Category Archives: Chile

A history lesson in a glass

Posted on February 5, 2013 by

Wine lovers like to wax poetic about “tasting history” when drinking an old wine, as if the warmth of that long-ago summer can be felt and a memory, or an historical event, conjured from the glass. Such history lessons are … Continue reading →

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Worth Reading This Week: Local wines from outer space and fantasy lawsuits

Posted on January 21, 2012 by

Interesting reading this week for oenophiliacs: In the Financial Times, Jancis Robinson takes on the potent issue of potent wines, including recent arguments that rising alcohol levels aren’t because of global warming or more efficient yeasts, but because winemakers are … Continue reading →

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Carbon-Neutral Wine

Posted on November 4, 2009 by

Wineries today tout their green credentials almost as much as their scores from influential wine magazines. Solar power, sustainable or organic or biodynamic (s/o/b) viticulture, and “carbon-neutral” winemaking are all marketing buzzwords for wineries. In today’s column in The Washington … Continue reading →

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Life Through Rosé-Colored Glasses

Posted on June 25, 2009 by

In Bordeaux, Vinexpo week has been blessed with stunningly beautiful weather – bright, sunny skies, warm-to-hot-but-not-stifling temperatures, and steady breezes leading into cool nights. It’s been such a treat after all the rain back home. That rain had me in … Continue reading →

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More on the Loss of Billington Wines

Posted on May 31, 2009 by

In the fallout over the demise of Billington Wines, there is at least some good news: Alfredo Bartholomaus, the company’s founder and a joyful bon vivant, will not be slipping away into full retirement just yet. Leonardo LoCascio, president of … Continue reading →

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The Recession Claims Billington

Posted on May 26, 2009 by

The recession has taken a bite out of the Washington, D.C., wine community with the recent demise of Billington Wines, the Springfield, Va.-based company that helped put South American wines on U.S. dinner tables. Billington closed its doors May 15, … Continue reading →

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The Terroirists Are Coming!

Posted on February 26, 2009 by

The “Return to Terroir†tasting came to Washington this week, courtesy of the French Wine Society. It wasn’t as big a tasting as in New York the day before, but I only had to find parking along Reservoir Rd., not … Continue reading →

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Happy Birthday, Wine Curmudgeon!

Posted on November 17, 2008 by

The Wine Curmudgeon celebrated a birthday this past weekend. Not the Curmudgeon himself, Jeff Siegel, the Dallas-based wine columnist for the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, but the Wine Curmudgeon blog. Jeff started it a year ago, and it has become a … Continue reading →

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Chile’s Ambassador of Wine

Posted on November 13, 2008 by

We expect ambassadors to promote the agricultural products of their country, but Chile has someone special in Washington – an internationally recognized wine expert serving as its ambassador to the United States, actively promoting Chilean wine to American journalists, importers, … Continue reading →

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