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On Wine: Chilean wines to try
Inside Bay Area Other bargains include the 2010 Calcu Cabernet Sauvignon ($14), which offers lively black fruit with a note of cracked pepper and very firm tannins, and the 2010 Casa Silva Reserva Cabernet Sauvignon ($13), with its red cherry and spice flavors. The … |
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On Wine: Chilean wines to try – Inside Bay Area
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On Wine: Chilean wines to try – Inside Bay Area
On Wine: Chilean wines to try
Inside Bay Area
More than 100,000 acres of cabernet are planted in Chile, more than triple the acreage of the No. 2 variety, chardonnay. Much of that cab is planted in Chile's fertile, high-yielding central valley, which keeps costs down. Some cheap cab does taste … -
On Wine: Chilean wines to try – Inside Bay Area
On Wine: Chilean wines to try
Inside Bay Area
Cool coastal areas are the sources of interesting chardonnays, pinot noirs and syrahs; warmer areas produce intriguing carmenere, a red variety regarded by some as Chile's signature variety. (Nearly all of the world's carmenere is … peppery note and … -
On Wine: Chilean wines to try – Inside Bay Area
On Wine: Chilean wines to try
Inside Bay Area
Other bargains include the 2010 Calcu Cabernet Sauvignon ($14), which offers lively black fruit with a note of cracked pepper and very firm tannins, and the 2010 Casa Silva Reserva Cabernet Sauvignon ($13), with its red cherry and spice flavors. The … -
On Wine: Chilean wines to try – Inside Bay Area
On Wine: Chilean wines to try
Inside Bay Area
Other bargains include the 2010 Calcu Cabernet Sauvignon ($14), which offers lively black fruit with a note of cracked pepper and very firm tannins, and the 2010 Casa Silva Reserva Cabernet Sauvignon ($13), with its red cherry and spice flavors. The …