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Santa Ema “Barrel Select” Carmenere, Cachapoal, Chile.

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Grape 100% Carménère [car-min-YEHR]   Facts Oh, Carmenere! What happened? You had such potential and there were such high expectations for you! There’s no doubt that Chile hedged their bets on Carmenere doing well, but I think it almost turned … Continue reading

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“F*cking Nuts” Wine Offends Cantonese Wine Drinkers.

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A wine named Chilensis, has created quite a stir in the East, after it was revealed that its name loosely translates to “f*cking nuts”. In the same vein, it has been reported that Château Latour may not be performing as … Continue reading

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World’s First Meteorite-Aged Wine.

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Norwich-born Ian Hutcheon (NB: I KNEW it would be a Brit behind this!) has released a Cabernet Sauvignon called Meteorito, aged with a 4.5 billion-year-old meteorite from the Asteroid Belt between Mars and Jupiter. The “extra-terrestrial wine” was created at … Continue reading

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Wayne Rooney for Casillero del Diablo Red Wine

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I haven’t seen acting that wooden since….ermmmm…..actually, I’ve never seen acting that wooden!

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Veramonte “Primus” Red Wine Blend from Colchagua, Chile.

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Grapes 65% Cabernet, 20% Syrah, 8% Merlot, 7% Carmenere   Facts In 1960, a relatively unknown gentleman by the name of Agustin Huneeus burst onto the Chilean wine-scene. He purchased part of the Concha y Toro winery operation, became the … Continue reading

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I think the guy who made the label had been sampling the product…

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