Climate Change Wine Tour of Ancient Vineyards – Tailor Made Wine Explorations
AndesWines.com confirmed this past month the launch of «Climate Change Wine Tour of Ancient Vineyards” as part of a local strategy to rescue the DNA of several vinestocks found in over 4.900 kilometers in the chilean territory brought by immigrants (French, Spanish, Argentineans and Religous Congregations) in different periods of the history of Chile since 1551.
This tour is a tailor made wine explorations for national and foreign wine lovers that want to know more about old vineyards and amazing local wines that are not being exported. This is a work of 5 years consolidating the tracks and places by AndesWines’s founder that worked as Wine Specialist of National Geographic Explorer Expedition Ship, navigating the coast of Chilean Fjords, where he saw the great opportunity to show these places to visitors from all over the world.
The areas of Cochamo at the Puelo Valley, Osorno and Chiloe are part of the Wine Exploration that is conducted by the Agricultural Engineer, Max Morales, starting by visiting the 70+ year old vine of Bonarda in northern Patagonia and also, a hidden vine that is over 100 years old that was also discovered by local tour guides that work with AndesWines in the Climate Change Wine Tour.
For those visitors that can not travel to Patagonia, can stay in Santiago to taste wines from independent winemakers and small/medium size wineries, wine tasting conducted by Max Morales too, considering that these tailore made wine tours are very specific for wine lovers, but will be open to any person.
The visitors can choose from a great variety of wine terroirs located near or far away from Santiago from 1 up to 10 days wine exploration.
Each wine valley and terroir have a different wine with local grapes with unique winemaking techniques and traditions.
Other Wine Terroirs and Old Vines included in Climate Change Wine Tour
150+ year old Pintatani Wine from the Arica Parinacota Region
150+ year old vines in Toconao in the Atacama Desert
140+ year old Malbec, Cabernet Sauvignon and Cabernet Franc from San Rosendo, Bio Bio Valley
150+ year old Cabernet Sauvignon and Pais in Cauquenes Valley
150+ year old Pais and Moscatel from Coelemu, Portezuelo, Guarilihue in the Itata Valley
150+ year old Torrontés Vines in Marga Marga Valley in the Valparaiso Region
About the tour Guide:
Maximiliano Morales is agricultural engineer and the founder of AndesWines.com, the leading wine site of South America, guest writer of Jancis Robinson MW, and several Latin American wine & economic Publications. He has worked as the wine specialist of National Geographic Explorer Expedition Ship during 11 years and the last two months, Silver Cloud Expedition Ship. He is the former Chilean Government Strategic Wine Consultant for CORFO, also, former Manager of the Nodo Estrategico Chile Vitivinícola 2.0, responsible for creating the Wine Road Map of Chilean Wines in alliance with CORFO and Wines of Chile.
For tour reservations contact andes@andeswines.com or call +569 3251 7848 or andes@andeswines.com
Bloomberg: Seven ways wine will change in 2019
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-01-07/seven-ways-wine-will-change-in-2019
WineBusiness: https://www.winebusiness.com/news/?go=getArticle&dataId=220993
The Drinks Business: https://www.thedrinksbusiness.com/2018/12/rescuing-chiles-old-vines-and-the-search-for-ancient-abandoned-vineyards/
