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Let’s face it, wine is surrounded by an air of snobbery. Wine connoisseurs look down their noses at mass market brands such a Blossom Hill and their consumers, while those not in the know write off wine buffs as upper class, up tight toffs. Can we not find some middle ground? There is an emerging school of thought generated from cookery shows such as BBC1’s Saturday Kitchen, that wine as… read the rest of “Come Wine with Me”

Perez Cruz made their first wines in 2002 and have amassed an impressive array of awards and gold medals. Their beautiful estate is Situated in the Alto-Maipo region with only the most suitable grape varieties chosen to produce outstanding quality.

Awards and associated wines include:

International Wine Challenge 2006-Gold Medal (Syrah Reserva 06)

International Wine Challenge 2008-Silver Medal (Syrah Reserva 06)

Decanter Awards… read the rest of “Perez Cruz Wines, Maipo Valley, Chile”

Andeluna Cellars is situated in the beautiful Uco Valley which is close to the Andes and is producing some of the best fruit in Argentina. Winemaker Silvio Alberto, has recently been acknowledged as Outstanding Young Winemaker of the Year in Argentina. The winery is scooping awards round the world. The new Filosur range is offers outstanding value for money.

Associated wines include:

(Filosur Cabernet Sauvignon 2007)… read the rest of “Andeluna Cellars, Mendoza, Argentina”

This quality operation is run by The Cuvelier family are the owners of Bordeaux’s Leoville Poyferre (2nd growth Medoc) and this is their Argentinean operation. They have a state of the art winery as well as the collaboration of one of Argentina’s most talented winemakers, Adrian Manchon. They also use the talents of Michel Rolland as a consultant (famous French vigneron). The vineyards are immaculate thanks to Carlos Tizio… read the rest of “Cuvelier los Andes, Vista Flores, Argentina”

Familia Mayol is a family run vineyard managed by the enthusiastic Matias Mayol. Matias is only in his thirties and is a self-taught winemaker and is the driving force of this project. He also uses the expertise of consultant Steve Clifton (of Clifton Brewer in Santa Barbera). Matias quite rightly believes the vineyards and the quality of the grapes is the major contributor to wine quality. The Familia Mayol… read the rest of “Familia Mayol, Mendoza, Argentina”