“The first rule is, there are no rules…” Wine journalist Jamie Goode of wineanorak.com gave a presentation earlier this year at a London wine conference that included the advice, “Social media is not magic, nor is it just a fad.” Though they can’t solve all your problems, Twitter and Facebook...

By Erin Becker, Research and Innovation The recent announcement that AC/DC will be releasing a series of wines based on their famous singles (“Back in Black Shiraz,” “You Shook Me All Night Long Moscato,” and “Hells Bells Sauvignon Blanc,” among others) has led to both ire and fascination...

Plus: AndesWines soon to debut expat networking group By Erin Becker, Research and Innovation Start-Up Chile has been in the news lately thanks to Vivek Wadhwa of Harvard and Duke. Wadhwa had initially thought that growing Chile’s tech start-up industry so rapidly was impossible, due to cultural and...

Wine Spectator, in their “Unfiltered” section, recently highlighted the arrival of Carmenere Adventure 2005 to New York. Cristián Muñoz, who was the driver of the CA 2005, completed the unbelievable trip around the American continent in 77 days, all to promote the Carmenere varietal. A section...

In an effort to index all theses and studies related to viticulture and oenology worldwide, the marketing company AndesWines.com calls for all professionals with viticulture degrees and universities with wine-related programs to become part of the Wine University Network. This unreleased international...

The creation of the Wine Investment Circle was announced this past week and will be officially launched at the II Wine after Office event July 7th. The company Andes Wines launches the initiative to generate a wide range of business around wine, tourism, cinema and gastronomy. Operations will start this...

Authorized to publish by Jancis Robinson: Even later that day – Robert Parker is sympathetic but argues it’s too late to change the status quo and that critics acting co-operatively would smack of ‘collusion’ – though admits it may be his lawyer’s training kicking...

After 10 years developing wine sales & marketing strategies in Chile and internationally, Andes Wines confirmed the opening of international communication, sales & brand operations in California, in the United States. The company will become a strategic partner for Chilean wineries exporting...

AndesWines.com participated in the Wine Night of Las Condes County in Santiago-Chile at Casona Santa Rosa de Apoquindo. Among the wineries were Santa Rita, Falernia, Canepa, Casablanca, Carmen, Córpora, Los Vascos, Terra Andina, Concha y Toro, Emiliana, Cono Sur, Santa Carolina, MontGras, Maycas, El...

This past weekend, the classic wine tasting “Vinos de la Cordillera” in Mendoza, Argentina, not only put to the test both Chilean and Argentinean brands, but also raised some key issues regarding the quality of Andean wines. The 24 wines that participated in this judged wine competition –half from...