared to the still wine). After stimulating one’s senses, one can drink as much of the provided wine as he or she wants. This was definitely a completely different experience that I’ve never had be for, especially at such a beautiful setting.
After this, we went for a quick lunch break at an old, traditional Chilean restaurant. Being brave, I ordered the Chile-original Pastel de Choclo. This was a sweet corn sauce dish mixed with chicken. It was initially very tasty, but then turned a lot less enjoyable…the texture was very chunky with and the corn tasted unbearably sweet. But, nonetheless, it was awesome to try such a foreign dish that I could get nowhere but Chile.
When we finished lunch, we headed straight to the Santiago International Airport and visited the airline company LAN. This was a very interesting time to visit because LAN was in the process of acquiring another airline (TAM) as well as a new type of jet liner and making a route to Paris, France. We began the visit with a conference-like meeting/Q&A session followed by a tour of their hanger and several aircrafts. We were able to get as close as we wanted to the planes and observed an inspection on cargo plane (even got a picture in the pilot’s seat). This was a very interesting and active day; I look forward to many more to come!
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