by Debbie | Sep 30, 2020 | chilean wine, wine
Have you ever purchased plants for your vegetable garden and what grew was not the vegetable that you purchased. That has happened to me a few times. Most notable, I thought I purchased cauliflower and brussels sprouts grew. When Don Jorge Elgueta founded TerraNoble...
by Debbie | Jan 6, 2020 | chilean wine, wine
Ventisquero Grey Label Named After a Glacier Ventisquero, Grey label is named after the Grey Glacier in Chile’s Patagonia region. The Glacier is part of the Southern Patagonian Ice Field located in Torres del Paine National Park in Chile. It is 17 miles long beginning...
by Debbie | Oct 19, 2017 | chilean wine
Three wines, three memories and that is how wine should be enjoyed. With Chile’s fast growing wine region and we’ll explore two producers Ventisquero, and Valdivieso. We’ll take a look at a Cabernet Sauvignon, a Sparkling Rosé and a Sauvignon Blanc. We’ll begin...
by Debbie | Feb 18, 2016 | chilean wine
I have tasted Montes Wines before and I am always amazed at the great quality coming Aurello Montes. It all began for them in 1988 when they realized their dream of crafting wines in high quality than the current standards and using sustainable methods. This...
by Debbie | Jun 1, 2015 | chilean wine, pinot noir
A couple of weeks back I tasted Kalfu Kuda 2013 Chardonnay and really enjoyed it. This week I tasted her sister the Kalfu Sumpai 2013 Pinot Noir This Pinot Noir is from their estate vineyards in the Leyda Valley. The soil composition is granite and clay...
by Debbie | May 11, 2015 | chilean wine, unoaked chardonnay
Kalfu means ” blue” as per the language of the Mapuche who are the indigenous inhabitants of Chile. The beautiful blue Pacific Ocean boarders the cool climate of the coastal region where the grapes for this wine was grown. Produced in Chile by Ventisquero,...
