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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...
Pandolfi Price Los Patricios Chardonnay wine from Itata in Chile produced by winemaker Francois Massoc

More about the wine This is a modern take on Itata’s white wines. The grapes come from new(ish) vines and...

Juan Alejandro Jofre made the switch from working for a winery to working for himself when his style got a...

One of the most ambitious altitude projects in Chile, this wine is made from grapes grown at 2200m above sea...
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...
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...
Outer Limits Sauvignon Blanc tasting note by Amanda Barnes for the South America Wine Guide

More about the wine This wine helped redefine Aconcagua’s potential for Sauvignon Blanc. Produced just a few kilometres from the...
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...
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...
Montes Purple Angel Carmenere wine from Apalta in Chile produced by winemaker Aurelio Montes

More about the wine This was one of the early icons from Apalta, and Purple Angel Carmenère (with 9% Petit Verdot) is...
Mascota Vineyards Unánime Malbec wine tasting note by Amanda Barnes

More about the wine Malbec wine from La Consulta in Mendoza with ripe fruit flavors, sweetness balanced by smooth yet...
Seña wine tasting note by Amanda Barnes

More about the winery Seña started as an adventure between Robert Mondavi and Eduardo Chadwich (of Errázuriz) in 1995 which...

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

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 hand harvested, double sorted, micro-vinified wine is the flagship of Monteviejo, under the hand of...