Kingston winery and Carmenere

 

This post is mostly to apologize for not getting this done in a timely fashion and for the poor editing job I have done. I am still struggling with pictures but hope that the view of the Casablanca Valley and the coastal mountains in the background is clear and the right size etc. 

I promised to share more info about Chilean wines. There are many vineyards in the valleys west and south of Santiago and the region is probably best known for its white wines. The Kingston winery I visited had some excellent whites and the pictured fantastic view from their tasting room. If we tour Chile next year with PDO we will likely plan a lunch here and if we go in late February or early March, harvest will have started so we should be able to see lots of activity. Chile also has an interesting red wine called Carmenere and since most of my lunches and dinners here include great steak it has been a frequent companion. Carmenere comes from a grape that was popular with wine makers in France many years ago, but the variety disappeared because of a plant disease problem. But more recently, wine sleuths in Chile discovered it growing here, unappreciated and being used as a table grape. It is now quickly becoming the wine of choice here and may soon become Chile’s trade mark red in the international market. Next post will be about Ancali, the largest robotic milking herd in the world, and the main reason for this trip.