Root: 1 Carménère 2013
Welcome to the second in our Wine 301 series, where we’re going to dig into some of the more unusual varietals you might see
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Chile
Cousiño-Macul Antiguas Reservas Chardonnay 2013
A friend of mine loves her Chardonnay to be buttery. She doesn’t mean that she really wishes the entire bottle of Chardonnay would
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Rapa Nui Reserve Pinot Noir 2014
Welcome to the fourth in our quick refresher series on Wine 101! We led off with Riesling, and now we’re hitting our first
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Rios de Chile Gran Reserva Cabernet Sauvignon 2009
When it comes to Cabernet Sauvignon, it seems like Napa gets all the love. What’s not to love after all? Big, jammy wines
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2010 Vistamar Sepia Reserva Carmenère
John at Grove Vineyard in North Carolina had an interesting description of carmenère, describing it as one of the few grapes that can
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2010 Lapostolle Casa Carménère
2010 Lapostolle Casa Carménère hails from Chile, and represents the lost grape of bordeaux, Carménère. This deep purple grape can have a ton of
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2008 Cono Sur Carménère
Hot off the heels of last weeks South America comes a Carménère from Chile that could be a real representative of the hidden
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Chile & Argentina [S3E2]
Traveling below the equator for this week’s episode to learn more about: Chile, or location, location, location! Argentina’s specialty white 2009 Alta Vista
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Lucky Duck Sauvignon Blanc
Lucky Duck hasn’t been particularly living up to it’s name when it comes to tastings. Their Riesling was a greater German miscalculation that
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2008 Oveja Negra Chardonnay Viognier
What’s nice about Chile, and a lot of New World, and increasingly old world, wine regions, is the focus on experimentation. Now, there’s
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