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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...
Bemberg La Linterna Finca La Yesca tasting note by Amanda Barnes for the South America Wine Guide

More about the wine Daniel Pi is one of San Juan's most experienced winemakers and here he turns his hand...
Syrah from Serra da Mantiqueira wine tasting

Casa Verrone Syrah Colheita Especial is the younger line of Syrah from their winter harvest (colheita de inverno) production in...
Piedra Negra Chacayes tasting note by Amanda Barnes for the South America Wine Guide

More about the wine Piedra Negra Chacayes is the iconic wine of François Lurton’s estate and he rightly names it...
Colome Lote Especial Sauvignon Blanc. Tasting note by Amanda Barnes

More about the wine Salta and finesse don’t always go hand in hand, but this Sauvignon Blanc embodies the finesse,...

Walter Bressia has a long and esteemed career in winemaking, and now his family are becoming a stronger part in...
Costa y Pampa Riesling tasting note by Amanda Barnes for the South America Wine Guide

More about the winery One of the most exciting vineyard developments in Argentina this past decade, Trapiche’s Costa y Pampa...
Baettig Los Primos Pinot Noir from Malleco in Chile

More about the wine Coming from Chile's deep south, this is one of the most exciting new projects of late...

Coming from a volcanic area and plantation, Laberinto offers distinctive wines that express their unique location in Colbun.

A stunning and wild landscape in the heights of the Elqui valley, Viñedos Alcohuaz is one of the most ambitious...

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 duo of amazing sparkling wines from the adventurous Morande father and son. RE Noir is the filtered...
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...
Wine tasting note for Leyda Pinot Noir Lot 21 from Chile

More about the wine This single lot Pinot Noir has a lovely combination of intensity and freshness, with complex layers...
Tasting note for Mayu Pedro Ximenez. Viña Mayu in Elqui, Chile

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