VALLE DE COLCHAGUA, Chile – Dozens of tourists armed with sharp scissors and donning dusty gloves and aprons walk through rows of green vines, hand-picking dark purple grapes that will be turned into ...
Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Tom Hyland writes about wine (and sometimes) food from Europe and US. The business side of wine takes into account much more than ...
I don’t know about you, but my local Whole Foods has a thoroughly excellent wine section. Really good. Much of the wine there is priced in a way that exemplifies why the place is affectionately (or ...
IS IT HARDER to overcome a bad reputation or no reputation at all? That question came to mind recently as I considered the state of Chilean Cabernet Sauvignon. It doesn’t even seem to be on the radar ...
Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Cathrine Todd is a New York City-based writer who focuses on wine. How Carménère grape varieties got confused with Merlot grapes ...
Even devoted red wine drinkers may rethink their preference after tasting this Chilean chardonnay, known for its rich texture and bright acidity.
C.J. Kingston was a copper mining man from the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, but it was the search for gold that tempted him south to Chile's Casablanca Valley, near the city of Santiago, in the early ...
Wine tourism in Chile has grown so much in the last few years that many privately owned wineries are joining in—by offering wine tours, or hotel rooms in some cases and small restaurants in others.
In some ways, Chilean wine is almost too good value. The problem — if you can call it that — is the basic wines are so drinkable that many people don’t get round to exploring the more interesting, ...
If you care about sustainability and the environment, you may want to consider drinking wines from Chile. Chile has the most sustainable wine industry in the world, with nearly all of the wines it ...
In this March 24, 2018 photo, tourists visit Viu Manent vineyard by horse-drawn carriage in Colchagua, Chile. The tourists have paid for a hands-on experience at Chile's harvest, which draws thousands ...