Tasting Notes

Tasting Notes

This is called ‘Chilena’ because it is one the most Chilean of all the varieties in Chile, Pais. Coming from...
Tasting note Marcelo Pelleriti Tinto Fresco Signature Blend

Fresh and juicy, Marcelo Pelleriti Signature Blend is a Mendoza equivalent of Beaujolais Nouveau - a bright, carbonic maceration wine...
Wine tasting note of Clos De Fous Pucalán Arenaria Pinot Noir from Chile

More about the wine This terroir wine project is all about hunting down unique soils and climates for certain varieties,...

This is the impressive duo of single-vineyard Chardonnays from Argentine wine-royalty, the Catena Zapatas. The vineyard in question is their...
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...
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...
Von Siebenthal Parcela #7 wine from Panquehue, Chile produced by winemaker Stefano Gandolini

More about the wine A go-to for an Aconcagua blend, which delivers on all fronts for just over US$20. A...

More on the wine This was Errazuriz's venture into making top schist wines from Aconcagua Costa, and they excelled when...

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 long search for the perfect Carmenere from one of Chile’s most historic wineries, Casa Silva. The quest...

Coming from the heights of Yacachuya in Cafayate, this is a high altitude wine where the nights are cool but...
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...
Granito Semillon from Bouchon Family Wines, wine tasting note

Delicious Granito Semillon from Bouchon which has a medley of Meyer lemon, wild herb and meadow flower notes with a...
Catena Zapata Adrianna Vineyard Fortuna Terrae tasting note by Amanda Barnes for the South America Wine Guide

More about the wine The Catena family were among the original pioneers of this region and have come to prize...
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...