https://lizcaskey.com/wine/is-chile-the-next-australia/ Tue, 27 Oct 2020 21:25:29 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://lizcaskey.com/wine/is-chile-the-next-australia/#comment-19606 Thu, 20 May 2010 15:16:31 +0000 http://eatwineblog.com/?p=1579#comment-19606 Incidentally, we picked up our shipment of uvas de Curico on Saturday…the fruit quality is excellent again this year.
We are now happily punching down the caps. Carmenere, Malbec, and Cabernet Sauvignon…and you can bet there is a blend planned.

]]> https://lizcaskey.com/wine/is-chile-the-next-australia/#comment-19605 Thu, 20 May 2010 15:10:05 +0000 http://eatwineblog.com/?p=1579#comment-19605 Hey Liz, great interview. Thanks for another heads-up regarding what is coming our way. I’m remembering having the Estate Carmenere/Merlot when we were last visiting. At the time I did not realize how committed Estampa is to producing blends. Felicitaciones! I wholeheartedly support he move towards blending. The varietal distinction required by the US market has been great for making people aware of the many choices, but will soon hold us back from enjoying the matrix of blending permutations, if we can’t move beyong the one grape simplification. Don’t get me wrong, I enjoy varietal bottlings as much as anybody, but there are other options too. Becuase Chile has such great growing conditions for Bordeaux varietals, and a bank of pre-phylloxera plant material, I can only hope that we can look forward to superior blends that have not been tasted since the early 19th century. The lead to American Estates Wines, points me to the folks at Vermont Wine Merchants, and I will certainly follow up. Thanks again!

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