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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...
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...

Walter Bressia has a long and esteemed career in winemaking, and now his family are becoming a stronger part in...

This is the impressive duo of single-vineyard Chardonnays from Argentine wine-royalty, the Catena Zapatas. The vineyard in question is their...
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,...
Vik wine tasting note by Amanda Barnes

More about the wine The new vintages of VIK only have three varieties, Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc and Carmenère, in...
Appellation Gualtallary tasting note. 100% Malbec wine from Altos Las Hormigas winery in Uco Valley, Mendoza

More about the wine With ‘Doctor Terroir’ Pedro Parra on their team, Altos Las Hormigas have been making wine in...

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

More on this wine Made as a red wine with white grapes, this is an orange wine. The skins are...
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...
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...
Clos des Fous, Felicea Riesling from Malleco, Chile. Wine tasting note

Riesling is finally having its moment in the sun in Chile and this Riesling from the cooler climate of Malleco...

Prioritising fruit expression and ditching the new oak, Boya is a Garces Silva wine, but under a very different concept...

One of the most ambitious altitude projects in Chile, this wine is made from grapes grown at 2200m above sea...
Matetic EQ Granite Pinot Noir from Casablanca in Chile

More about the wine From Matetic’s Casablanca vineyard with its iron-rich granite soils, this is ultimately a terroir-driven wine, expressing...