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Chilean premium wines..Climate change could cause costs and prices for Chilean wines to skyrocket

May 12, 2017

Chilean premium wines.-/ Exceptional weather conditions are of concern to producers of Chilean export wine. Analysts say both experts and investors will have to get used to it, because unusual weather could become the norm, raising prices. The Chilean Agriculture Ministry estimates that the latest Chilean grape harvest fell 10% after the rains earlier this year, followed by high temperatures and forest fires during the summer. The carmenere is on its way to becoming an exclusive wine. The high temperatures…

The Cork, a quality label that makes the difference between consumers of premium wines

May 6, 2017

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According to international analysts, global export wine consumption is expected to rise by about 2% between 2016 and 2020, with strong demand (+ 12.7%) and American (+ 3.9% ). As can be seen, the export of export wines and the sale of cork stoppers will continue to gain market share throughout this period Portugal is the main producer of corks in the world. The increase in cork exports is a result of increased international wine consumption and the rapid expansion…

Curiosities of wine: climate change puts pressure on Chilean industry

April 24, 2017

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Chile is the 4th largest wine exporter in the world, but in recent years it has been suffering the consequences of climate change, which is directly affecting production. Climate change is here to stay. This situation could be seen with the harvests of this year. Practically all were anticipated, due to the increase of the heat and the increase of the hours of heat that were registered in the spring and the summer. On the other hand, the vineyards…

During 2016 Chile was the 4th largest exporter of wine

April 20, 2017

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Learn more about premuim Chilean wines and export of high quality./- Countries such as China, the US and Italy boosted the demand for wine during 2016, achieving an increase of 0.4%, reaching up to 242 million hectoliters. On the other hand, wine production fell by 3%, reaching 267 million hectoliters. This happened due to climatic conditions. Wine producing countries According to the International Organization of Vine and Wine (OIV), the list of major wine producing countries is led by…