by Eduardo Brethauer | Aug 15, 2006 | Reports
Planting Density: Not too Far yet not too Close Of all the factors that influence quality, the terroir is the most important one, followed by vineyard layout, particularly planting density. But what appears to be more relevant is the need to achieve perfect balance...
by Eduardo Brethauer | Aug 8, 2006 | Reports
Tastings in London and Ireland: A Contrast of Flavors After a few days in London and Dublin, our magazine’s journalist Eduardo Brethauer returned with mixed feelings. He believes Chile produces the type of wines European consumers want, but unfortunately it has been...
by Eduardo Brethauer | Aug 5, 2006 | Reports
Cauquenes Revisited: Go, País, Go!!! The sun sets in Cauquenes and the País or Chilean variety buries its head under the clay soil, ashamed of its rustic tannins and mad at those who back the idea of wiping it out of Chile’s viticultural landscape. The French grapes...
by Eduardo Brethauer | Aug 1, 2006 | Reports
Viticulture in Afghanistan: Vineyards Inside the Time Tunnel Although Islam forbids wine consumption, there are thousands of hectares under European vines destined for the production of grapes and raisins. Despite some similarities with the situation in our own...