Providing wine recommendations is a difficult task. We think we know what’s best, but as a customer recently said, “We all think we have the right palate.” As I tasted a 2007 Luis Felipe Edwards Cabernet Sauvignon Gran Reserva from Chile, I immediately realized how wrong this wind was for me. Yet, it was a [...]
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Wines of the times
Posted in Wine journalism, Value wines, Bordeaux, Chile, New World wines, Burgundy, tagged Cabernet Sauvignon, merlot, pinot noir, Malbec, Argentina, Sauvignon Blanc, Chardonnay, Eric Asimov, syrah, Chile, carmenere, Washington state, Oregon, New Zealand, The Pour, Sideways, The Bergen Record, first-growth Bordeaux, Grand Cru Burgundy, South America on June 2, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Wine trends come and go. The 2004 movie Sideways drove consumers away from Merlot, as Paul Giamatti’s character Miles eschewed the juice. Meanwhile, in the last few years, Malbec from Argentina and Sauvignon Blanc from New Zealand started accounting for significant market share as these selections became trendy. Eric Asimov’s June 1 column in The [...]
Recognizing Chile
Posted in Chile, Value wines, tagged Aconcagua Valley, Bordeaux, Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, California, carmenere, Chile, Concha y Toro Casillero del Diablo, Curico Valley, Errazuriz, Italy, Maipo Valley, Maule Valley, Medoc, merlot, phylloxera, Rapel Valley, Terra Andina, Washington state on March 2, 2010 | 2 Comments »
The epicenter of the 8.8-magnitude earthquake that shook Chile on Feb. 27 was in the wine regions of the Maule and Curico Valleys. Further north, wineries in the Rapel and Maipo Valleys also have reported damages, including liters of spilled wine and breakdowns at facilities. While rescue efforts continue and work to restore power to [...]
