Chile

Muscat wine – great with dessert

Muscat de Beaumes de Venise, 2007, France

Inspector Grape can reveal that Muscat is the only grape in the world that can produce a wine that actually smells and tastes of grapes.  Muscat is widely grown in Portugal and Spain, where the grape and the wines produced from it are known as Moscatel or Muscatel.(for more info see Wikipedia)  It is also one [...]

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Cheap in Chile – Chilean wine put to the test

Palo Alto Reserve, Maule Valley, Chile

90% of all London Restaurants will have a Chilean wine somewhere near the top of their wine list. Inspector Grape tests 3 wines from 3 different regions in Chile to find out if cheap Chilean wine is drinkable. 2007 Cono Sur Pinot Noir, Central Valley – Chile £6.80 Sainsbury We hear from Inspector Grape that [...]

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Sauvignon Blanc from the Southern Hemisphere – what’s the fuss all about?

Sauvignon Blanc, Porcupine Ridge, Franschhoek, South Africa

Sauvignon Blanc loves a cooler climate and a maritime influence.  Originally from the Loire valley in France but now roaming the world – how has it adapted to its new home in Chile, South Africa and New Zealand? The Chilean bites Dawid on the nose but he loves the lip smacking acidity of them all. [...]

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