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Decanter.com.- After the highs of 2013, Argentina is facing a much more complicated vintage this year, winemakers say. Unhelpful weather at different times in the growing season, including frost and late season rain, means Argentina’s 2014 wine grape haul is set to drop by around a fifth versus last year, according to the country’s National Institute of Viticulture. Some believe the drop could be even steeper. Lucila Pescarmona, who runs Lagarde winery in Lujan de Cuyo, Mendoza, with her sister,…

En un año complejo para el consumo, en el cual consultoras como Abeceb proyectan una caída de la demanda del orden del 1%, la industria vitivinícola se enfrenta a un panorama difícil en lo que respecta al mercado interno. Con una clase media que debe ajustar sus bolsillos, debido a la mayor presión inflacionaria y al inminente ajuste de tarifas que se propicia desde el Ministerio de Economía, el segmento del vino no atraviesa las mejores perspectivas. En diálogo con…

Se dieron a conocer los resultados de la 14 ta edición del concurso internacional Mundus Vini 2014, realizado recientemente en Alemania, en el cuál los vinos chilenos obtuvieron un total 16 medallas de Oro.   Medallas de Oro: -Santa Alicia Gran Reserva Chardonnay 2013 -Los Vascos Rosé 2013 -Chateau Los Boldos Vieilles Vignes Chardonnay 2012 -Venere 2012 Cremaschi Furlotti -Santa Alicia Reserva Cabernet Sauvignon 2013 -Gran Crucero Limited Edition 2011 Viña Siegel -Frontera Specialties Pedro Jimenez 2013 Viña Concha y…

Decanter.com.- The human nose is millions of times more sensitive than previously thought, suggests new research, but wine tasters may struggle to find the vocabulary to take advantage. Experiments by researchers the Rockefeller University in the US found that humans are capable of detecting at least one trillion smells. To obtain that number, a group of volunteers were asked to distinguish between different solutions containing different combinations of 128 odour molecules. The findings mark a significant jump from the generally accepted…