Saturday, we went on a wine tour to Concha y Toro. We learned about the vineyard and how they are grown. We visited the main headquarters, but they have vineyards all over Chile.
Don Melchor Concha y Toro brought noble French grapevines from France to the Maipo Valley of Chile. He paved the way for winery and to perfecting his craft for wines.
This wine tour has taught me many things about drinking wine and the different uses for wine. Red wine is for meat, white wine for seafood and fish. White wine should be cold and the cup should be held at the stem as the features of the wine can be deterred. As for red wine, it doesn't really matter. To fully enjoy red wine, one should swirl the wine to allow for oxygenation. This oxygenation allows for the release of the smell of the oak barrels that it was kept in. Swirl, smell, taste is the way to do it!
After the tour, I went to the wine bar to enjoy more wines and to educate myself on the finest wines made by the winery. Such fine wine they make! Anyways, check the pics, pretty happy with how they turned out.
Darryl Torculas
Old school way of aging wine.
The grape stems, but have just been harvested.
Wine Wine Barrels
Red Wine Barrels
12th Floor View
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