Chilean winery Undurraga has switched agency from Moreno to Gonzalez Byass in the UK.

Alsace has two new communal AOCs, Alsace Bergheim and Alsace Coteaux du Haut Koenigsbourg, bringing the total to 13. Chile has added three new broad-based, complementary appellations--Costa (coastal areas), Andes (mountain areas) and Entre Cordilleras (between Chile's two mountain ranges).

Viña Errázuriz and the drinks business staged a tasting for top sommeliers, showing that Chile can make ageworthy wines well-suited to fine dining.

Chilean producers in the northern valleys of Elqui and Limari are reporting "commercial promise" for a range of off-the-wall varieties outside Chile's top five most planted grapes.

Frederick Wildman and Sons, Ltd., announced their appointment as national importer for Bodega Luigi Bosca, wines of Mendoza, Argentina, as of January 2013. The addition of this reputed winery to the Wildman group blends with the remainder of its expansive family-driven portfolio.

The Undurraga winery has been named the Winery of the Year by the Wines of Chile Association.

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Alcohol levels represent "the big challenge" for Chile's ability to produce top quality Pinot Noir, according to Cono Sur winemaker, Matias Ríos.

The new denominations cover the entire range of Chile's viticultural regions, from Malleco Valley in the south to Elqui Valley in the north.

With maturing or declining sales in many traditional markets, wine companies across the globe are increasingly searching for new growth markets.

Major brands, who more than a decade ago might have been more inclined to keep flooding our shores with cheap Merlot, are now increasingly focused on regional wines of origin.

Time is running out to register for Harpers' upcoming Chile Summit 2012, giving UK drinks buyers a unique chance to learn more about premium Chilean wine and the opportunity it offers your business.

Riccitelli is the first recipient from Argentina.

"When consumers think of Chile they think about wine and the Andes and maybe something else. Chile lacks material in the global imagination."

Alvaro Espinoza has been at the helm of the Chilean biodynamic movement, which he helped kickstart more than a decade ago when he joined Emiliana to implement its organic program.

Argentina's winemakers proffer their second-most planted grape, what they call bonarda. The grape makes a smooth, soft tannin red wine with blueberry, cherry, plum notes.

Chile should focus on Cabernet Franc for its future fine wines according to Santa Rita winemaker Carlos Gatica, following plantings in a newly-created region.

Argentina's wine industry is extremely hot right now, but its popularity is centered around Malbec, though Cabernet Sauvignon is a perfect reflection of what the country can offer.

The company plans to open a direct wine distribution system in Sao Paulo by 2013.

To hear some U.S. wine consumers talk about it, South American wine comes from one place: Chilergentina.