World-Class Wines Illustrate Geographic Diversity Of Chilean
Terroir At New York Seminar
NEW YORK, Nov. 14, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- A select group
of high-ranking members of the New
York wine industry gathered yesterday at an educational
seminar hosted by Wines of Chile
to explore a portfolio of remarkable wines representative of
Chile's diverse terroir. The aptly
named Vinos de Terroir provided an in-depth perspective of
the country's environmental conditions and the impact of the
region's unique and complex geographic features on Chile's wine production.
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The audience, which included press members, buyers and
sommeliers, was introduced to the remarkable wines by soil
specialist Pedro Parra at the
acclaimed Colicchio & Sons restaurant. The terroir expert
discussed Chile's geographic
components, explaining how morphology, geology, geomorphology and
soil composition affect the characteristics of each vine.
Chilean-born Parra, who holds a PhD from the prestigious Institut
National Agronomique de Paris-Grignon, has conducted more than
20,000 soil-roots observations and intimately knows the terrain of
Chile.
Parra was joined by Boston-based Sandy
Block, one of the few Americans to hold the distinguished
title of Master of Wine. Block led the tasting which featured some
of the country's most prestigious offerings, while Parra provided
descriptions of the specific terroirs of each wine.
Mark Oldman, wine personality and
noted author moderated the event, which was the first time a
tasting of this kind has been conducted in the U.S. "The Vinos
de Terroir event offers us an opportunity, on an international
scale, to highlight the diversity and quality of Chilean wines,"
says Lori Tieszen, Executive
Director of Wines of Chile USA.
"Our winemakers have an intimate relationship with each region's
idiosyncratic climate and terrain and they were able to demonstrate
to our esteemed audience that terroir-driven wines are no longer
reserved only for Old-World production."
The wine service was coordinated by Master Sommelier Fred
Dexheimer and included: Casa Marin Cipreses Vineyard 2011 Sauvignon
Blanc; Santa Rita Casa Real 2009
Cabernet Sauvignon; Concha y Toro Don
Melchor 2008 Cabernet Sauvignon; Concha y Toro Carmin de
Peumo 2008 Carmenere; Altair 2007; Errazuriz Don Maximiano
Founder's Reserve 2007; Sena 2007; Montes Alpha M 2010; Lapostolle
Clos Apalta 2009; and Montes Folly 2009 Syrah.
For more information on the event or on Wines of Chile, please visit www.winesofchile.org or
the company's Facebook and Twitter pages at
http://www.facebook.com/WinesOfChile and
http://twitter.com/DrinkChile.
About Wines of Chile
Wines of Chile is an organization committed to
promoting the quality and image of Chilean wine throughout the
world. It has offices in Santiago,
London and New York, as well
as representatives in Canada,
Ireland and Denmark. Wines of Chile also works closely with ProChile to
develop and offer promotional and educational programs in
Asia, Latin America and Europe. Wines of Chile's 95 member wineries belong to Vinos de
Chile and represent 88% of
Chile's bottled wine
exports.
SOURCE Wines of Chile