PRESS TRIP TO CHILE APRIL 2010: CASA SILVA
Casa Silva is one of my favorite wineries in Chile. To be honest, not because all the wines are great (some are!), but because of the cozy family ambiance at the Fundo Angostura, the hospitality at the hotel, the people, the great landscapes in the vineyards of Los Lingues, and not to be forgotten the [...]
CHILI AFTER THE EARTHQUAKE: NEWS FROM THE WINE REGIONS
UPDATE MARCH 5:
NEW:
USA Today (USA) via El Diario del Vino – Ricardo E. Brizuela:
- Viña Montgras (Patricio Middleton, Colchagua): some damages, estimation: 30.000 liters wine lost.
- Viña Bisquertt (Jaime Araya, Colchagua): severe damages, estimation: 20.000 liters of red wine lost.
NEW:
Via Mosto (Daniel Greve & Álvaro Duque):
- Casa Marín (Leyda): everyone OK, but Casona de Lo [...]
EARTHQUAKE CHILE AFFECTS WINE REGIONS TOO
The terrible earthquake that shook Chile awake last week-end, has made hundreds casualties. More than 2 million people have been directly affected. Lots of them are now homeless. The infrastructure of the country is completely paralyzed. The coast stroke was hit by a violent tsunami. The earthquake itself destroyed or damaged the main and local [...]
CHILE: CASA SILVA GOES GREEN!
One of my favorite Chilean wine houses among the ones I visited in the past 2 years, Casa Silva, seems to be reading my mind. Casa Silva is a great wine house, making already some pretty good wines in the Colchagua valley, having a fantastic romantic hotel and gourmet restaurant offer, horse riding, polo and [...]
