Press releases

“The Grape that does not like to travel” – Jornal o Estado de Sao Paulo

“The grape that does not like to travel” – by Luiz Horta

Pinot Noir is such a complex grape! The variety, which originally comes from Burgundy, is a grape so beloved worldwide that high quality samples can be found across the globe — in New Zealand, in the states of Oregon and Washington in the U.S., and in other cold climates. The dream of many new world wine producers is to make a Pinot that resembles the Burgundy ones but the effort is almost always to no avail.

However, in South America, Chile has been very successful in producing high quality Pinot, along with some producers in the Argentine Patagonia. In spite of this, it must be said that these wines do not resemble Burgundy Pinot Noirs. Do we think this is bad? If one is able to grow the variety and have it display the typical characteristics of the grape, or have it show finesse, good acidity, body and the mass balance representative of a Pinot Noir, will that not be enough?

Luis Horta thinks a good Chilean Pinot Noir has to be just that: good and Chilean, without imitating or trying to be French. Hence the idea of tasting the best samples of the wine from Chile, to taste and to learn … Once again a favorite wine, from a great company and one of the most affordable in its line, surprisingly so…

Casa Marin Pinot Noir Lo Abarca Hills obtained 3 stars together with the TH Pinot Noir of Undurraga! It was described by Luiz Harto as “elegant, with a touch of “Dulce de Leche,” medium acidity, fine and pleasant.”

Click here to read the complete article (in Portugues)

Chile´s Women – Wine Enthusiast

“In an evolving country, once known for machismo and heavy handed politics, Chile´s women winemakers take charge” by Michael Schachner in Wine Enthusiast

Download here Michael Schachner´s article on Maria Luz Marin and three other female winemakers of Chile in the Wine Enthusiast

Wine & Spirits: “Alcohol level in and of itself is not an indicator of quality”

Nowadays, the consumer is more and more looking at the level of alcohol in the wines they consume. As a result, Wine & Spirits Fall 2010, released a special issue: Striking a balance: Alcohol level in and of itself is not an indicator of quality. Several magazines editors went through their last 12 months of tasting, looked at varieties by the regions in which they excel, determined the median alcohol level for each, and highlighted the wines that scored highest at each step along the alcohol curve. Casa Marín was featured in the article covering Chile and both the Sauvignon Blanc Cipreses and Miramar Syrah were recommended.

Download here: Great High and Low Alcohol Wines: Featuring Casa Marín