Mendoza in Argentina has always been known for Malbec, but that isn’t the only grape variety that does well here. The Uco Valley is the up-and-coming region of Mendoza and there are some worldclass Chardonnays emerging from top producers, such as Catena Zapata‘s White …
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Itata is a very particular place in Chile and as well as a source for beautiful old vines, it also has an important cultural heritage and experience for anyone visiting the region. Enzo Pandolfi is a wine producer that grew up in the region …
Winemaker Sebastian Zuccardi sees Malbec as a vehicle for expressing the different terroirs found in Mendoza and in particular in the Uco Valley. This is the ultimate Uco Valley Malbec interview where Amanda Barnes asks him about the particularities of Malbec wine and the …
Itata has a very specific viticulture which is quite unique in Chile. Agronomist for De Martino winery, Renan Cancino, explains the terroir of Itata from their vineyard in southern Chile. In this interview (in Spanish, with subtitles) he tells us what is unique about …
Winemaker Francisco Carrau is possibly the man who has studied Tannat wine most in the world. Tannat is the emblematic grape variety of Uruguay and since its arrival in 1870 it has become the most planted variety in the country. In this extensive interview …
Viña VIK in Cachapoal Chile was virgin territory before the Nordic family planted 1000 acres of vines, creating a new wine region in Millahue. Amanda Barnes interviews winemaker Patrick Valette, who was part of the project from the very start, about how you set …
If you want to know what the Puente Alto vineyards are like, we’ll take you right there! Jump into the vineyard with us in this 360 degree vineyard tour video. Amanda Barnes asks Almaviva winemaker Michel Friou all about the conditions of the vineyard …
Apalta is one of Chile’s most famous wine valleys. Located in the Colchagua wine region, we interviewed the local experts to bring you this database and infographic with useful information to help you understand the terroir. If you find out infographics and posts helpful, …
Itata is one of Chile’s oldest wine regions and is unique in having mainly gobelet-trained vineyards. To help you get to grips with this wine region, we have created a useful infographic to show the important information from our database we collected there during …
Puente Alto is one of Chile’s most renowned wine regions producing some of the most prized and famous wines in the continent. To understand this wine region in Alto Maipo, we have produced a database and infographic so you can see what makes it …