The Wines of Chile

Chile has been producing excellent wines for five centuries, but it wasn\"™t until the 1980s that they became widely available around the world. In the first book to focus exclusively on Chilean wines, award-winning writer Peter Richards outlines the fascinating history of Chile\"™s wine industry and explores its wide range of wine styles and winemaking techniques. With the help of ten detailed maps, he takes the reader on a tour of the country\"™s diverse terrains and major winemaking areas--including Maipo, Casablanca, Cachapoal, Colchagua, Maule and Elqui--and provides an extended listing of leading producers and their best wines.