Stu The Wine Guru started his business related to wine in August of 2009 but has been 15 years in the making. Stu started in the music business 20 years ago, in sales and marketing. He travelled extensively throughout the U.S and Canada visiting music retail accounts. He is the host of The Radio Show...

Interview with Angelo Gaja: At an age when most men are contemplating the prospect of a free bus pass, Angelo Gaja is as youthful and energetic as ever. His hair may be grey now, but Italy’s most famous winemaker still moves at a pace that is closer to a jog than a stroll. Spend three hours with...

In our last Uruguay report, we will know more details about Alto la Ballena and Jiménez Mendez wineries. The first one is located very near to Punta del Este and the second one, near to Montevideo. Álvaro Lorenzo, Paula Pivel, Marta Méndez, Sebastián Gonzatto, Mauro and Luis Gimenez were our hosts....

In this fifth Uruguay’s Wine Special, we invite you to know two concepts focused on fine wine production- Bouza and H. Stagnari- both wineries are properties of 100% dedicated families to wine production which is H. Stagnari’s case and as a second activity, which is Bouza’s case. The input of both...

Our first stop was at Casa Valduga, located at Vale dos Vinhedos in Bento Gonçalves, about 2.201,44 ft. above sea level. Our hostess, Elisa Walker from the winery export department, told us about the enotourism boom that currently generates an average total of 155.000 visitors to Bento Goncalves, getting...

Ed Flaherty says in Chile a “boutique winery” means a winery whose owner is the winemaker and viticulturist and not an absentee landlord. He says boutique wineries in Chile really are small family-run operations and not the mega custom crush operations found in his native California. By Walker Elliott...

In our Fourth Uruguay’s Wine Special, we will tell you about two traditional families owners of Antigua Bodega Stagnari and Toscanini Wineries which were able to enter into the wine business thanks to the drive and trust on grape quality they own; a raw material in which they are working every day...

In this third report of our trip across Uruguay, organized by Wines of Uruguay, we will tell you more about two emblematic wineries: Carrau and Juanicó. The first one, is led by the family of the same name, and the second one, by the Deicas Family. In both cases, we will tell about their drive and perseverance...

The Argentine wine scenario is still changing with the arrival of new Chilean investors who are still trusting and investing in areas such as Luján de Cuyo, La Consulta, Perdriel or Agrelo. This way, until December 2007, based on Caucasia Wine Thinking statistics, and supported by the leading Chilean...