Here’s our ultimate recipe for rosca de pascua, now feel free to get creative with the topping!
Maule in Chile is a historic wine region with a great history over hundreds of years in which different vine training methods can come in and out of fashion, from bush vines to the more common VSP training. In this video with Bouchon Family Wines winemaker Christian Sepulveda, Amanda Barnes interviews him about the different training methods that they have for grapes including País and Cabernet Sauvignon, and the benefits and challenges of each.
They also look at a completely wild training system… the natural occurrence of their ‘Pais Salvaje’ vineyard, where Pais vines grow wild around the trees in the river creek.
Watch this video to see how Vertical Shoot Positioning (VSP), bush vines and wild vines are all within metres of each other!
Von Siebenthal is one of the best-known wineries in the region of Aconcagua, and it tells the story of expat Mauro Von Siebenthal who decided to sell up in Switzerland to chase the dream of making fine wine in Chile.
It was a large risk to take, but Mauro was convinced by the pedigree of Aconcagua terroir (helped by the reputation of his vineyard neighbour, Errazuriz) and his love of the rich red wines the region can make so well. He set out to make Von Siebenthal wines some of the most celebrated in Aconcagua.
In this interview, we find out why Von Siebenthal focuses on the Bordeaux varieties of Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Merlot, Petit Verdot and Malbec, and taste through two of the winery’s most emblematic wines, Parcela 7 and Toknar.
It’s official. Making Malbec in amphoras is in fashion. Silvio Alberto, winemaker at Bodegas Bianchi in the Uco Valley, explains why he has been gradually moving towards using amphoras (or amphorae) for his top Malbec wines and red blends, and why he believes they better express the terroir.
In this interview, Amanda Barnes asks him all about the properties of amphora wines and how it changes the expression of the Malbec.