This is a gorgeous wine from Roberto’s newly purchased home vineyard. It has three hectares of vines, many of which are over 200 years old, planted on granitic soil. This... read more →
This is part of my país love affair. This one was traditionally destemmed on a pan-pipe-like bamboo contraption called a zaranda. Next, the free run juice was fermented and aged... read more →
Roberto Henriquez spent winemaking time with René Mosse and a lot of time with Louis Antoine Luyt. He is also a leading force in natural wine in Chile. He stitches... read more →
Friends joining forces to recoup old vines to make wine is getting to be quite a trend. Great wines have ensued. Envínate and 4 Monos would be Spanish examples. Down... read more →
Derek Mossman Knapp started this project—reclaiming and celebrating the ancient vines of Chile—shortly after the 2010 earthquake. One of my favorites was Lot #46. Even though the Parker rag, Wine... read more →
I’ve been enjoying these wines for a while, tasting them in whatever country I could find them, and now they are in the United States. In Spanish they call vines... read more →
Until recently, Moraga sold his fruit or bulk wine, but in 2010, he decided to start bottling his own under the label Cacique Maravilla. He ferments in old cement lagar.... read more →
At first I admit, I wasn’t sure, but the longer this was open the more it grew on me, the next day and then the next. When a wine sings... read more →
Transplanted Burgundian Louis-Antoine has been part of Chile’s CPR and there are now signs of life. This wine is from 70-year-old vines in Truquilemu in Maule and those grapes are... read more →
Alsace goes to Chile via André Ostertag who teamed up with some pals for this project. Soil is granitic (irrigated) in a sub region of the Casablanca valley. Vinified in... read more →