The wine region of Chile runs for hundreds of miles along the cool Pacific coast of South America. The climate is described as being between California and France. The best wine regions are protected by coastal mountains in valleys west of the towering Andes. Chile uses...
Phylloxera
Rioja Alta, Rioja Alavesa, and Rioja Oriental
Rioja’s Tempranillo is the prominent grape of Rioja and produces wine with moderate acidity, notes of spice, strawberry, tobacco and earthy-chalky aromas. Most are barrel aged using American oak which adds the spice and vanilla that Tempranillos are know for.