Carmenere

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I love the story of carmenère, the lost grape of Bordeaux rediscovered in Chile after it was thought to have disappeared from our...
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I've been posting carménère reviews lately and here's another bargain carménère from Chile.  This one comes from the Colchagua Valley, a region known for...
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Following up from the last review, here is another Chilean carménère. This one comes from Maquis in the Colchagua Valley.  The story of...
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Although carménère has in recent years come to be thought of as a signature Chilean grape, its roots go back to Europe.  More specifically,...
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Some folks say that vintage makes no difference when it comes to cheap wine, but I say poo poo to that!  It does make...
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One of the things that makes wine such a fun beverage (besides the obvious) is the vast variety of option out there.  It's always...
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If you aren’t familiar with carménère, that’s ok.  You’re probably not alone.  For a varietal that has spent much of the latter part of...
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Carménère , or Carmenere, was once one of the grapes of Bordeaux.  It was always a problematic grape, due to late ripening, but brings...
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Viña Valdivieso originated as Champagne Valdivieso way back in 1879.  It was the first producer in South America to make sparkling wine, and didn't...
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Viu Manent is a family-owned winery in Colchagua Valley, Chile.  Founded in 1935, it originally under the name Vinos Viu.  Seventy-some years after its...