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The Desert Speaks
Chilean Wines: A Way of Life
Season 18
Episode 5
Host David Yetman, historian Bill Beezley, and Argentine expert María José Figuerero team up to travel around the cool, arid climates of central Chile to vineyards that have made Chilean wines famous. The trip begins in Santiago’s great central market to take a closer look at some of the local cuisine that pairs so well with the wine and the role wines play in Chile’s traditional family life.
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