South Africa Vintage Report 2015
Some claim it is one of South Africa’s best vintages for decades, but that doesn’t mean it was without drama. Written for Wine-Searcher So, how was the 2015 harvest in South Africa? “Like a rat up a drainpipe being pursued by a Cape cobra,” was the analysis of Fledge & Company’s Leon Coetzee. “It was […]
Argentina Vintage Report 2015
It’s been a tricky harvest for much of Argentina, with yet another warm and wet vintage that will separate the good winemakers from the inexperienced. Written for Wine-Searcher Argentina received the tail-end of Chile’s odd climatic year. In the south, the Patagonian region of Chubut had to pick earlier than planned in order to avoid […]
Chile Vintage Report 2015
Chile has had a pretty wild ride this year, marked by floods and volcanic eruptions. The resulting wines will be mixed but the warm season looks promising for Mediterranean varieties. Starting in the north of the country, a hot and very dry growing season pushed harvest times forward by a couple weeks. “We have had […]
South America 2014 vintage report
Written for Wine-Searcher © Amanda Barnes | Rainclouds were common over Mendoza during the 2014 vintage The grapes of the 2014 vintage in the Southern Hemisphere are safely in wineries and, while the weather has not been kind to many regions, overall the quality looks good. Argentina For a land that is normally blessed with […]
The silver lining to Chile’s 2014 harvest
Written for Wines of Chile While the year certainly started on a hard note for Chile with an unexpected and ferocious frost across many of the wine regions, nine months later the wine that has made its way into the wineries is looking promising for a high quality vintage. The difficult start to the vintage […]
