Wines of Chile

Last weekend a horrific fire tore through the residential hillsides of busy port town Valparaiso leaving 15 dead, hundreds injured and over 12,500 people homeless. The important city, which shares Great Wine Capital status alongside neighbouring wine region Casablanca, was ravaged with three days of fierce fires exacerbated by strong winds and dry weather, which [...]

The 8.2 magnitude earthquake that struck 95 miles offshore from the northern city of Iquique on Tuesday spared winemaking regions of Chile. The epicenter was almost 1,600kms north of Santiago and over 1000kms away from the northernmost commercial vineyards in Elqui Valley. “At 8.2 it was an extraordinarily powerful event, but thankfully it occurred far [...]

It is with great sadness to announce that Michael Cox, a great ambassador of Chilean wine, passed away on Thursday 19th February after battling with an aggressive bile duct cancer for one year. Last year Michael celebrated 10 years leading Wines of Chile UK and has been one of the most influential figures in Chilean [...]

At the Annual Wines of Chile Gala, two special awards were bestowed on the Personality of the Year, Michael Cox, and the Vineyard of the Year, Casa Silva. The Vineyard of the Year is an annual tradition and this year Casa Silva took home the award for their continued presence, innovation and high quality in [...]

After a week’s visit to Chile to judge the Annual Wines of Chile Awards, one of Mexico’s most influential wine journalists Deby Beard returned to give Mexico the scoop on what makes Chilean wine taste so good. Broadcasting in Red FM, Deby spoke about the awards event and tasting hundreds of wines to pick the [...]

Winnipeg's public tastings boast the highest attendance in the country, with well over 8,000 people enjoying hundreds of wines from around the world. Wines of Chile will feature a Regional Tasting Station at the 2014 Winnipeg Wine Festival. This station will provide consumers with an overview of Chile and its wine regions and insight into…

People´s Voice Wine Awards 2014. Wine awards chosen by the public. When: May 8

Entre el 27 y el 29 de Mayo de 2014, Wines of Chile y 45 viñas chilenas participarán de la Feria Vinexpo versión 2014.    

The Atlanta Food and Wine Festival is an entire weekend dedicated to Southern Hemisphere cuisine. Award-winning chefs, sommeliers, beverage innovators, up-and-coming food lovers gather together for more than 200 ways to sip, savor and sample the South. WoC 2014 offer:  Host table pouring 10 wines during the Grand Tastings and a consumer seminar as well as…

US largest gourmet food show for trade connecting 2,400 exhibitors from 80 countries and regions. When: June 29 - July 1

While we all know wine is a social lubricant, it is not very often it becomes the subject of a steamy romance novel… The sex appeal of Chilean wine, and winemakers, is the protagonist of Charmaine Pauls’ recently released romance novel, The Winemaker. The Winemaker is a fictional story about an English girl, Zenna, who [...]

For over a week in November, we had 9 international Annual Wines of Chile Awards judges roaming around Chile while tasting some of the country’s best wines. Some were revisiting Chile, and others were discovering it for the first time. What often comes as a surprise to first time visitors, is how modern Santiago is [...]

Over the last three months, one of China’s best sommelier’s has been traversing the wine regions of Chile working on a Chinese version of the Descorchados wine guide. Amanda Barnes interviews him. What are you doing here in Chile? I am visiting wineries to get a better idea about what people are doing here, what [...]

One of Chile’s most well known winemakers has just been selected as Wines of Chile’s Vice President. Amanda Barnes interviews Aurelio Montes, the new face of Chilean wine, to talk about the main pillars of Chile’s wine industry; moving out of one’s comfort zone; and doing things for the ones you love. You’ve been a [...]

There are some wine markets that are pretty unique in the world, Nova Scotia is one of them. An island province on the East coast of Canada, they have quite a large young population and are quite densely populated. Alcohol is almost exclusively sold by the Nova Scotia Liquor Corporation (NSCL), typical of the Canadian [...]

As Chile’s most-talked about young sommelier, Marcelo Pino is making a name for himself in the industry after winning Best Sommelier in Chile in 2011 among other accolades. Born in the coastal surf town of Pichilemu, Marcelo started his journey into wine through food. After training as a chef and swapping food for wine with [...]