Today 96% of the world’s Carménère is planted in Chile, and the grape has become Chile’s flagship wine! In honor of Carménère Day on November 24th, the World Wine Travel group of writers/bloggers are exploring all things Carménère this month. Carménère is celebrated on 24th November because that is the date to a French researcher, Jean-Michel…
Tag: Wines of Chile
Exploring Chilean Coastal Wines; #WorldWineTravel Preview
This month I am hosting the World Wine Travel (#WorldWineTravel) writers as we explore Chilean Coastal Wines. You may read my invitation here. All our posts will be live between Friday, June 23rd and Saturday, June 24th. We will be gathering for a live Twitter chat on Saturday, June 24th at 8am Pacific time. Follow…
2017 Louis-Antoine Luyt ‘Cuveé Benoit’ + Maple-Chipotle Cedar Plank Grilled Salmon #WorldWineTravel
The #WorldWineTravel crew is exploring South American wines in 2023. So far, we’ve celebrated the Foods And Wines of Chile, looked Beyond Malbec from Mendoza(Argentina), Wines of Uruguay, and Organic Wines of Chile. This month, we’ll be exploring Chilean Coastal wines from Chile’s Coastal (a.k.a. “Costa”) regions. Note that Costa is not a delimited geographical DO; but flexible designations, based…
You’re Invited! Exploring Chilean Coastal Wines
The #WorldWineTravel crew is exploring South American wines in 2023. So far, we’ve celebrated the Foods And Wines of Chile, looked Beyond Malbec from Mendoza(Argentina), Wines of Uruguay, and Organic Wines of Chile. This month, we’ll be exploring Chilean Coastal wines from Chile’s Coastal (a.k.a. “Costa”) regions. Note that Costa is not a delimited geographical…
Exploring Wines of Chile Long-Standing Commitment to Sustainability By The Bottle
Chile has been a wine-producing country since the first European settlers arrived in the mid-16th Century. The original vines, to make sacramental wine, were brought by Catholic missionaries directly from Spain or via Peru or California. Its isolated location, hemmed in by the Pacific to the west, the Andes to the east, the world’s driest desert in the north, and…
Digging Out By Digging Into the Chilean Wines
When I started this blog 8 years ago, I recall feeling as if I was on the outside looking in because so many of the wine bloggers I admired seemed to have an endless supply of sample wines. Wine I did begin to receive wine samples it started as a trickle . These days it feels…
Wines of Chile Smackdown – 8 Chilean Reds Blind Tasted!
The theme for the most recent gathering of the Pacific Point Wine Club (“PPWTC” was “Wines of Chile”. The PPWTC is entering its third year, and going strong. Initially we met every couple of months, but based on popular demand, we now meet every 6 weeks or so. It’s been so gratifying to see folks…