After having traveled 4 cruises along the Pacific coast from Lima, as well as Juan Fernández Archipelago through the fjords of the south to Cape Horn and across the Gulf of Penas in this year alone. The Chilean agronomist Maximiliano Morales, was confirmed as the Wine Cruise Specialist National Geographic Explorer.
With this title, he becomes the only Chilean staff member of this unprecedented expedition cruise ship that travels around the world visiting extreme unexplored areas without human intervention. Whose mission is to conduct tastings of wine, beer and olive oil.
Andes Wines, the company in charge of these tastings, has created various activities that include “wine tastings” of premium wines from various Chilean valleys for 140 passengers, the majority of them being Americans whom enjoy adventure, outdoor life and good wine.
Among the wineries to be presented are La Rosa, VIK of Millahue, Cooperativa Loncomilla (Chicha Premium and Late Harvest) and Viña Alta Alcurnia with his Rosé and Premium Illuustris of Colchagua Valley (Palmilla), in addition the beer Gran Torobayo de Kunstmann, Austral from Punta Arenas, and the olive oil Bogaris shall be presented.
In turn, every cruise passenger will receive a Chilean beer map as a gift to enhance the positioning of the breweries in the foreign market.
This year, the Cruise Ship National Geographic Explorer will run from October 21 to November 9 and will begin in Buenos Aires and continue to Montevideo – Bahia Blanca – Puerto Madryn – Bahia Bustamante – Puerto Deseado – Monte Leon Coast – the east entry of the Strait of Magellan – Punta Arenas – Penguin Reserve Magdalena Island – Karukinka in Seno Almirantzago – Bahia Ainswiorth Canal Gabriel – Isla Carlos III – Puerto Deep – Ventisquero Bernal – Seno de las Montañas – Puerto Natales – Agostini – Seno Garibaldi – Yenegaia Bahia – Cabo de Hornos – Estancia Hamberston – Ushuaia.
CHILEAN WINE SPECIALIST
Maximiliano Morales lived in La Serena working as a tour guide specializing in wine topics in 2003. In addition to focusing on his marketing company, Andes Wines, he received a call from Lindblad Expeditions, after the Ingservtur Agency owned by businessman Sergio Bustos Caro recommended him as bilingual wine expert.
Since then, Morales has begun touring across the Pacific ocean and island hopping across to experience the local wildlife. Among the highlights of the National Geographic Explorer is the emphasis on their ability to stop where needed, disembark the zodiacs, and allow passengers to explore virgin landscapes, unscathed from the previous explorations of naturalists, wildlife specialists, as well as photographers and researchers Nat Geographic.
“We have trekked and hiked along the coast, through fjords and islands carrying in my backpack two bottles of wine. These two bottles accompanied me along the journey complementing the stunning landscapes and natural beauty. Some of the details that passengers love to point towards is that we have taken photos sitting on an iceberg during our time in the Chilean fjords, “said Maximiliano Morales.
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