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The valleys of Chile … where the sauvignon blanc is reborn

January 31, 2019

The central valleys of Chile protect a secret that spread throughout the country. It was here where the history of sauvignon blanc began and where today some of its best examples are found. Towards the end of the 1980s, a vineyard in Casablanca began planting the first vines of sauvignon blanc. What was formerly known as sauvignon, was actually a kind of poor brother or distant relative known as sauvignon vert or sauvignonasse. The oenologists realized that the new clonal…

China is still the main destination of Chilean wines and this 2019 will not be different

January 28, 2019

Cortahojas Wines

The increase in sales of Chilean wines exported to China is an increasingly relevant fact. While trade war has been a concern for many, China’s economic relationship with Latin America, and especially the wine industry, has strengthened and is showing that it is very solid. Since 2016, China has become the largest market for Chilean wine, surpassing the United States, before extending that leadership last year. As there is significant trade between Chile and China in products related to agriculture,…

How the export wine market will change in 2019

January 24, 2019

Cortahojas Wines

The international wine market moves at a giant pace and all wine producers seek different strategies to position their productions. The world of wine is changing at the pace of technological development and commercial contexts. 2018 was marked by commercial wars, the instability of Brexit and the different climatic events that wine by the media. All this brought consequences, good for some and not so much for others. Looking already towards the future, some have already anticipated that what comes…

Summer in the southern hemisphere: red wines can you drink cold?

January 22, 2019

Cortahojas Wines

The discussion is always raised between those who prefer not to put ice cubes to wine and those who do show predisposed to do so. The tastes regarding wine are diverse and seem to end. One of these is the wine with ice … a tremendous mistake for millions of connoisseurs in the world. However, there are people who choose to see the ice cubes floating in the red and drink it to the health of those who suffer from…