Chilean Wine Booklet for Wine Bar Wars

Wi nesofChi l eandLAN Ai r l i nesar e s pons or i ng t hi s exc i t i ng t r ade and c ons umerev entc el ebr at i ng Chi l ean wi nes . Four t eams of New Yor k s ommel i er sar ec ompet i ngt odes i gn and bui l d wi nebar si nas i ngl eday .

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MI GUELTORRESSANTA DI GNA “ESTELADO”ROSÉ THEWI NE Thi swi nei s100% pai smadei nt het r adi t i onal s par kl i ngwi nemet hod.I ti sagedont hel ees f ors i xmont hsandi sFai rTr adeCer t i f i ed,meani ng t hepr of i t sf r om i t spr oduc t i onar er et ur nedt ot he gr ower st hr oughac ounc i lt hatadmi ni s t er st hef unds f ors oc i aldev el opmentpr oj ec t s .

THEBACKSTORY Mi guelTor r eses t abl i s hedhi sf ami l ywi ner yi n 1979.Hehashadas i gni f i c anti mpac tont he l oc alwi nes c enebyf oc us i ngonr educ t i v e wi nemaki ng,t emper at ur ec ont r ol l eds t ai nl es s s t eelt anks ,c l onals el ec t i onpr ogr ams ,and i mpor t sofv i nemat er i al st os t r engt hen v i ney ar di nt egr i t y .

WHAT’ SUP Thev i ney ar dsar el oc at edatt hef ootoft he AndesMount ai ns .Theamountofl andt hat t hec ompanyownshasexpandeddr amat i c al l y s i nc e1979;t heor i gi nal100hec t ar eshav e bec ome445hec t ar es .Thec ur r entwi nemaker Mi guelTor r esMac z as s eki sf r om t hef i f t h gener at i onoft heTor r eswi nemaki ngf ami l y .

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CASA SI LVA SAUVI GNON GRI S2013 THEWI NE Thes evi nesdat ef r om 1912andc omef r om t he vi neyar dsofAngos t ur aandLol oli nCol c hagua.

Pr oduc t i oni sver ys mal latj us t300c as esand t hi si saf ai r l yhi ghal t i t udevi neyar ds i t e, s i t uat edatabout1000f eet .

THEBACKGROUND TheSi l vaf ami l yownst heol des tc el l ar s i nCol c haguaval l ey.Theynotonl yhave i nc r edi bl eol dvi nesofSauvi gnonGr i sbut ar eal s opavi ngt hewayt omakehi gher qual i t yCar mener ebydevot i ngal otof t i met or es ear c hi ngt hec l onals el ec t i ons andmi c r ot er r oi r soft hei rvi neyar ds .

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5mi l l i onbot t l es )t hi sr epr es ent sa r el at i vel ys mal lper c ent age,butt heyhave 1000hec t ar esofvi nes .Theyhaveahuge s wat hofvi neyar dsandal loft hel andi s ownedbyt hef ami l y.

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Cas aSi l vai soneofonl yt hr eepi oneer i ng wi ner i est hathaveac er t i f i c at i onof100% undert heWi nesofChi l eSus t ai nabi l i t yCode.

TheSauvi gnonGr i s ,whi l epl ant edi n1912, wasr edi s c over edast hatvar i et yi n1998.

GARCESSI LVA “AMAYNA” SAUVI GNON BLANC2012

THEWI NE Thi swi ner ywasf oundedi n1998andi s l oc at edi nLey da.Thev i neswer eal lpl ant ed i n1999andt hef i r s tv i nt agewas2003.

Gr apesar ehandhar v es t ed andhands or t ed.

THEBACKSTORY Unt i lt heGar c es Si l v af ami l ypav edt he waybyi nv es t i ngi ni r r i gat i on,Ley da di dnothav eenoughwat ert os us t ai n v i t i c ul t ur e.Thewor d“Amay na” t r ans l at est o“t hec al m bef or e t hes t or m”.

WHAT’ SUP Thi si sar el at i v el ynew wi ner ys o s t ayt unedonwhatt hef ut ur ehas i ns t or ef ort hem!

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SANTA RI TA MEDALLA REAL CHARDONNAY2012 THEWI NE Thi si s100% Char donnayc omi ngf r om Ley da Val l eyf r om t hewi nemakerAndr esI l abac a.

25% oft hegr apesar ewhol ec l us t erpr es s ed andt her emai nderi sc r us hedbef or epr es s i ng.

THEBACKSTORY Thi spar t i c ul arv i ney ar dwaspl ant ed i n1998.I ti sonl y8ki l omet er s f r om t heoc eanandget sal otof c ool i ngmar i t i mebr eez est omoder at e t het emper at ur e.Thepr oper t yi t s el f i sagor geous l yor nat emans i oni nan exot i cj ungl el ands c ape.

WHAT’ SUP Thi swi ner yi sdedi c at edt os us t ai nabi l i t y .

Theyhav es t ar t edmanydi f f er ent pr oj ec t satt hei res t at es uc has : TheCompos tPr oj ec t ,t heNat i v a Or gani cWi nePr oj ec t ,andt heBl oque Madr ePr oj ec t ,whi c hf oc us esont he s el ec t i onoft opqual i t y ,v i r us f r ee pl ant st or educ ec hemi c alandwat er c ons umpt i on.

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CLOSDEFOUSSUBSOLLUM PI NOTNOI R2012 THEWI NE Thi si s100% Pi notNoi rc omi ngf r om t hePuc al án v i ney ar di nAc onc aguabyt hec oas tandt heLat uf a v i ney ar dl oc at edi nTr ai guéni nMal l ec o.Thi si sa f ai r l yy oungv i ney ar dwi t hanav er agev i neageof ar ound10y ear s .Gr apesar ehandhar v es t ed andf er ment edi ns t eel .

THEBACKSTORY Cl osdesFouss t ar t edwi t hf our“c r az y ” f r i endswhodec i dedt opl antv i ney ar ds wher et hei ri ns t i nc t sl edt hem.Thet eam c ons i s t sofVi t i c ul t ur i s tPac oLey t on, Wi nemakerFr anc oi sMas s oc ,“Ter r oi r Hunt er ”Pedr oPar r a,and“Br i ngerof Wi s dom”Al ber tCus s en( t heyl i ket ogi v e eac hot herahar dt i me,butt hey ’ r ef r i ends ) .

WHAT’ SUP Ev er y t hi ngaboutt hi sc ompanyi sy oung.I t wasf oundedi n2008andt hei rf i r s tv i nt age was2010.Thev i ney ar dhol di ngsf ort hi swi ne onl yamount st ot hi r t eenhec t ar esc ombi ned wi t ht hos ei nAc onc aguaandMal l ec o.The v i ney ar dsar eal ldr y f ar med,or gani c ,and bi ody nami c .

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VENTI SQUERO “GREYGCM”2013 THEWI NE Headwi nemakerFel i peTos s oi st hemanbehi nd t hi swi ne.Heper s onal l ywor ksi nt hev i ney ar ds , s el ec t st hef r ui t s ,c ont r ol sf er ment at i on,and ov er s eest heagi ngf ort hi swi ne.Thewi nei s c ompos edof50% Gr enac he,30% Car i gnan,and 20% Mour v edr e.Fr ui ti shandhar v es t ed,bunc hes ar edes t emmed,hands el ec t ed,hal f c r us hed, ands t or edi ns mal lv at st oc ol ds oakf or35day s .

THEBACKSTORY Vent i s quer obeganmaki ngwi nei n2000.

Thewi ner yi t s el fi sl oc at edi nMai poVal l ey , whi c hi swher et hei rf i r s tgr apeswer egr own.

Now t heyhav ev i ney ar dsi nCas abl anc a Val l eyandApal t aVal l ey .

WHAT’ SUP Thi sc ompanyi sc er t i f i edCar bonNeut r al , Sus t ai nabl eWi neofChi l e,andpr i de t hems el v esonc ommi t t i ngt ot hes e s us t ai nabl epr ac t i c es .Theyr eus e80% of al lc el l armat er i al sandanywas t ewat eri s pur i f i edandr ec y c l edf ori r r i gat i on.

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NEYEN 2009 THEWI NE Wi nemakerRodr i goSot oheadst hes hi pf ort hi s r edbl endmadeupof55% Car mener eand45% Caber netSauv i gnon.I ts pends12mont hsi n Fr enc hoak,70% ofi tnew.Gr ownongr ani t e s oi landc ompl et el yhandhar v es t ed,t he v i nesr angef r om 35t o120y ear sol d.

THEBACKSTORY Ney enwasf oundedi n2002att hes i t eof oneofApal t a’ sf i r s twi ner i esbui l ti n1890.

I t snamemeans“s pi r i t ”.TheRoj asf ami l y owner spar t ner edwi t ht heHuneeusf ami l y ofQui nt es s ai nNapat ohav eNey enbr ought i nt ot heUni t edSt at esi n2012.

WHAT’ SUP Thec el l arc ont ai ns600bar r el sandt hey hav eanenor mouswi nel i br ar yf ort he s t or ageofev er yv i nt ageofNey en.They keepal ar geal l oc at i onons i t et os eehow t hewi nesdev el op.

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DEMARTI NO LASCRUCES2011 THEWI NE Madeonl yi nexc ept i onalv i nt ages ,t hi swi nei s60% Mal becwi t h30% Car mener eand10% ot herf i el d gr apes .Thev i ney ar di sl oc at edi nCac hapoalVal l ey andf eat ur esv i nesov erni net yy ear sol d.The wi nemakeri sMar c el oRet amal( al s oknownas“Ret a t heRac ont eur ”) .Theyf oc usonpi c ki ngf r ui tal i t t l e bi tear l i er ,whi c hac t ual l yhi ghl i ght st hef r es hnes s i nt hei rwi ne.

THEBACKSTORY Thet ot ales t at ei s740ac r esandpr oduc es 1.

5mi l l i onbot t l esannual l y .Thewi ner y wasf oundedi nt he1930’ sbyDonPi et r o DeMar t i noPas c ual one,anat i v eofI t al y .

WHAT’ SUP Mar c el oRet amalmadet hef i r s tev erwi net o bepr oduc ed,l abel edandexpor t edas Car mener ei nChi l e.Ret amakeswi nest hat ar egoodf i r s t ,andor gani cs ec ond.“I ti s i mpor t antt hati fy ouar ebi ody nami ct os t i l l makewi ne,notv i negarf ory ours al ad, ”he s ay s .Het el l sas t or yt hats umsuphi sv i ew onwi ne:Onc ehes pentanaf t er noonwi t h Auber tdeVi l l ai ne( ofDRCf amei nBur gundy ) andas kedhi m:“Whati sgoodorbadwi ne,f or y ou? ”Wi t houtpaus e,deVi l l ai neans wer ed, “Whati sgood?Wi nei samoment . ”

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KAPPA PI SCO THEPI SCO

Thi swhi t es pi r i ti sf arf r om neut r al .Madewi t hmos c at el gr apes ,i tgai nsf l avorf r om t hi sr aw mat er i al ;unl i kes pi r i t s agedi noakbar r el s ,t hi si sapur eandc l eanexpr es s i on t hats hi nesi nt hegl as s .

Kappaal s odi s pl ayst het er r oi ri nwhi c ht hegr apesar e gr own.Twodi f f er entvar i et i esandval l eysc ont r i but e t ot hef i nalbl end.Mos c at elAl exandr i aandt he el egantMos c at elRos adaar egr owni nt heEl qui andLi mar iVal l eys .Eac hvi neyar dt heys our c e t hei rf r ui tf r om i suni que.

THEBACKSTORY I nt heSout her nCr os sc ons t el l at i on,“TheJ ewel Box”i soneoft hemos tbeaut i f ulopenc l us t er s i nt heni ghts ky.Sear c hi nt hi st i nypac kofs t ar s bet weenbet aCr uc i sandt heCoalSac kandyou’ l l f i ndKappaCr uc i s :ac l us t ert hatgl owsor anger ed.

As i def r om i t sbeaut y,Kappas er vedapur pos ef or navi gat i on.Thec l us t erhel pedt r avel l er sor i ent t hems el vest ot heSout hCel es t i alPol e.

Char l esdeBour net ’ sf ami l ymi ghthavec r eat ed Gr andMar ni eri nFr anc ebutwhent heyt r avel l edt o Chi l et os t ar tt heLapos t ol l ewi ner yandKappa Pi s c o,t heywer ei mmi gr ant s .Theymi ghtnothave exper i enc edt het hr i l loff ol l owi ngt hes t ar s ,butt hi s hi s t or yofhopeandbeaut yr es onat edwi t hChar l es .

Hi sc r eat i on,KappaPi s c o,embodi est hi sbeaut i f ul pas taswel last hef ut ur e.Agamec hangerf orPi s c o, i tes t abl i s hesanew s t andar df ort hes pi r i t .

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Chi l ewasr ul edundert hec r uel Di c t at or s hi pofAugus t oPi noc het unt i l1990.The peopl e wer e oppr es s ed,s t r i c tc ur f ewswer ei n pl ac e,t he ar t s wer ec l os el y moni t or edandgover nment pol i c i esr es t r i c t edwi nemaker s .

“Car r et e”wasatfir s tbor ni n s ec r ec y .Sec r etpar t i eswer e t hr ownatni ghti nl es spat r ol l ed ar easandbannedbooks ,mus i c , andar twer ec el ebr at ed.Thet er m bec ames ynonymouswi t hf r eedom.

WhenPi noc hetf el lf r om powerand democ r ac yt ookhol di nt he1990’ s , “Car r et e”t ur nedi nt oafier c ec el ebr at i on.

Under gr oundar t i s t sbeganc ol or i ng t hes t r eet swi t har t ,f r eedom ofs peec h wasr es t or edandwi nemaker sfinal l y wer egi venmor eflexi bi l i t y .

Thewi nei ndus t r yflour i s hedi nt owhatexi s t st oday .Now, “Car r et e”c anbeawal kwi t haf r i end,di nnerwi t hf ami l yoran out l andi s hpar t ywher et hepi s c oflowsal lni ght .

i sanexpr es s i onofChi l e– t hepeopl e,t hes t or i es ,andt hewi ne.