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Food and Drink

How a Remarkable 2018 Vintage Put Lightning in a Bottle for Chilean Wineries

The gods of growing dictate everything, and 2018 was a heavenly year.

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Travel

The Mars-like Salt Flats of Chile’s Southernmost Tip

Startling sunsets and landscapes in the Atacama desert.

Food and Drink

Concha y Toro’s Marcelo Papa

Chile in a glass.

It is abundantly clear Concha y Toro is in good hands, with a winemaker not afraid to adapt.

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Travel

Patagonia and Atacama

A tale of two Chiles.

The volcanoes and mountains cradling the Chilean town of San Pedro de Atacama are considered royalty, and they also have love lives.

MONTECRISTO Blog: Wine Wednesday Montes

Food and Drink

Montes is New Again

Dry farming, high altitudes.

Aurelio Montes Jr. is positively brimming with excitement, talking about the brand new, years-in-the-making Montes Alpha dry farming project. It is something he and his iconic father discussed and then implemented, well ahead of any discernible curve. “Why wait until it’s too late to do something?”

MONTECRISTO Blog: Vancouver International Wine Festival

Food and Drink

Vancouver International Wine Festival

Sip, swirl, spit!

From February 20 to March 1, the 37th annual Vancouver International Wine Festival will hold sway over wine and food lovers yet again. The theme country this year is Australia, so it is a great opportunity to freshen your knowledge and appreciation of a wine-growing country that is much, much more than its famous fruit-forward shiraz.

MONTECRISTO Magazine: John Kolasa

5th Anniversary

Five Years of International Wine

Our resident wine critic is Anthony Gismondi. Each issue he provides acute, expert analysis along with a great story from the international wine world and his “Case to Consider”, 12 fabulous wines for any occasion.

MONTECRISTO Magazine: Chile, Santiago

Travel

An Ode to Chile

Food and wine in Santiago.

Chile’s capital city, Santiago, is a bustling metropolis with irrepressible energy and a thriving urban scene. It has become a cultural and dining mecca and one only need mention Chilean wines to get an approving nod from grape lovers everywhere.

MONTECRISTO: Moving Mountains

Food and Drink

Eduardo Chadwick and Viña Errazuriz

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Mount Aconcagua, the imposing mountain that lends its name to Eduardo Chadwick’s playground, is intimately woven into the legacy of his family’s winery, from its geology and influence on the valley’s climate to its spiritual presence high above the vineyards.