Vineyard in the highland of Colombia

I spent only ten days at the winery and I really regret having booked a flight back home so that I couldn't stay longer!
The accommodation is really comfortable, in a lovely house with a great view on the valley. It's relaxing and quiet, although there are always plenty of visitors with whom I had really enjoyable conversations.
Marco, "el… read more Marqués", is a stunning host, who will cook you scrumptious meals and entretain you with interesting chats over his always surprising life and job. He knows six languages so don't be afraid if your Spanish skills are very little! His partner Sandra and the rest of the staff are all super kind and helpful.
The work isn't hard, it usually consists in helping with research but since my family has winery too, I helped out in the fields and had the possibility of visiting other wine yards in the region.
I truly recommend this workaway to anybody who is interested in oenology and viticulture: it's a good way to discover how different - and difficult at times - it is to establish this sort of business in a tropical country with little history in this field. I had a really great time there and I had the opportunity to talk to many people - locals and foreign friends from all sort of backgrounds -, practice my Spanish skills and of course enjoy some great glasses of wine.
Thank you for treating me so well, if I'll be back to Colombia I'll definitely pay another visit :)

I had a great time on the vineyard with Marco and his family. Everybody is really lovely, the staff was patient with me practicing my Spanish skills and the vineyard itself is simply amazing. You get a great view on the valley and the surrounding mountains, a truly relaxing space. Marco is a great cook as well and if you want to go to Duitama they… read more are always happy to take you with them.

I worked on the vineyard for 5 weeks and felt really good. I was received warmly by the whole family and enjoyed living and working there. 5 hours per day, 5 days per week for 3 meals a day. The host is a really good chef and knows meals from all around the world especial europe. He is really nice very generous and helpful with everything. I could… read more have been stayed longer but needed to move on. I totally can recomment going there and looking forward to come back maybe one day! :-)