The future of Chilean fine wine
A little vineyard in Chile has made waves in recent years by consistently holding its own against established premium brands like chateaux Margaux, Lafite and Latour.
In no less than five blind tastings, Errazuriz wines have appeared alongside and in some cases beaten their more illustrious counterparts - and yet there is still some way to go to convince the wine world of Chile's potential, The Drinks Business reports.
Errazuriz president Eduardo Chadwick is driven by a desire to prove Chile can make wine just as fine as Haut-Brion and Mouton Rothschild. One of the company's winning wines uses pure Carmenere, a grape rarely seen outside of Chile.
"The next challenge will be Pinot Noir," Mr Chadwick told the news provider.
He added: "Chile has 120,000 hectares planted to vines, we are the size of Bordeaux and our message should be premium."
Chilean vintner Montgras recently released a limited-edition wine to coincide with the 200th anniversary of the country's independence, The Drinks Business reports.