2017 Carmin de Peumo Carmenere
Carménère is a dark and delicious red wine that has become the poster-child for the wines of Chile. Coming from the right vineyards it makes a wine that has early approachability, lots of body and a spicy, an almost rustic personality. If you have not yet tried Carménère, we think you should. Think Bordeaux, with less tannin, and generally a lot less expensive.
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Kevin White
Kevin White makes a compelling first impression which is full of interesting dualities. He’s soft-spoken yet his words are deliberate. His intelligence is obvious, but his humility accentuates a quiet confidence rather than arrogance. He leads a double life involved in both technology and wine. He looks more the part of ‘techie’, but his passion as a winemaker is obvious from the start.
Read MoreThis series of articles will focus on the top wines from a number of Champagne Houses. In Champagne these top wines are referred to as that house’s “Tête de cuvée”. The Tête de Cuvée will be made from a strict selection of the best barrels from the best vineyard parcels. The Tête de Cuvée is very limited in production but it is very important to the Champagne house as it represents the best of the best, the crowning achievement that defines what the house is capable of.
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Wine thievery in the barrel room.
One of the things that was particularly notable throughout our first trip to Argentina’s Mendoza wine region was the influence of the French. Whether directly through ownership, partnership, or through reputational excellence that wineries in Argentina wanted to emulate, wine producers from Bordeaux have recently invested heavily in the region with some terrific results such as Cheval des Andes. Bodega Catena Zapata managed to forge its own path in the local wine industry by, ironically, revitalizing a French varietal that they thought would flourish in the Mendoza region’s terroir.
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The stunning view at Altair.
Altair is a special winery project within the much larger Vina San Pedro, Chile’s second largest winery. The project was formed in 2000 as a joint venture between Vina San Pedro and France’s Laurent Dassault. The idea was to combine some of Chile’s top terroir with top winemaking techniques coming out of Bordeaux to make world class wines from Cabernet Sauvignon dominated blends.
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Casa Real Hotel
Chile’s Maipo Valley is home to some of the most recognized wineries in the country. Arguably one of the most famous is Viña Santa Rita which is not only one of the oldest and largest wineries in Chile, it is home to one of the most spectacular hotels we have ever had the pleasure of staying at.
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