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Food Pairing for Cono Sur Sparkling Rosé Brut
Cono Sur worked together with well-known Chef Gastón Silva in Chimbarongo to prepare a delicious dish that brings out the freshness in this new Sparkling Rosé Brut. This dish of Panko-fried Conger in vanilla oil served over semi-salted mashed potatoes with merkén is an excellent dinner option. Fried fish has been a long-standing match for [...]
Food Pairing for Cosecha Noble Late Riesling
Cono Sur’s Late Riesling is the ideal dessert wine but it also works extremely well with other dishes such as this goat cheese appetizer. Subtle is the key with this pairing: the Riesling’s sweet character is slight, its nose mineral and complex with pleasant honey and floral components leading to a balanced, juicy palate. The [...]
A Day of Harvest at Cono Sur
Harvest season is always a busy time at Cono Sur because everyone is anxious to get the grapes in and start working on making the wines. The days are long and tiring, but there’s a lot of excitement in the air and of course, it’s always a rewarding job at the end of the day. [...]
Cono Sur Launches Food and Wine Pairing Website: Virtual Sommelier
The Virtual Sommelier was designed to help consumers choose wines according to various meal occasions. Each recipe was designed and prepared exclusively for the Cono Sur wines featured on the website by a professional sommelier-chef team. In addition to recipes and their “perfect match” wine for every occasion, the website features alternative options with their [...]
Cono Sur 20 Barrels Limited Edition Sauvignon Blanc 2010: The Best Worldwide
This year’s International Wine & Spirit Competition in the United Kingdom proved to be hugely successful for Cono Sur and its 20 Barrels Limited Edition Sauvignon Blanc 2010. Not only did the winery win Chilean Producer of the Year, but its prized Sauvignon Blanc was chosen Best in Class for its category and was also [...]
2011 Harvest Festivals
The harvest season began in Early March at Cono Sur and will be in full swing through May. Each year, harvest festivals are held throughout the country and the first of the year took place the weekend of March 5th in Santa Cruz, part of the Colchagua Valley. The festival featured Chilean music, crafts, food, [...]
