In our last post, I talked about how reputation and marketing can inflate the value of a wine. That’s why I like exploring new producers, new regions and lesser known varietals to try to find high quality bargains. Here are 4 new Chilean labels I’ve tried recently. Continue reading
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Wine Review: 2017/2018 Emiliana Coyam Colchagua & Exchanging Corked Wines
Have you ever gotten a corked bottle replaced by your retailer? Continue reading
Wine Review: 2016 Ramirana Trinidad Vineyard Maipo-Wine of the Week
Featured Wine of the Week
2016 Ramirana Trinidad Vineyard Red Blend.
This is a wine that I would like to highlight out for the week. We have tasted quite a few, but this bottle in particular caught our attention. Continue reading
Wine Review: Mini-Vertical Agricola Cuvelier Cuvee del Mautata
Bordeaux fans may recognize the label because this is owned by the Cuvelier family, who own Leoville Poyferre in St. Julien. Their Chilean branch is run by Baptiste Cuvelier. How do the 2011 and 2014 vintages compare? Continue reading
Wine Review: 2018 Ventisquero Grey Glacier Single Block GCM Colchagua
I’ve been down this road before with this blend, and wanted to have a revisit. What we have here is the Ventisquero Grey [Glacier] Single Block 2018. This is from the D.O. Valle de Colchagua specifically the Apalta Vineyard. It is a Mediterranean styled blend of garnacha (62%), cariñena (19%) and mataro (19%). The Apalta Vineyard is located not far from the Tinguiririca River. The soils consist of stone and sand, with red clay making it ideal for these particular varieties. It spent six months in French oak. Continue reading