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Article: Latin wines on the rise: once known primarily for value, South American wines are growing in volume and quality.
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- Cheers
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- June 1, 2006
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For most wine drinkers, South America has always been a source of good value and nothing more. For years, most South American winemakers agreed, and were content to provide pleasurable wines for friendly prices; few had aspirations beyond that.
Not long ago, things began to change with the first high-ticket entries of brands such as Almaviva, from Chile. At the brand's first release in 1999, the wine cost $65 at retail in the U.S. market, evidence enough that a boundary had indeed been breached. Since then, other South American brands such as Montes Alpha M, Errazuriz Don Maximiano, Sena, Lapastolle's Clos Apalta, Domus Aurea and Finis Terae have spilled over ...