Growing grapes

In the centre of Chile’s Atacama desert, the world’s driest, Hector Espindola has an unusual job: he maintains a vineyard. His little Bosque Viejo farm, about 2,500 metres (8,000 feet) above sea level, grows muscat grapes – and another of a distinct “criollo,” or local, kind – under the shade of quince, pear, and fig … Read more