Sauvignon Blanc or Savvy B.

Sauvignon Blanc or Savvy B.

One of the world’s current most stylish and popular grape varieties. Aromatic, full of flavour and best drunk young and fresh. First referenced in the Loire Valley in France in 1534. Then disappeared until the late eighteenth century. The name derives from the French...
Planting new vines of Chile’s oldest variety

Planting new vines of Chile’s oldest variety

Planting new vines of Chile’s oldest variety. País, aka Listán Prieto, is the oldest vine not only in Chile, but in the Americas. One of the first Vitis vinifera varieties to be brought by the Spanish, it spread across the continents of North and South America...
Chile vintners go potty for compost

Chile vintners go potty for compost

Producers in the South American country are getting giddy over compost, and with good reason. With climate change transforming Chile’s wine regions, sustainability is the hot word on everyone’s lips. From bountiful biological corridors and biodynamic soils to...