San Antonio is a relatively new wine region in Chile; its first vines were only planted in 1997. The story of San Antonio really should be prefaced with that of Casablanca, the slightly older wine region next-door. Casablanca: Chile’s first cool climate, maritime region …
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Aurelio Montes is a second generation winemaker for Viña Montes in the heart of the Apalta valley in Colchagua, Chile. In our interview with him in the vineyards, he discusses what is particular about Apalta, its conditions, soil, climate and history. He discusses how …
Itata valley in Chile is turning heads for being one of the most unique in the country. Winemaker Marcelo Retamal for De Martino winery is on a mission with fellow Chilean winemakers to keep the old vines and not lose this precious resource of …
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 …
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 …
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 …