Wines of Chile

For wine journalist and Planetavino editor Mariana Martinez, certain exquisite experiences in life are priceless. Like savoring shellfish with Sauvignon Blanc by the seashore in her adopted country, Chile. “There is not a culinary pleasure bigger than that. Just go to a fish market at the beach, buy your fresh seafood, take it home, cook [...]

Wines of Chile’s New York Brand Ambassador Jennifer Desmond first became interested in wine while living in idyllic Tuscany as an exchange student during high school. “My host family made a small amount of wine for their home, and this is what initially led me to the industry,” she recalls. “Being from a mountain town [...]

Successful sommelier Fred Dexheimer is enjoying his dream job, and it all began in a video arcade. “I grew up in the video arcade my mother owned,” explains Dexheimer. “And my grandmother owned a golf course, with pizza and go-carts, which gave me good tools to be a people person and do different things in [...]

Chile is a paradise for Old World wine scientists, who arrive to the New World viticulture frontier seeking to explore both the technology and the art of winemaking. A recent article published by Economia y Negocios profiles and quotes several European enologists who visited Chile and chose to stay and take advantage of opportunities for [...]