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This is a new plantation in the southernmost vineyard in South America. The price reflects the difficulty in growing grapes...
Argentina wine guide: Cruzat Finca La Dama sparkling wine, the first single vineyard release from Argentina's best bubbly producer

Cruzat Single Vineyard Extra Brut Finca La Dama is the first single vineyard sparkling wine produced by this esteemed bubbly...
Viña Tabali Talinay Litico Malbec tasting note by Amanda Barnes for the South America Wine Guide

More about the wine This is a sublime coastal Malbec from the limestone soils of Tabali's Talinay vineyard. It is...
El Esteco Chañar Punco wine tasting note by Amanda Barnes

More about the wine This wild terrain was planted barely two decades ago but this Malbec-Cabernet Sauvignon blend has already...
Wine tasting note for Bodega Chacra 32 Pinot Noir 2018

More about the wine Chacra’s old-vine Pinot Noir has long been one of the best in South America, and this...
Canopus Pintom Pinot Noir wine from Pampa El cepillo in Argentina

More about the wine Biodynamic, lo-fi and seriously cool climate, this Pinot Noir from winemaker Gabriel Dvoskin exudes the fresh...
Massoc Frères Grand País from old vines in Itata in Chile produced by winemaker Francois Massoc

More about the wine This is Francois Massoc's ode to País. Making a wine from old vines in Itata, he...

Juan Alejandro Jofre made the switch from working for a winery to working for himself when his style got a...
Altos Las Hormigas Tinto Malbec Bonarda Semillon blend, wine tasting notes

Bursting with fresh red berry, plum and citrus aromas, Altos Las Hormigas Tinto is an aromatic, fruit-forward red blend with...
Carmen DO Florillon wine tasting note by Amanda Barnes

More about the wine One of Chile’s most promising young winemakers, Emily Faulconer kicked off a bit of a movement...
Pais Salvaje Bouchon wine tasting note and information

This is an oddity for the Bouchon family - a natural wine, made from wild Pais vines. The vines seeded...
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...

Coastal Sauvignon Blanc is one of Chile’s most emblematic wines, and this wine flies that flag high! A great example...
Terrazas de los Andes Petit Manseng Single Vineyard wine tasting note by Amanda Barnes

More about the wine Plenty of sweet wines get made in Argentina but few are worth writing about. This, however,...
Santa Rita Floresta Cabernet Franc wine tasting note by Amanda Barnes

More about the wine When you think of Cabernet Franc, coastal regions may not be what spring to mind, but...