Let’s check out another ten dollar Carménère today, this one from Santa Carolina. Although the popularity of Chilean wines has only recently exploded in the US, Santa Carolina has been around since 1875. Founded by Luis Pereyra Cotapos, it was named after his wife, Carolina Iñiguez Vicuña. The roots of wine production at Santa Carolina […]
As I’ve mentioned in previous posts, Carménère is a variety once used in Bordeaux wines that has recently made a resurgence. It was always a difficult grape in Bordeaux, due mostly to late ripening. And then it was wiped in France, in part by a phylloxera infestation in the 1880’s. For years it was considered […]
As I think back on the wines we’ve tasted over the past year, one stands out in my mind as being really interesting… and I’m just now getting it posted to the site. Perhaps it stands out, in part, because we tasted it near the end of the year, but it is also just a […]
I’ve made a lot of noise over the past year about the awesome Sauvignon Blanc coming from Chile, and here’s another Chilean SB to get excited about. But there’s something different about this one. Most of the Chilean Sauvignon Blanc that’s knocked my socks off has been from the Casablanca Valley region, but this one […]
Although I rant and rave about the awesome Sauvignon Blanc coming from Chile, they can’t all totally blow me away. Can they? Root: 1 is a wine brand created through a partnership between Viña Ventisquero in Rancagua, Chile and Click Wine Group, a wine importer based in Seattle, Washington. And when it comes to Chilean […]
I’ve made no secret of my preference for Chile when it comes to Sauvignon Blanc, and again I’ve come across another one that I love. This one comes from Los Vascos in Chile. We’ve previously reviewed the Los Vascos Cabernet Sauvignon and Los Vascos Reserve, both of which were great wines. But this is the […]
I’ve long been a fan of white wines from Veramonte. Both their Chardonnay and their Sauvignon Blanc have garnered great ratings on this site. I was less thrilled with their Cabernet Sauvignon, but I was glad to have the opportunity to try another red wine from Veramonte. And this one is good! Primus is a […]
Nothing goes better with wine than raising thoroughbred horses. Or wait, I thought it was cheese. Yes, cheese goes great with wine. But entrepreneur Eduardo Matte has made a pairing of wine production and raising thoroughbred horses at his estate, named Haras de Pirque. The estate is named after Chile’s oldest thoroughbred breeding stud. And […]
So the bottle says T.H. and that stands for Terroir Hunter. Sounds exciting doesn’t it? And it is. This is the first wine I’ve had the opportunity to taste from the Limari region in Chile. This is one of the northernmost wine regions in the country and generally has a dry, hot climate. The grapes […]
Only moments after publishing my first Carmenere review, I’m already publishing the second one. Pretty cool, eh? This one comes from a producer that may be familiar to regular readers, since we have previously reviewed the Errazuriz Sauvignon Blanc. As a single vineyard wine, it’s intended to have an expression unique to the soil where […]
