He rolls his eyes. 'I've been hardly drinking at all for the last month, you mean you didn't even notice?' He pulls a hurt face, but he's just kidding. He takes the drink instead and sips it.

'I'll show you the kitchen and the dining room in a minute. We can eat wherever you want - go outside if you like, depending on what you brought.'

December is one of the dry months in Columbia. So while it's not exactly hot, it's certainly comfortably warm, even this high up.

'Don't know how you stand it. Germany do some good wine but cheap stuff is just disgusting.' And you'll never have to touch it again, I promise you.