by Eduardo Brethauer | Aug 22, 2015 | Reports
Upscale País Without a single recipe and much debate in between, there are already many wineries seeking to reinterpret the dry-farming tradition. País is the ‘hot’ variety these days, but there is still a series of questions yet to be answered: Will it be the...
by Eduardo Brethauer | Apr 4, 2015 | Reports
Sauvignon Blanc to Eat Breaking up with the New Zealand style and offering wines that are more ambitious and gastronomical is today’s main challenge for Chilean producers. Some already are rising up to it, with very promising results. The term gastronomical...
by Eduardo Brethauer | Aug 8, 2014 | Reports
The Art of Loosening Up A new attitude, more daring and relaxed, is gaining ground among Chilean wineries, adding a welcome dose of casualness to their processes and products. Showcasing new casual wines to sell those that pay the bills seems to be the current motto....
by Eduardo Brethauer | Jun 2, 2014 | Reports
Chile’s Great Icon Rescues its Past Trapped inside Greater Santiago and resisting the fierce pressure of real estate developers, the producers of Cabernet Sauvignon from Maipo Alto –the birthplace of Chile’s most prestigious wines– are rescuing the heritage and...
by Eduardo Brethauer | Apr 3, 2014 | Reports
Rebels with a Cause After five years, Movimiento de Viñateros Independientes – MOVI (Chile’s Movement for Independent Vintners), the association of small producers that raised the flag of winemaking on a human scale is consolidating the model of associativity,...
by Eduardo Brethauer | Jan 24, 2014 | Reports
The Arrival of Pacifiterranean Blends They came in rather late, but they are here to stay. Mediterranean varieties like Mourvèdre and Grenache have adapted with remarkable ease to the conditions of Chilean valleys, creating, especially in Colchagua, a new and...
