Chilean wines are often overshadowed by wines from their next-door neighbor, Argentina. And for those who have tried wines from Chile, most people have probably only had cabernet sauvignons from this ...

Over the years we have expressed our bias against carmenere, a grape variety once popular in Bordeaux but now grown almost exclusively in Chile. The commercially produced wines we tasted then just ...

"Now" is a provocative marketing term as in "What's the best wine to drink now?" The thing is, with wine, there's a whole lot of "then." And uniquely, with Carmenere, between then and now - nothing.

Chile has long been a source of good value wines, mostly a variety of French-origin grapes. But over the past 30 years, a previously little-known grape, carménère, has become widely considered Chile’s ...

Historically, the grape variety carménère has had an identity crisis like no other. Bordeaux wine producers abandoned it. Chileans confused it with merlot and the Italians thought it was cabernet ...

Liberty Lake Wine Cellars uncorked a big score recently as Wine Enthusiast magazine gave the local winery’s 2020 carménère a rating of 93 points, which is the top in North America and the ...

In the glass: This Tacora wine is a deep, dense blood-red color with an opaque core going out into a fine crimson to slightly tinged rim definition with high viscosity. On the nose: It has immediate ...

This week the Cork Guy continues his adventure in discovering the six sisters that traditionally make up the Bordeaux or Meritage blends. This is the third varietal with an origin in France, but, like ...

There are several reasons why some people may dislike the Carmenère 2024 from DO Peumo, despite its many qualities. While it’s a wine that many find compelling, there are certain characteristics of ...

Here are the panel picks from the 14 Chilean Carmeneres from 2000, 2001 and 2002 tasted for today.. Comments: Coffee, chocolate, dried meat, tobacco leaf, shoe polish and creosote nose; flavors of ...

A Hidden Terroir in Chile Nnstled within the heart of Chile’s renowned Peumo region, the Cornellana Valley stands as one of the country’s most enchanting and lesser-known wine treasures. This hidden ...