tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9210235767643862872.post3043984022921785493..comments2024-03-18T04:47:16.199-07:00Comments on The Gray Report: Argentina and Chile: Close in land, far apart in wineW. Blake Grayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17755307711801965966noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9210235767643862872.post-6405112975819835372016-10-16T19:19:31.313-07:002016-10-16T19:19:31.313-07:00BTW,blake,every time I tasted California wine or S...BTW,blake,every time I tasted California wine or Sparkling wines,I have to drop it.They give me too much acidity and stomach upset..I found Argentine Sparkling wines,better than many Europeans sparkling wines.gerardohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09519179392923996106noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9210235767643862872.post-70905390810077075112016-10-16T19:15:12.275-07:002016-10-16T19:15:12.275-07:00Well I respect Blake opinion,but in grape quality,...Well I respect Blake opinion,but in grape quality,he has to considers that Argentina's Andean region,has more temperature gradient,than CHile,or California,or Europe's.Argentine grapes have a distinctive characters,and although I'm not a super wine expert,some imported European Wines,including French,I do not think they are superior to Argentine wines.TAble wines are better in gerardohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09519179392923996106noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9210235767643862872.post-16396439431331178292011-11-10T18:41:17.665-08:002011-11-10T18:41:17.665-08:00Hi Blake, greetings from an argentinian blogger! ...Hi Blake, greetings from an argentinian blogger! Is very interesting to read the view from abroad about the situation of winery in my country. Further, a review from someone that know what he says.<br />A point that you don't touch is the advice from european consultants and their influence. I think that each country want to get their own identity.<br />Sorry for my bad english<br />kind Ariel Rodríguezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09107188953693182919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9210235767643862872.post-49255029840651321632011-08-19T05:43:31.451-07:002011-08-19T05:43:31.451-07:00Thanks for the really interesting thoughts and ins...Thanks for the really interesting thoughts and insight. It's fascinating how two wine-producing countries located so near to each other can have such differences between them. Some of these differences you discuss factor into the growing influence of Chilean winemakers investing in Argentinian vineyards, a topic recently explored by Andrew Catchpole here: http://www.therealargentina.com/Argento Winehttp://www.therealargentina.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9210235767643862872.post-34830505034495525052011-08-08T09:32:15.175-07:002011-08-08T09:32:15.175-07:00Muy interesante, Blake. I agree with Joe Becerra r...Muy interesante, Blake. I agree with Joe Becerra re: bonarda, the barbera of Argentina. Also: Did you get a chance to taste sparkling pais? It is an attempt by the Chilean government to raise prices for this ubiquitous grape which does not need irrigation. I found early attempts to be clean and floral. Can't wait for them to hit broader U.S. market...<br />Cheers.Katherine Colehttp://www.katherinecole.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9210235767643862872.post-58954297826304107472011-08-08T09:15:12.687-07:002011-08-08T09:15:12.687-07:00Very well written article. When we visited both c...Very well written article. When we visited both countries a few years ago I found both food and wine to be excellent. They are both growing by leaps and bounds. Large amounts of foreign $$ are building state of the art wine facilities in both countries. SB from Leyda is just fantastic. Cabernet from the central part of Chile is every bit as good as Calif. Central Chile reminds of what Mike Beltrannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9210235767643862872.post-51883590702022189912011-08-04T09:57:18.630-07:002011-08-04T09:57:18.630-07:00Alana: I believe so! Thanks for the photo. Did see...Alana: I believe so! Thanks for the photo. Did see your Bonarda post: a highlight of a great trip. I want a proper Pisco Sour!W. Blake Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17755307711801965966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9210235767643862872.post-29271009099779057652011-08-03T21:49:02.021-07:002011-08-03T21:49:02.021-07:00Hey Buddy,is that my photo with you and the Llamas...Hey Buddy,is that my photo with you and the Llamas?<br /><br />Did you see my article on the aged Bonarda tasting?<br /><br />Hope to travel with you again soon.Alana Gentryhttp://girlwithaglass.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9210235767643862872.post-17725703166703326772011-08-03T16:19:53.514-07:002011-08-03T16:19:53.514-07:00Andy here... great post and echos most of my thoug...Andy here... great post and echos most of my thoughts from my 18 day visit to both places a few years ago. I prefered Argentina for the riper style of wines and the steaks. Please note that grass fed beef can be tough to American palates but at least it is not semi toxic like corn fed beef . Did not like the offal though....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9210235767643862872.post-54795752145041762712011-08-03T15:27:42.550-07:002011-08-03T15:27:42.550-07:00Blake,
Good read.
Chile’s Humboldt Current “upwell...Blake,<br />Good read.<br />Chile’s Humboldt Current “upwelling” system is way more intense than California’s, and summers in coastal areas like Casablanca, Leyda and San Antonio can be windy, foggy and chilly. But as one moves to the east, average daily highs rise substantially (though not as much as in California). By then, one starts to experience the Andes Mountains influence: a huge daily Peter O'Connorhttp://po@wine-ev.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9210235767643862872.post-13150467417624799272011-08-03T11:56:04.498-07:002011-08-03T11:56:04.498-07:00We visited several wineries in Argentina that are ...We visited several wineries in Argentina that are growing and producing varietals other than Malbec. I tasted some very good S.B. and Char. I also tasted some delicious Rosé Malbec and some terrific Bonarda. I don't see Bonarda here in the Bay Area much. I wish they would import more. I agree that many Malbec wines are one dimensional but then again I tasted several that are sensational. Joe Becerrahttp://www.goodcheapvino.comnoreply@blogger.com