There was little talk of Chilean Carignan before Vigno exploded on the wine scene in 2010. The first association of its kind in Chile, Vigno appeared as a small but formidable army of Carignan-fanatics ready to put this underappreciated variety on Chile’s wine map. …
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What are the soils and climate of Maule, and essentially what is Maule terroir? Eduardo Jordan, winemaker at De Martino, discusses this unique Chilean wine region and shows us exactly why the soils are ideal for dry-harvesting Carignan. There’s also a little surprise living …
What is Vigno? Vigno stands for Vignadores de Carignan and is an association of producers whose goal is to create an appellation of origin for wines made from old Carignan vines that have been dry-farmed and bush-trained in the Maule Secano area. Why was Vigno set …
What is the Carignan boom all about and why is it deeply linked to Maule, one of Chile’s most traditional terroirs? Winemaker Arnaud Hereu from Viña Odfjell discusses his own discovery of old vine Carignan in Maule and why he believes this historic Chilean …