Chile is hot baby! Yes, we are seemingly behind the times at Rad Grapes in adding great Chilean wines to our portfolio, but finding great quality, well made, value priced wines takes lots of searching and tasting. Lots… I have been lucky enough (or really good) in finding not one fantastic producer from Chile, but two….as you already know we are adding the Vina Tabali wines to our our wine portfolio in March and I am very proud to announce that we have also come to an agreement with the folks from Vina Ventisquero to be the exclusive NY State distributor for their wines as of March 1st as well. First time ever in NY…By the way, “Ventisquero” by definition is an area in the Andes where great snow accumulations take place, protected in such a way that the winds form whirlwinds that attract it…a unique expression of nature and its beauty.
The vineyards that are sustainably managed by the cutting edge team at Vina Ventisquero are located in three of the best known Chilean growing regions, the Maipo Coast and the Casablanca and Colchagua Valleys. This means that grapes for each of the varietal wines made at the winery are sourced from ideal growing conditions within one of the three appellations….what a concept! The other factor that I should not fail to mention is that the infamous Aurelio Montes is the consulting enologist (from Vina Montes fame, among other projects) for Vina Ventisquero.
New Yorkers will be able to find the Vina Ventisquero Reserva line wines in the market first. If our launch goes as expected, we will most likely look towards bringing in the Venntisquero Quelat line up and eventually the flagship Ventisquero Gray wines…Viva Chile!
How Rad are your Grapes?
Loading ...