CHILI ON TOUR IN AMSTERDAM
In the second week of September 2011, not less than 27 Chilean wineries visited the Netherlands during their European Tour. Wines of Chile president Juan Somavia, ProChile representative for UK and the European continent Michael Cox and ProChile wine representative for the Benelux countries Christophe Desplas P. were offering backbone support to this event once [...]
MAULE: O.FOURNIER PREMIUM TERROIR WINES (2)
This is another nearly unbelievable story that began officially in 2007. After 3 years of searching for the best terroirs and vineyards in Chile, the O.Fournier Group started its wine activity in two different regions. In the historical Maule, the group found exactly what they were looking for: 100-120 years old, non-irrigated vines, located in [...]
MAULE: O.FOURNIER, PREMIUM TERROIR WINES (1)
The O.Fournier group (Ortega Gil Fournier) was founded in 2000. In a very short time, this Spanish group succeeded to produce (super) premium wines in Spain (Ribera del Duero), Argentina (Mendoza) and … Chile (Maule, San Antonio). In total, the group owns more than 435 ha of land, of which 160 ha of old, high [...]
SAN ANTONIO: AMAYNA, THE MAGIC STORM
The first post-competition visit brought us, my two colleagues, fellow-judges and friends Romain Batya (Luxemburg), Roberto Gatti (Italy) and I, to the Leyda Valley in San Antonio. The Garcés Silva Winery (Amayna) was since a few years on my shortlist, and I was really happy to visit it at least. I discovered the Amayna wines [...]
FANTASTIC SCORE CHILI IN WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP SAUVIGNON
The very first CONCOURS MONDIAL DU SAUVIGNON was held in Bordeaux (France), one of the historical hearts of the sauvignon blanc grape. Anno 2010, the sauvignon blanc has been traveling all over the world and settled down in many, many countries. The competition was organized by the BORDEAUX and BORDEAUX SUPERIEUR AOP boards and the [...]
