“Berlin Tasting in Copenhagen” might sound a little confusing? However the Berlin Tasting is a reference to a famous tasting held in Berlin the January 23. 2004. It was held by the Chilean wine producer Eduardo Chadwick from Errazuriz and he had invited 66 wine journalists from all over Europe to taste the best Chadwick wines from Chile against the supernames from Bordeaux and Tuscany. 16 wines were tasted from the vintages 2000 and 2001, among them 2000 Chateau Latour, 2000 Chateau Lafite and 2000 Chateau Margaux.
To everybodys surprise a Chilean wine, 2000 Vinedo Chadwick, took the first spot and with another, 2001 Sena, as second. In the third and fourth spot came 2000 Chateau Lafite and 2001 Chateau Margaux.
This created a lot of debate, specially among journalists not participating in the tasting! How could experts be wrong and so much wrong?
Since then the tasting has been repeated a couple of times and yesterday, May 14 2008, it was held in Copenhagen. This time with the 2005 Bordeaux vintage, the 2004 Tuscan vintage and 2004 & 2005 Chilean vintages. Tough competition for Chile. (more…)
Mon, Mar 9, 2009
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