APRIL 2010 – PRESS TRIP TO CHILE: SANTA RITA / CARMEN
My second visit to SANTA RITA was again a great pleasure. We slept at the very cozy hotel Casa Real, all in Hispanic colonial style. The hospitality, the service, the rooms, the food and the drinks were at least as good as during my first visit in October 2009, but the ambiance was totally different. [...]
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 [...]
APRIL 2010 – PRESS TRIP TO CHILE – MONTES
My visit to MONTES in 2009 was, to be honest, much better organized and unstressed than the one in April 2010, after the terrible ‘terremoto’ (earthquake) that stroke the country’s economical heart. The team of Brandabout organized the appointment, had all the confirmations, but when we arrived at the gate of Montes winery, no one [...]
APRIL 2010 – PRESS TRIP CHILE – LAPOSTOLLE
For the second time I had the honour and pleasure to bring a visit to one of the most beautiful wineries of Chile: LAPOSTOLLE at Clos Apalta. In September/October 2009, I even slept one night in the wonderful residence behind the winery. A great experience that I will not forget so soon. Up the hill, [...]
2010 PRESS TRIP TO CHILE: MONTGRAS PROPERTIES
I visited MontGras in September 2009, and had a great time. That was before the terrible ‘terremoto’ (earthquake). It was for me quite a relief to come back in April 2010 and see that despite the serious damages and wine losses, everyone there was safe and happy to be back to normal life again. Outside, [...]
