Friends of Garage Wine Co.
I believe you all have enjoyed of our Carignan. Today we heard news from the growers and the neighbouring town of Suazal– right there next Cauquenes very very close to the epicentre. This is precisely the zone where the dry-farmed old-vine Carignan grows. These vines are part of Chilean wine history [...]
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Help for our Carignan growers and the town of Suazal
Ayuda para el pueblo Sauzal en el Maule corazon de la region del Carignan Chileno
Amigos de Garage Wine Company,
Creo que todos conocen o han escuchado de nuestro Carignan. (90 puntos dio Ana Maria Barahona de la CAV si han tenido el gusto)
Ayer 3 de marzo escuchamos por primera vez noticias del productor y el pueblo vecino Sauzal allí justo en la zona cerca de Cauquenes y el epicentro del [...]
Barrel maker Magreñán of Spain sending two master coopers to help repair damaged barrels in Chile– I told you so!
Riding shotgun earlier today I overheard that Tonelería Magreñán (Spain) is sending two master coopers to help repair damaged barrels in Chile and I can’t help but say: “I told you so”. The spirit of the Chileans to bounce back is not only gaining ground, but crossing oceans to infect international wine equipment suppliers.
The winemaker [...]
Impressions: Santiago & Alto Maipo
Day 1 : Saturday - 3:30 am Santiago
The windows rattled, the earth moaned then, Santiago shook hard. We grabbed the kids and rushed out of the house crashing against the walls unable to stand up during the quake. We spent the better part of two real minutes holding on to the door-frame and the kids. [...]

