Nothing will quite prepare you for La Paz; it is a capital city like no other. Arriving by air or land you get an overwhelming sense of being in the middle of nowhere – whether you pass the uninhabited highlands, the dense jungle or …
We discuss the terroir of Brazil between its climate, soils and varieties in the different wine regions with Patricia Carraro from Lidio Carraro in this video interview. The Carraro family make acclaimed fruit-forward wines in the Vale dos Vinhedos region, Brazil’s premium wine region, in …
Learn about the cuisine of the Central Valleys of Chile with our video interview with Colchagua and Chilean cuisine specialist Rodrigo Acuña, chef at VIK wine estate. He teaches us about local ingredients that are native and sustainable, as well as creating a special …
Want to know the difference between Chile’s San Antonio and Casablanca valleys? Amanda Barnes interviews winemaker Julio Bastias from Matetic vineyards to find out the different terroirs of these coastal regions. We talk varieties, climate, soil, and more with this interview on coastal Chile and …
Laura Catena comes from one of the most important winemaking families in Argentina, so she knows what she is talking about when it comes to Malbec. In this 80 Harvests interview we discover where Malbec came from and where it is going in Argentina. Laura’s …
There are some food and wine pairings which are essential to understand the local culture, and this is one of them: empanadas and Torrontes from Salta! When we were in Cafayate in Salta in March this year, we spent an afternoon with chef Gabriel Rodríguez …
Chile may be a skinny country, but it is fat on diversity and there are many regions to discover. One of the best ways to understand the different climates and conditions is to taste the same wine variety made in all these different places. …
Winemaker Juan Alejandro Jofre made waves for his new style of Chilean wine back when he started at Maquis winery years ago, and now with his own eponymous line of wines. He is one of the leading new generation winemakers pushing a fresh style …
Bertil Levin Tøttenborg is the Head Sommelier for Bolivia’s top restaurant, GUSTU in La Paz. He is a specialist in Singani and manages the biggest list of Bolivian wines in the world. We ask him what floats his boat when it comes to Bolivian …
This month I’ve been knee-deep in Uruguayan wine, researching a piece for Decanter (check out the South America edition this September!) which means I’ve been gum-deep in Tannat. While I normally reserve 80 Harvests space for the opinions of the winemakers and local experts, …