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Featured Wines of the Month
Each month we highlight a new wine region or topic and curate four white and four red wines that best represent it. These wines are featured in our Wine Station dispensers for tastings and are available for purchase by the bottle.
Chile wine country is one of the first to start wine production from New World wine countries. Spanish conquistadors brought the first Vitis Vinifera vines here once they colonized the region. The climate of Chile wine country is evenly dry and warm; vine diseases are rare. Most Chilean wine grows near the city of Chillán. A large portion of grapes are also distilled for the production of the national drink Pisco.
The Humboldt Current running off the coast ensures that the temperatures do not rise too high and stay cool at night. The light intensity is high, and the grapes ripen everywhere. These factors lead to a strong concentration of aromas, which is typical of Chilean wines. Irrigation is required either by flooding the vineyards or drip irrigation with water from the melting Andean glaciers. The range of grape varieties ranges from Chardonnay to Sauvignon Blanc, whereas the far larger part is planted with red varieties. Above all, Chile is known for Cabernet Sauvignon which gives cool, full-bodied, tannin-emphasized wines with black currant, eucalyptus, and cedarwood aromas.
Our Chilean wine tasting will be held on Tuesday, October 20th at 6:30 pm. Tickets available on our events page. Limited seating.
