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Leading wine experts comment: “Chilean wine’s future is as bright as it is valuable”
They were judges in Chile’s most important wine competition: the Annual Wines of Chile Awards.
Don Melchor 2008 introduced by its winemaker Enrique Tirado and marketing manager Isabel Guilisasti [video]
This is the twenty-second harvest of this Chilean icon Cabernet Sauvignon from Concha y Toro.
Good eating in the south of Chile (1): Puerto Varas
Puerto Varas is always charming, whether it is cold, rainy or hot. It’s a recurring destination when choosing a place for vacations because of what it offers: Lake Llanquihue, visits to volcanoes, nature everywhere and a variety of excursions and activities. If we add to all this good places to eat, of course with Concha y Toro wines, the stay in this southern town will be unforgettable.
The importance of the color of wine (part 1): Colors of red wines
The color of a wine tells us if we are looking at a healthy wine, well made and without defects. It should be clear and transparent, brilliant, without sediments or cloudiness. The color also tells us the age and evolution of the wine. The greater the difference between the center and side of the glass [...]
How is a wine tasted?
We will first clarify what we mean by tasting: it is the process of evaluation and valuation of a wine through techniques involving sight, smell and taste. There are professional and hedonistic tastings: Professional tasting: this is analytic, systematic and objective and is made by the winemaker during the preparation of the wine and until its final [...]
14 suggestions for taking maximum advantage of a wine fair
Kinds of wine fairs There are various kinds: • Those with a set entry price which allow you to try a wide variety of wines. • Others in which you pay for each glass tasted and you buy tickets. This often inhibits us and makes us pay more attention to the wallet than to the glass. [...]
What is the ideal temperature for serving wine?
Whites Sparkling, fresh white (like Sauvignon Blanc) and rosé wines are served cold. But how cold? Some three hours in the refrigerator at 8°Celsius approximately and then straight to the glass without leaving the bottle in the open air. And if we let it get warmer? We will not sense the acidity, the fruit will [...]
Guide for pairing wine and meat
The basic rule is to accompany the meat with red wine, but it’s not so simple. Type of meat, preparation and sauce influence influence has to be chosen. Here, tips to enhance this mix.
Video: Don Melchor’s winemaker talks about the 2011 harvest
Don Melchor’s winemaker Enrique Tirado -a Concha y Toro’s icon wine- explains how has been the 2011 harvest of this famous Chilean cabernet sauvignon that was born in the Puente Alto vineyard, Santiago de Chile.
Musts in Santiago 4: Pirque, the county where Concha y Toro was born
Only 21 kilometers from downtown Santiago, in the foothills of the Andes Mountains lies the where Concha y Toro winery was born. Here you will find the attractions and restaurants that make Pirque a rural tourism alternative very close the capital.
