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by mrobles
Thu Mar 01, 2007 9:10 am
Forum: All About Wine
Topic: Chilean Wine
Replies: 20
Views: 3645

Dear Ian S

I love Chilean wine (being Mexican) and being used to drink 1) Spanish, 2) Argentinian and 3) Chilean which I miss living in Australia now... you can find the usual "Concha y Toro" cheap stuff but by no means anything of medium to high quality... If anyone know where and what is worth a tr...
by mrobles
Wed Feb 28, 2007 9:39 pm
Forum: All About Wine
Topic: Chilean Wine
Replies: 20
Views: 3645

Chilean Wine

Has anyone tasted wines from Chile? I tried a couple and I was impressed... (I did not know what to expect) - one of them was Carmenere. I put a topic on that which I believe is a remarkable story... any feedback on Chilean Wines... any recommendations?
by mrobles
Wed Feb 28, 2007 4:56 pm
Forum: All About Wine
Topic: Carmenere "The Lost Grape of Bordeaux'
Replies: 3
Views: 1050

Carmenere "The Lost Grape of Bordeaux'

Carmene is back! The intriguing story of Carmenère starts back in the middle of the last century in Bordeaux, France. At this time, Carmenère was a noble grape variety, and helped produce some of the great wines that were to come out of Bordeaux. Carmenere was destroyed after the Phylloxera in...