Regardless of what you may have thought about Carignan, Chile is out to change your mind.
Far from the rustic Mediterranean workhorse, Chile’s old-vine, dry-farmed Carignan from the Maule Valley is carefully tended and artisanally vinified into surprisingly fine wines.
Michelle Locke prepared a report for Palate Press:
Champions of Carignan: Overlooked Grape Gets an Upgrade in Chile