Alistair Cooper MW has long specialised in Chilean wine. Below he monitors progress and despairs at a lack of co-operation.
Chilean wine has been trying to break through into the limelight for quite some time. Slowly it has been shuffling forwards, and I hope that the decisive final step is imminent – as it certainly ought to be.
In February, Wines of Chile (in conjunction with The Drinks Business) put together a tasting in London entitled Cutting-Edge Chile. The wines shown were a combination of new releases and others from more ‘boutique’ producers. There were certainly some excellent wines...