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Cono Sur Sparkling: House wine of W Hotel
On November the 11th the W Hotel, located in El Golf area in Santiago, opened with a huge party, attended by Chilean and international leading figures from business, politics and entertainment. For the occasion, the organizers selected wines from the best vineyards of Chile, among which Cono Sur Reserva range and Cono Sur Sparkling were [...]
Cono Sur at Expo Vino Wong 2009
Last October, Cono Sur participated in the last version of the Expo Vino 2009, the most important viticultural event in Perú and South America, organized by the Wong supermarket chain. It was attended by over 200 international wineries, domestic producers and renowned winemakers, in addition to a large audience, including important people from business, culinary [...]
97 points for Cono Sur Reserva Gewürztraminer 2008
“Dancyu” magazine, a Japanese publication known as one of the most famous and prestigious life-style magazine in that country, awarded Cono Sur Reserva Gewürztraminer with 97 points, the highest score in the competition “50 bottles of Best Value wine under 1500 yen (USD 17)”. Another recognized product was Cono Sur Reserva Pinot Noir 2008, which [...]
Cono Sur on the Web: Innovation 2.0
Since quite a while, Cono Sur has started to be a part of some of the most popular tools offered by the” Web 2.0″. Facebook, Twitter, Flickr and in a short time Youtube are becoming a very important way of getting closer to our costumers and partners and to establish a sort of “face to [...]
Cono Sur at the 2009 Wine Gala
With two stands Cono Sur participated in the XVII version of the Wine Gala “I Wine You”, conducted from Thursday 3 and Saturday December 5 at the “Parque Bicentenario”, located in Vitacura, Santiago. In the event, organized by the Association of Wines of Chile, attended over 50 wineries, which shared space with specially designed areas [...]
Cono Sur Sparkling Brut
There is a peculiar mixture of varieties in this rich and hearty sparkling wine, but also has an excellent concentration in mouth, all framed by citric notes. Patricio Tapia / Wikén Magazine / Chile
Viña Cono Sur at the forefront of environmental management: Pioneer winery in accomplishing ISO 14064:2006
September, 2009: Cono Sur Vineyards & Winery once again works in favor of the environment and the minimizing of Climate Change, when deciding to implement ISO 14064:2006 norm. After starting in 2007 with the implementation of eco-friendly technologies in order to reduce the environmental impact of our productive processes, Cono Sur is currently working on [...]
Cono Sur Vineyard is the pilot research program for the “Carbon footprint in agricultural production” Chilean proyect, put to practice by Fundación para la Innovación Agraria (Foundation for Agricultural Innovation)
Last May the “Fundación para la Innovación Agraria” (Foundation for Agricultural Innovation) begun to study the carbon footprint of the exportable agriculturally grown goods of our country. As the foundation states in its web site, “the idea is to define, specify and characterize the production of greenhouse gases of each one of our exportable agricultural [...]
A new Sustainable Development area for Cono Sur
Last August our winery made official its new Sustainable Development area, responsible for the management of environment and corporate social responsibility projects, working in line with the latest market and world trends. Directed by María Elena Martinos, and supported by an external consultant team, this new branch will continue implementing the already existing investigation projects, [...]
Lightweight bottle: a strong initiative for the environment
Several months ago, Viña Cono Sur started using lightweight bottles for Cono Sur’s and Isla Negra’s entry level products, in order to reduce the CO2 emissions produced by this product’s manufacturing and shipping. Glass is a very pollutant raw material and a key agent in the wine’s carbon footprint, as its manufacturing delivers greenhouse gas emissions [...]
Cono Sur re-launches its Organic range, along with its new packaging
Cono Sur Winery will be relaunching the Cono Sur Organic range 2009, comprising four varieties of wines made from organically grown grapes, and presenting an even more natural touch on its label, together with screwcap seal on the white varieties. By the end of this year, the 2009 vintage of Cono Sur wines made from organically [...]
Cono Sur at “Feria Cata y Vino 2009”
On the 28th and 29th of August the tenth version of Santiago’s “Feria Cata y Vino” – one of Chile`s most exclusive wine gatherings – took place on the recently launched W Hotel. The public could taste all sorts of varieties displayed by the more than seventy wineries participating. Although one of the novelties for [...]
Adolfo Hurtado: One of Chile’s Top 10 Winemakers for the bicentenary
With the aim of celebrating in the wine industry Chile’s bicentenary (in 2010 our country will commemorate 200 years of being independent), Rafael Prieto, one of the creators of “Guía de Vinos de Chile”, came up with the fantastic idea of producing 10 wines made from the same grape, by Chile’s top 10 winemakers, who [...]
Cono Sur Sponsors Fundación Chile Unido’s annual dinner
On August 27th Cono Sur Vineyards & Winery sponsored Fundación Chile Unido’s annual gathering. This institution has as main objective the investigation and dissemination of social and cultural values which act as foundation to the country’s human progress. They channelize their knowledge through two programs: “Acoge una vida” (Take in a life) and “Comunícate” (Communicate). [...]
Cono Sur Sponsors Zero Energy Dinner
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On August 25th the fist Zero Energy Dinner was held at The Met, Metropolitan Hotel, Vancouver, Canada. This unique gathering strives for a zero greenhouse gas emissions event, while reducing the environmental footprint of the foods and beverages that are sourced for each dinner. This, of course, means no energy use during the evening. These ZEDS [...]
Decanter World Wine Awards 2009
International Trophy for Cono Sur Reserva Riesling 2008. With this trophy, Cono Sur Reserva Riesling 2008 is considered the best Riesling in the world under £10. In UK’s “Decanter World Wine Awards 2009”, one of the most prestigious and acclaimed competitions in the industry, Cono Sur Reserva Riesling 2008 received an International Trophy, the highest award based [...]
International Wine Challenge 2009 / Chilean White Trophy and Chilean Sauvignon Blanc Trophy for Cono Sur 20 Barrels Limited Edition Sauvignon Blanc 2008
At the 26th International Wine Challenge dinner, held recently at the Grosvenor Hotel, Park Lane in London, Cono Sur 20 Barrels Limited Edition Sauvignon Blanc 2008 picked up the Chilean White Trophy along with the Chilean Sauvignon Blanc Trophy. The winning wine was described by the judges as: “Very aromatic, pronounced nettle nose, with grapefruit, [...]
Cono Sur Sponsors “The conquest of the dinosaurs 2009”
On December 19th Cono Sur will sponsor “The conquest of the dinosaurs 2009” one of the largest bike competitions of our country. The race took place for the first time only a few years ago, and ever since the number of contestants has grown amazingly fast. Las year 1167 people rode their bikes, and this [...]
Cono Sur now in Facebook!
Now you can check us out in facebook, as we have created our own fan page. We invite you to join as fan of Cono Sur Vineyards & Winery, where you’ll be able to comment on publications and get special invite to events. See you there! www.facebook.com
Decanter World Wine Awards 2009 / Regional Trophy for Cono Sur Reserva Riesling 2008 and for second year in a row for Cono Sur Ocio Pinot Noir
In UK’s “Decanter World Wine Awards 2009”, one of the most prestigious and acclaimed competitions in the industry, two of our wines received a Regional Trophy, the highest distinction based on variety and origin: Cono Sur Ocio Pinot Noir 2007 and Cono Sur Reserva Riesling 2008. The company’s icon wine Cono Sur Ocio Pinot Noir [...]
Cono Sur attended Wine Spectator’s 2009 Grand Tour: more than 3,000 wine lovers went to Atlantic City, Chicago and Las Vegas.
Cono Sur Vineyards & Winery attended for the first time “Wine Spectator Grand Tour”, one of the largest and best quality tastings in the US. This year, more than 250 producers from 14 countries poured their best wines to the trade, wine writers and consumers: products that must only be Wine Spectator’s best scoring selections, [...]
International Wine Challenge 2009 / Gold Medal for Cono Sur 20 Barrels Sauvignon Blanc 2008
Another year has gone by at one of UK’s largest and most prestigious blind tastings. On the 26th version of the event, a top quality judging panel – with Tim Atkin, Charles Metcalfe, Sam Harrop, and Derek Smedley as Chairmen – spent two weeks tasting more than 9,500 wines from 41 countries. Undoubtedly this is [...]
New Pinot Noir Cellar for Cono Sur
Due to the strong commitment Cono Sur has with its icon variety, the company has built an additional and modern winery specially intended for the vinification of Premium Pinot Noir, in which traditional Burgundy methods are applied. Cono Sur Winery has become one of the largest Pinot Noir producers in the world, as it grinds 4,000,000 [...]
UK: 2009 Harpers Wine & Spirit Design Awards / Cono Sur Sparkling Brut: Best Sparkling
The British competition “2009 Harpers Wine & Spirit Design Awards” distinguishes best launches and designs of the past 12 months, based on three main features: first they evaluate how well the product’s design fulfils its brief, second, if it suits the market, and third if it has what they like to call “the wow factor”: [...]