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CARMENERE WINE TASTING IN ENGLISH

CARMENERE WINE TASTING IN ENGLISH
August 24th the Wine Circle of Andes Wines will celebrate a Carmenere Wine Tasting in English at Restaurant De Cangrejo a Conejo desde las 20,30 a 22,30. To participate write to andes@andeswines.com [View with PicLens]
August 8th, 2010 | Expert´s Column | Read More | Edit

TASTING NOTES SEARCH ONE CLICK AWAY

We do listen. One very strong message from our members’ survey feedback was that the single most popular feature on the site, the Tasting notes search that gives you access to our 46,000 tasting notes, should be just one click away from the home page. Tarrah!! Kindly note two changes to the home...
July 3rd, 2010 | Expert´s Column | Read More | Edit

THE DEBATE OF THE GRAPE VARIETIES

THE DEBATE OF THE GRAPE VARIETIES
The grapes are having an argument of a shameful level. Very shameful. They are not discussing ideas, but insulting. They don’t see the trunk that underlies under the leaves. The vineyard is swarming with intruders. The chilean false red mite and the broad-nosed weevils doesn’t hear the mediator’s...
December 9th, 2009 | Expert´s Column, General | Read More | Edit

HOLIDAY GIFT GUIDE FOR THE SERIOUS BEER DRINKER

HOLIDAY GIFT GUIDE FOR THE SERIOUS BEER DRINKER
Trying to find the perfect gift for the craft beer lover in your family? There are several alternatives to giving just beer. We’ve compiled a few gift ideas that are sure to please even the most serious beer drinkers. By JOHN HOLL for AndesWines.com A Perfect Fit Show off your pride in good beer by...
December 6th, 2009 | Expert´s Column | Read More | Edit

DOG BEERS: MAN’S BEST FRIEND MEETS MAN’S BEST FRIEND

DOG BEERS: MAN’S BEST FRIEND MEETS MAN’S BEST FRIEND
In an age when people try to incorporate so much of the human experience into their pet’s lives – doggie Bat Mitzvahs, feline weddings, spa days for ferrets – it almost makes sense that several companies both in the U.S. and abroad now make a “beer” for dogs. Considering one of...
November 30th, 2009 | Expert´s Column | Read More | Edit

THE ABSENCE OF AN STRATEGIC GRAPE-WINE GROWING PLAN HOLDS UP DEVELOPMENT IN BIO BIO

THE ABSENCE OF AN STRATEGIC GRAPE-WINE GROWING PLAN HOLDS UP DEVELOPMENT IN BIO BIO
Although the Bío Bío Region is developing many initiatives to attain a position as a high-end wines producing zone with high added value, its bigger weakness is that it doesn’t have a Regional Strategic Grape-Wine-Growing Plan that defines, organizes and projects the activity on an integrated way...
October 30th, 2009 | Expert´s Column | Read More | Edit

FORMER NEW YORK TIMES BEER JOURNALIST TO JOIN ANDESWINES.COM

FORMER NEW YORK TIMES BEER JOURNALIST TO JOIN ANDESWINES.COM
After an almost nine year-period of developing an intensive internationalization process on the wine subject, the website AndesWines.com has extended its scope to beers, thanks to the recruitment of the distinguished American journalist John Holl. Holl is a graduate from Seton Hall University, and writing...
July 25th, 2009 | Expert´s Column | Read More | Edit

A SUPERIOR GIN OR VODKA FINDS A BETTER TONIC

A SUPERIOR GIN OR VODKA FINDS A BETTER TONIC
Like so many before it, Jordan Silbert’s great idea came several years back while he was having cocktails with friends. With so many premium brands of gin and vodka on the market, he wondered, why were drinkers forced to use tonic water that came in a plastic bottle for .99 cents a pop?. “So I woke...
June 2nd, 2009 | Expert´s Column | Read More | Edit

TERROIR AND WINE TECHNOLOGY CENTER IN CHILE

TERROIR AND WINE TECHNOLOGY CENTER IN CHILE
Different private and state entities are working together with the main purpose of establishing the Terroir and Wine Technology Center (Centro Tecnológico del Terroir y del Vino) for the central-south area of Chile. This, in order to achieve the great challenge of positioning the Bio Bio and Araucanía...
May 13th, 2009 | Expert´s Column | Read More | Edit

JOHN HOLL ANNOUNCED AS NEW AMERICAN COLUMNIST FOR ANDESWINES.COM

JOHN HOLL ANNOUNCED AS NEW AMERICAN COLUMNIST FOR ANDESWINES.COM
AndesWines.com is honoured to welcome John Holl as the new American Columnist. For nearly 15 years John Holl has worked as a journalist covering everything from politics to agriculture. The majority of his career was spent at the New York Times where he covered the events of the September 11, 2001 terrorist...
November 23rd, 2008 | Expert´s Column | Read More | Edit