Tag: Colchagua Valley

• Carmenère: A Search for Identity

  

  It seems today as the world becomes smaller more people are seeking to understand their ancestry. A friend recently dove into an ancestry expedition to find not only genealogical ties to Native Americans but also to the Prophet Mohammad. This is also true for wine. The wine community is constantly seeking genealogy of grapes as…

  Michelle Williams

  December 19, 2016

  Carmenere, Chile, Snooth, Wine

  2010 Viña Maquis Viola Carmenère Colchagua Valley Chile, 2012 Inama ‘Oratorio di San Lorenzo’ Colli Berici Carmenère Riserva Veneto Italy, 2013 Los Vascos Grande Reserve Carmenère Colchagua Valley Chile, 2013 Montes Purple Angel Carmenère Colchagua Valley Chile, 2014 Apaltuagua ‘Envero’ Gran Reserva Carmenère Colchagua Valley Chile, 2014 Casa Silvsa Los Lingues Vineyard Carmenère Colchagua Valley Chile, 2014 Concha Y Toro Gran Reserva Serie Riberas Carmenère Cachapoal Valley Chile, 2014 Montes Alpha Carmenère Colchagua Valley Chile, 2015 Casa del Bosque Reserva Carmenère Rapel Valley Chile, 2015 Casillero del Diablo Reserva Carmenère Rapel Valley Chile, 2015 Cono Sur Bicicleta Carmenère Central Valley Chile, Carmenere, Chile, Colchagua Valley, Concho Y Toro, master class, Montes, Snooth, wine, Wine 101, wine review, wine reviews, Wines of Chile

• Carmenère: The Signature Grape of Chile

  

  Carmenère has had a rocky reputation over the years. It is a thick skinned grape that requires a longer than usual growing season in a sun-drenched, dry growing region. Although it originates in France, the conditions were simply not harsh enough for this grape to achieve the fullness of its expression. However, Carmenère found ideal…

  Michelle Williams

  November 23, 2016

  Carmenere, Carmenere Day, Wine, Wines of Chile

  #CarmenereDay, 2010 Santa Carolina Herencia Carmenère Peumo Chile, 2011 Apaltagua Grial Carmenère Colchagua Valley Chile, 2011 Francois Lurton Hacienda Araucano Alka Carmenère Colchagua Chile, 2011 Koyle Royal Carmenère Colchagua Valley Chile, 2011 Santa Rita Pehuen Carmenère Central Valley Chile, 2012 La Playa Axel Carmenère Colchagua Valley Chile, 2012 Miguel Torres Santa Digna Reserva Carmenère Central Valley Chile, 2012 Vina Maquis Carmenère Colchagua Valley Chile, 2013 Alpaltagna ‘Envero’ Gran Reserva Colchagua Valley Chile, 2013 Casa Silva Gran Terroir Los Carmenère Colchagua Chile, 2013 Los Vascos Grande Reserve Colchagua Valley Chile, 2014 MontGras Reserva Carmenère Colchagua Valley Chile, Carmenere, Chile, Colchagua Valley, November, wine, wine review, wine-searcher, Wines of Chile

• Celebrating Earth Day with Montes Wines on #SommChat

  

  As you know today is Earth Day, a day that aims to inspire all citizens of earth to take action of awareness and appreciation of our global environment. There were many Earth Day festivals and marches over the past weekend in cities all over the earth. I participated in a week early Earth Day celebration…

  Michelle Williams

  April 22, 2015

  #SommChat, Cabernet Sauvignon, Carmenere, Chilean Wine, Earth Day, Feast PR, Food, Keeper Collection, Montes Wines, Music, Syrah, Wine

  #SommChat, Bruno Mars, Cabernet Sauvignon, Carmenere, Colchagua Valley, dry-farming, Earth Day, Feast PR, Keeper Collection, Montes Alpha 2012 Cabernet Sauvignon, Montes Alpha 2012 Carmenere, Montes Alpha 2012 Syrah, Montes Wines, music, sustainability, Syrah, wine, winetasting