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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...
Carmen Delanz wine tasting note by Amanda Barnes

More about the wine This beautiful blend shows a juicy, vibrant and modern style of Maipo Alto with glorious forest...
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...
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...
Cheval des Andes wine tasting note.

More about the wine One of the original icons of Luján, the core of this blend comes from Cheval's century-old vines...
Miguel Torres Los Inquietos 01 tasting note by Amanda Barnes for the South America Wine Guide

More about the wine Extremely old Malbec vines (over 80 years old!) come to life in this delicious wine from...
Finca Las Moras Gran Syrah wine tasting note by Amanda Barnes

More about the wine This is one of San Juan’s top Syrah wines. A blend made from grapes from different...

More on this Wine Silencio is the result of picking select Cabernet Sauvignon grapes from different sub-regions in Alto Maipo....
Casa Silva Lago Ranco Pinot Noir wine tasting notes by Amanda Barnes.

Casa Silva Lago Ranco Pinot Noir is one of the handful of grape varieties produced by this Colchagua-based winery in...
Wine tasting note for Undurraga Trama Pinot Noir from San Antonio in Chile

More about the wine Taking a fresh and delicate approach to coastal Pinot Noir, winemaker Rafael Urrejola selects parcels from...

A stunning and wild landscape in the heights of the Elqui valley, Viñedos Alcohuaz is one of the most ambitious...
Pyros winery Limestone Hill Malbec wine tasting note by Amanda Barnes

More about the wine Coming from a special plot of vines planted on extremely calcareous soils on the foothills, this...
Roberto Henríquez Molino del Ciego Semillon wine from Itata in Chile produced by winemaker Roberto Henríquez

More about the wine Natural winemaker Roberto Henríquez puts Semillon on the label, but there’s Corinto and many other old...
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...
Susana Balbo Nosotros Single Vineyard Nómade tasting note by Amanda Barnes for the South America Wine Guide

More about the wine Susana Balbo and Edy del Popolo are obsessive about finding the top terroirs for their iconic...