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September 25, 2012

Itata & Curico Valleys

The Itata and Curico Valleys are, in general, two of the lesser-known valleys of the country, but it is within these areas that one will find some of the greatest history and diversity.

August 27, 2012

Aconcagua Valley

Aconcagua, though small, is well-recognized as one of Chile’s premier regions for wine-growing with a prominent past helping to set the wines of Chile on the map.

To the north of Santiago is the Aconcagua Valley, a small winegrowing area of just 1,098 hectares best-known for its production of red wines. In fact, Aconcagua has earned international prestige as one of Chile’s highest regarded wines.

June 21, 2012

Discovering Colli Euganei

Out-of-way wine region provides a taste of Bordeaux in Northern Italy.

When I was invited recently to visit the Euganean Hills as an adjunct to Vulcania 2012, a conference in the town of Soave about wines grown on volcanic soils, I must admit I had never heard of it. Or them. So I pulled down my 10-year-old version of the Oxford Companion to Wine to look it up. It wasn’t there! Silly me – try the Italian name, “Colli Euganei.” It stil

May 6, 2012

Wines of Chile~Worthy and Well Priced

Wines of Chile

May 1, 2012

Almaviva Winery~Chile's Gold Standard

Almaviva winery began in 1997 when the Baroness Philippine de Rothschild recognized the potential of Chilean terroir and entered into an agreement with Don Eduardo Guilisasti Tagle, Chairman of Concha y Toro, a premier Chilean producer.

I had the very good fortune of travelling to Chile recently and to visit many vineyards, meet several winemakers and other winery personnel and to taste a selection of Chile's many and varied wines.

May 1, 2012

Colchagua & Cachapoal

Nestled in the center of the Central Valley are two valleys Colchagua and Cachapoal, that, together, make up the Rapel Valley.

Nestled in the center of the Central Valley are two valleys Colchagua and Cachapoal, that, together, make up the Rapel Valley. While neither currently holds a legal classification, each had made a name for itself as its own entity boasting unique terroir.

March 3, 2012

Maipo Valley

Southwest of Santiago lies the Maipo Valley, arguably the most famous wine producing region in Chile and it is also one of the largest totaling over 10,000 hectares of area under vine.

Southwest of Santiago lies the Maipo Valley, arguably the most famous wine producing region in Chile and it is also one of the largest totaling over 10,000 hectares of area under vine. Though the Maipo Valley is not Chile’s oldest wine region, it is often referred to as the most traditional.

January 13, 2012

All About Wines of Chile

The story of Chilean wine begins over 450 years ago when Spanish settlers first arrived in Santiago.

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A brief history….