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More on the wine This hand harvested, double sorted, micro-vinified wine is the flagship of Monteviejo, under the hand of...
Tasting note for Mayu Carmenere Appassimento. Viña Mayu. Elqui wines, Chile

More about Viña Mayu Viña Mayu is one of the modern wine pioneers of Elqui Valley, making premium wines from...

More on this Wine Silencio is the result of picking select Cabernet Sauvignon grapes from different sub-regions in Alto Maipo....

This wine is selected from a very special lot in Leyda, the oldest plantings of Sauvignon Blanc. The winemaking team...
Kaiken Ultra Cabernet Sauvignon tasting note by Amanda Barnes for the South America Wine Guide

One of the best value Cabs in Mendoza: Filled with ripe red berry fruit & cassis notes as well as...

This one blends Marsanne, Roussane and Viognier, delivering a very serious endeavour and well made wine with delicate aromas but...

More on the Wine... This is the impressive duo of single-vineyard Chardonnays from Argentine wine-royalty, the Catena Zapatas. The vineyard...

This is a long search for the perfect Carmenere from one of Chile’s most historic wineries, Casa Silva. The quest...
Altair Cabo de Hornos wine tasting note by Amanda Barnes

More about the wine This Cabernet Sauvignon has always been San Pedro’s top wine and it has improved greatly over...
Tasting notes for Lapostolle Cuvee Alexandre Cabernet Sauvignon, Chilean wine guide

Lapostolle Cuvée Alexandre Cabernet Sauvignon comes from Lapostolle's biodynamic vineyards in Apalta, Colchagua.

More on the wine This was Errazuriz's venture into making top schist wines from Aconcagua Costa, and they excelled when...
Finca Piedra Infinita Supercal tasting note by Amanda Barnes for the South America Wine Guide

More about the wine The Finca Piedra Infinita Supercal is an exemplary wine from one of Argentina’s leading new generation...
Santa Rita Casa Real wine tasting note by Amanda Barnes

More about the wine Casa Real was one of the early icons of Alto Maipo. Although it is from Alto...
Argentina wine guide: Casarena Owen's Vineyard Chardonnay from Agrelo, Lujan de Cuyo. Wine tasting note

Casarena Owen's Vineyard Chardonnay from Agrelo is produced by Casarena winery in Luján de Cuyo.
Matetic Syrah tasting note by Amanda Barnes for the South America Wine Guide

More about the wine This Syrah is one of my all-time favourites from Chile — a wild ferment, artisanal wine...