I hear a lot about wines from Chile, but I have to say that I don't see a lot of variety offered in my small circle, which includes a few wine clubs and local grocery and liquor store. I guess... Continue...

Solario Carmenere Reserve 2004 Chile, Maipo Valley ($8) A few weeks ago I drank a couple $6 Carmenere bottles that weren't all that bad for the price. During the 25% sale at Astor Wines I picked up a couple more...

This is the so called “lost” Bordeaux varietal. Friends Neil and Heather brought three different versions back from a recent trip to Chile. We did a dinner together and the rest of us supplied Merlot since it was meant to be similar in fruit style. The price is what neil paid for it in Chile. The wines all came from the Colchagua valley about 2.5 hrs from Santiago. The colour was pretty dark red...

La Playa Carmenere 2001 Reserve Chile, Colchagua Valley ($9) I know some day I'm gonna find a Carmenere under $10 that will make for a good sipping wine as well as a good dinner wine. Out of all them at the store I was in the other day, this one had the most respectable label. Revealing itself to be from the Colchagua Valley this Chilean wine also is listed as an estate reserve. Grown on 10...

I tried a Vina Maipo Gran Reserva Sauvignon Blanc 2006. It has a cute label which tells a neat story about how the local people gather at their church to ensure protection for the vineyards. It has a raised outline of the church making for a tactile label. I wonder ...

Here is a wee write up I did for Campbell over at Winefront on a tasting of Casa Lapostelle’s Clos Apalta wines with Michel Rolland, I attended at Vinexpo in Hong Kong a few months back. I’m sitting in the sun-drenched front lecture theatre of the Hong Kong convention centre ...

Watch this Episode! Wines tasted in this episode: Baco Cabernet Sauvignon Los Vascos Cab Sauv Casa Julia Reserve Merlot Santa Rita Res Merlot You asked Gary for it and now he repsonds! You asked for another Chilean episode and Gary delivers. Gary today tastes two Cabs and two Merlots from Chile to see how they measure up to their value. In a new twist for WLTV Gary...

Chile boasts some of the most dramatic scenery on the planet. The Atacama Desert is the driest place on ea rth despite lying next to the biggest body of water in the world – the Pacific Ocean. Chile ... yellowish tinge to the colour. Both Peru and Chile claim Pisco as their national drink. It is the subject ... (Angostura Bitters are one example). In Chile, the birth of the Pisco Sour is attributed...