APRIL 2010 – PRESS TRIP TO CHILE: PÉREZ CRUZ
I visited PÉREZ CRUZ in April 2010 for the second time. This one was quickly sandwiched at the end of the day on the way to Santa Rita Casa Real, where we would have dinner and spend the night before the tasting on the next morning. Viña Pérez Cruz is really a unique experience.
The architecture [...]
APRIL 2010 – PRESS TRIP TO CHILE: VIÑA MAIPO
Instead of visiting the Biluco Vineyard as originally planned, we met the staff of Viña Maipo at the Concha y Toro Degustation Center in Vitacura (Santiago). Not really a surprise, as Viña Maipo is one of the many fortunate bodegas owned by the Concha y Toro (CyT) group, number one in Chile. The accommodation at [...]
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, [...]
PRESS TRIP CHILE – APRIL 2010 – CONO SUR
I had the chance to visit Chile for the second time in September-October 2009. 3 weeks of traveling, discovering, meeting wonderful people, tasting hundreds of wines, from ‘pretty drinkable but not really collectable’ to really fantastic wines. Everyone who drinks Chilean wine will have his favorite type of wines. So do I. I am not [...]
DE MARTINO (CHILE)… FOR A BRAVE NEW WORLD
NUEVO MUNDO is the name of a recent line from Viña De Martino; a line of 8 wines produced from selected organic grapes issued from own vineyards in the Isla de Maipo region, three varietal wines and 5 reservas. Viña De Martino intends to be a leader in the production of organic and sustainable wines, [...]
